{"id":952,"date":"2006-01-30T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-30T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/destiny_part_3\/"},"modified":"2006-01-30T08:37:00","modified_gmt":"2006-01-30T08:37:00","slug":"destiny_part_3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/destiny_part_3\/","title":{"rendered":"Destiny Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now, if you’ve identified what’s calling your name, we’ll examine the power of preparation.  This can be tricky…you might want to take things into your own hands.  If you act in a rash manner, you’ll assure a disconnection.  It will be difficult, but if you truly want destiny (not compromise), you’ll be willing to allow things to "come."<\/p>\n

I can’t stress enough of the importance of preparation.  In my own life I’ve seen how God shapes and molds for destiny.  Epic Living does not fit my past pursuits.  I was a man seeking riches and fame to soothe me from a world of rejection.  That was my usual tact, but then I realized there was only so much time for me to be what I was made to be.  Preparation is so important…very much like practice is for the professional athlete.  Without it you don’t win.  <\/p>\n

In the spirit of preparation, ask yourself the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. Do my habits (friendships, education, exercise, etc.) reflect the support needed for my pursuit? <\/li>\n
  2. Am I honest with myself?  Do I know the "chinks" in my own armor? <\/li>\n
  3. Am I willing to wait? <\/li>\n
  4. Do I seek honest and edifying feedback? <\/li>\n
  5. Will others be happy when I succeed?  Will their lives be better?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Now, if you’ve identified what’s calling your name, we’ll examine the power of preparation.  This can be tricky…you might want to take things into your own hands.  If you act in a rash manner, you’ll assure a disconnection.  It will be difficult, but if you truly want destiny (not compromise), you’ll be willing to allow…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}