Whitney Houston’s I look to you!

“The Voice”
“To Know Her Was To Love Her”

Born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney Houston released her debut album at age 22 and scored three number one singles. Whitney (1987) delivered four more number ones and earned Houston her first Grammy. She made a comeback with 2009′s I Look to You. Houston died on February 11, 2012.

Purpose vs Destiny

The Definition of Purpose is
1. The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or a goal: “And ever those, who would enjoyment gain/Must find it in the purpose they pursue”.
2. A result or effect that is intended or desired; an intention.
3. Determination; resolution: He was a man of purpose.
4. The matter at hand; the point at issue.

The Definition of Destiny is
1. the future destined for a person or thing; fate; fortune; lot
2. the predetermined or inevitable course of events
3. (Philosophy) the ultimate power or agency that predetermines the course of events

God has been dealing with me these past few weeks on these two words My Purpose vs My Destiny. Now I have provided you the meaning of both words so there will be no disputing what I am about to tell you. God wants us to be unique, authentic people not carbon copies. There are so many of us who go to church to learn how to be like someone else and we have no Idea of who we are ourselves. You see once I figured this out, I said the devil will never be able to hold me down in this area anymore. I know who I am and I know who I belong to. I am a son of the only living God and he is Lord over my Life. I live for him and all my work is unto Him. When I was in sin the enemy used fear on me for years to say you will die because you are a homosexual. You will die because you are in sin. Then God started speaking to me while I was still in sin, believe it or not he started to deal with my mind, heal my mind, God started telling me that I had a purpose in this life and I had to live to fulfill my destiny. That was amazing to me because I said God you are going to use me a person that has been in homosexuality for eighteen years? He said yes, I am going to use you and give you a ministry that will not mimic nor look, like anyone else’s. I have a special call on your life and I did not allow you to go through all the Hell you went through to not use it for my Glory! (2 Chronicles 7:14) If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

I know people think I tell my testimony too much, God said not so, there are still too many caught up in the enemies trap. Your authentic testimony will save the lives of millions. I just began to cry because I just thought I could not be used in the church…Then he spoke to me again and he said to me I will not only use you in the rim of the church, but I will use you in the Kingdom. You will be one of the ones to help my Kingdom come on this earth as it is in heaven. He said you can’t die for it is God whom chooses whom he calls. I am just humbled at all that the lord has done in my life over the last twelve years. It has just been awesome. It amazes me that we think we are going to die from things like High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Cancer, HIV or Aids and that is not why we die. We die from the lack of knowledge because we do not know the end that God has determined for our lives. I did ask God why me? God said to me the world is no longer interested in the hearing of my word however they are moved by what they see in how you live your life. He told me I was a living sacrifice. Because I live with integrity and I could speak to his people. I thank God because nothing I do is on purpose, I just have this burning desire to live right. I have it from the debts of my heart…That’s why when I see immature people in leadership roles I just “cringe”…Because they are insecure and they say childish and insecure things and this affects the people of God and can cause some to fall by the wayside. (1 Corinthians 13:11) When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

So now I knew that I had a Destiny, something in which God gave me it was my Fate, my fortune, my lot it was predetermined by God. Everything I had went through was and inevitable course of events He already knew the resolution the matter at hand. He had an expected end.

Then there was part two, now I knew my purpose and God said be delivered from people and their opinions of you for if you do not do this it they will try to interfere with you pursuing your purpose and detour you from your destiny. I thought to myself God is going to take this former homosexual and allow me to be born again, Give me a purpose so that I can reach my destiny in life. What a mighty God we serve. People ask me all the time why do you cry so much when you are in church. I say when I think about all the lord has done for me, I just get full and cry. They are tears of joy because he desires to use me and he has a purpose for my life. I just have to keep my mind focused my purpose and I will reach the goal which is my destiny and it will be fulfilled in Jesus Name! (Jeremiah 29:11) For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Thank You Lord for choosing me, I am a thankful man for all you have and will do in my life. Amen!

Mario Nocentelli