📖 MAIN TEXT (KJV)
1 Chronicles 4:9–10
“And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.”
“And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.”
9 Jabez was honorable above his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez [sorrow maker], saying, Because I bore him in pain.
10 Jabez cried to the God of Israel, saying, Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and You would keep me from evil so it might not hurt me! And God granted his request. (AMPLIFIED)

Destiny is not a prison — destiny is a script that can be rewritten!

You may have been named by pain, You may have been born into struggle, You may have been introduced to life through sorrow, but hear me clearly by the Spirit of God: What named you does not own you, and what started you will not finish you!

Some people were born into limitation, but they were reborn into victory. Some were labeled by men, but they were redefined by God. Some started in tears, but they ended in testimonies. This morning is not an ordinary Sunday. It is not just another SUNDAY service. It is a DESTINY-SHIFT SERVICE.

If your life has been stuck, TODAY is your DAY. If your efforts have been wasted, TODAY is your DAY of restoration. If your destiny has been delayed, TODAY is your DAY of acceleration. Because in this Year of Victory on Every Side, God did not bring you here to manage life! He brought you here to rewrite destiny!

📖 The Bible says…
1 Chronicles 4:10 (KJV)
“And Jabez called on the God of Israel…”

That means destiny answers to prayer. That means labels bow to prayer. That means history can be edited by heaven. So today, I declare over someone under the sound of my voice:
Your name will no longer speak against you
Your past will no longer limit you or work against you.
Your prayers will no longer go unanswered

Lift your voice and shout:
“I WILL RE-WRITE MY DESTINY!”
”IF MY DESTINY IS NOT PALLATIABLE, I RE-WRITE IT NOW”

🎯 INTRODUCTION:
DESTINY IS NOT A LIFE SENTENCE
Destiny is not controlled by: Your name, Your background, Your past pain, nor Your family history
Destiny is shaped by: divine encounters, determination, covenant prayer, divine battle and alignment with God’s purpose.

Jabez was born in pain, named by sorrow, but he refused to live by what named him. He re-wrote his destiny through prayer.
👉 In this Year of Victory on Every Side, you will not inherit pain and sorrow — you will rewrite your destiny!
SORRY! will not be your portion.
CONGRATULATION! shall be your portion.
VICTORY! is your name!

🔑 KEY TRUTH
You cannot rewrite destiny without engaging God deliberately.
You cannot rewrite destiny without engaging God intentionally.

🔹 UNDERSTANDING DESTINY
📖 WHAT IS DESTINY?
DESTINY is God’s original plan, purpose, and assignment for a person’s life, written in heaven before that person was born, and meant to be fulfilled on earth through alignment with God.

📖 Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”

📖 Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)
“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.”

👉 This tells us:
Destiny existed before birth, destiny is intentional, not accidental; destiny is ordained, not guessed or assumed, destiny is written, destiny is documented in heaven, Life is supposed to follow a divine script, destiny is God’s divine plan for your life, destiny must be accessed, not admired. Many people die with good destinies but never walk in them.

LIFE APPLICATION
Stop blaming your past and start partnering with God
Destiny changes when your prayer life changes

🔥 PRAYER POINTS
Father, thank You because my destiny is secured in You.
Every destiny confusion in my life, be cleared by fire in Jesus’ name.
I reject every wrong script written over my life.
I align my life with God’s original plan for me in Jesus’ name.

🔹THE POWER OF A NAME-
BUT GREATER IS THE POWER OF PRAYER

📖 1 Chronicles 4:9 (KJV)
“And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.”

📖 Proverbs 22:1 (KJV)
“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.”

📖 Isaiah 62:2 (KJV)
“And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.”

Jabez’s name meant pain, sorrow, and limitation. His name tried to define his future but Prayer gave him a new identity.

LIFE APPLICATION
Stop introducing yourself by your past
Stop accepting negative labels
God can rename your season

PRAYER POINTS
Every negative label placed on my destiny, be erased by the blood of Jesus.
I receive a new name of honor, favor, and victory.
What my parents named me will not limit what God ordained for me.
I step into my new identity in Christ Jesus.

🔹 JABEZ CALLED ON THE GOD OF ISRAEL
📖 1 Chronicles 4:10a (KJV) “And Jabez called on the God of Israel…”

📖 Jeremiah 33:3 (KJV) “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

📖 Psalm 50:15 (KJV) “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”

Jabez did not complain — he prayed. He didn’t curse his mother — he called God. Therefore, prayer is destiny’s master key.

PRAYER POINTS
Father, I call upon You today — answer me speedily.
Let my prayer altar be revived with fresh fire.
I receive divine response to my cries in Jesus’ name.
Every unanswered prayer from the past, receive answers now.

“OH THAT THOU WOULDEST BLESS ME INDEED”
📖 Genesis 12:2 (KJV)
“And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.”

📖 Proverbs 10:22 (KJV)
“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.”

Jabez asked for real blessing, not temporary help. Blessing breaks cycles. Blessing changes status

LIFE APPLICATION
Don’t settle for survival
God’s blessing guarantees victory on every side

🔥 PRAYER POINTS
Father, bless me indeed in this year of Victory.
Every fake blessing, expire from my life.
Let the blessing that terminates struggle rest upon me.
I enter into covenant blessing of ALL-ROUND PROSPERITY now.

“ENLARGE MY COAST” — BREAKING LIMITATIONS
📖 Isaiah 54:2–3 (KJV)
2. “Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.”

📖 Deuteronomy 1:11 (KJV)
“(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)”

Enlargement is God’s will, limitation is not humility and victory demands capacity expansion.

LIFE APPLICATION
Think bigger
Pray bolder
Prepare for expansion

PRAYER POINTS
Every limitation placed on my destiny, break now.
Father, enlarge my territory spiritually, financially, and physically.
I receive grace to occupy new grounds.
I will not die small — I will finish large.

“LET THY HAND BE WITH ME” — DIVINE PRESENCE
📖 Exodus 33:15 (KJV)
“And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.”

📖 Psalm 127:1 (KJV)
“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”

God’s hand brings speed. God’s hand brings favor and God’s hand guarantees victory.

PRAYER POINTS
Father, let Your hand rest upon my life.
Remove me from self-effort into divine backing.
Where others fail, let me succeed by Your hand.
Carry me into destiny fulfillment.

🔹“KEEP ME FROM EVIL” — SUSTAINING VICTORY
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Matthew 6:13 (KJV)
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”
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Psalm 121:7 (KJV)
“The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.”

Explanation:
Victory without protection leads to destruction. God not only blesses — He preserves.

PRAYER POINTS
Father, preserve my destiny from evil.
I will not be sabotaged after breakthrough.
Every destiny destroyer, be exposed and removed
My victory shall be sustained in Jesus’ name.

🔹GOD GRANTED HIM HIS REQUEST
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1 Chronicles 4:10b (KJV)
“And God granted him that which he requested.”
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Psalm 66:19 (KJV)
“But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.”