While
reminiscing about my life journey and the obstacles I have overcome, the phrase
‘destiny helpers’ kept coming to
mind. As I ruminated on it, it occurred to me that I wouldn’t have made the
progress I have made thus far without these destiny helpers. “Destiny helpers
are men and women whom God has positioned to help you in life”. It could be
someone at work that speaks for you when you’re not in the room (performance
appraisal) or someone that gives you counsel on a decision you’re struggling
with. In other circumstances, they would even bless you with the resource you
need but didn’t have. They are people that carry your matter more than you
yourself would and they leave you bewildered as to why.
In the
bible, there are so many people that were able to excel or experienced a
breakthrough because they had people that carried their matter on their head.
Take for example Queen Esther; at the start of her life, her uncle Mordecai
helped her by taking care of her and training her (Esther 2:7) and much later
in life, she then became the helper of the Israelites (Esther 4 & Esther 8).
She came to the assistance of the Israelites despite the risk she faced.
Another was the Shunamite woman, whom thanks to Elisha, was able to have a
child after years of barrenness (II Kings 4:14-17). When you look at these
people, you would notice that they ended up helping each other at different
points in life. In the case of the Shunamite woman, she helped Elisha by
providing him with accommodation (II Kings 4:9-10).
No
matter who you are or your position in life, you will always need these people.
Jesus had destiny helpers, his 12 disciples; through them, He was able to
spread the gospel (Matthew 10, Mark 6:7-13). Elijah had Elisha whom assisted
him, even as far as bringing water for Elijah to wash his hands (II Kings 3:11).
Naaman had his servants, without them, his pride would have caused him to
miss out on a life-changing miracle (II Kings 5:1-14); David had numerous destiny
helpers but the one that stood out for me was Jonathan. That’s because Jonathan
carried David’s matter on his head that he even sided with him against his
father, who also happened to be the king (I Sam. 20). Later in life, David helped Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son (II Sam. 9). In the journey of life, you will meet these people at
different points in your life; they could be people that you yourself helped in
one form or the other when they were in need. Some of these people are there to
either give you counsel and much needed direction or even provide a resource
that you need; others would connect you with the right people or even train/mentor
you in preparation for the next level. Ultimately, God is our helper (Ps. 46:1, Is 41:10-14)
but there will be times He would send help in the form of a person and regardless
of how they come, be grateful to have them.
As we commence this new month, this is my charge to you: reflect back on your life and think of times when people came through for you in different ways, especially when you least expected it and thank God for bringing each and every one of them your way. In closing, I would also like you to pray these prayer points:
- Lord, let my destiny helper locate me.
- Let my destiny helper not be helpless to help me.
- Thank you Lord for every destiny helper you have sent my way.
P.S. In case you
are wondering about the second prayer point, read Esther 4:10-11, NKJV.
P.P.S Take time out to read these additional articles:
If you’re
looking for additional prayer points regarding this, check these out:
- https://prayerparliament.com/o-lord-connect-me-to-my-divine-helpers/
- https://everydayprayerguide.com/2019/01/25/30-prayer-points-to-locate-my-destiny-helpers/
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