Destiny in Empty Places

By Apostle Wanda N. Williams

For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope, and a future. Then you will call upon me, and I will listen to you, you will seek me, with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:1113)


Destiny in Empty Places is a book that is a result of every man and womans journey, a journey many lives follow every day, going through life just merely existing. The average life is lived trying to seek out and fulfill a purpose, looking for meaning and seeking an understanding of the broken pieces in their lives. The average life in humanity is also void for years and years without a single purpose. One never knows where his or her absolute destiny lies. We spend a lifetime fulfilling either our parents dreams or that which we think we should be. We have even convinced ourselves that our chosen purpose is clearly what we were created to be. If one would go beyond their past and look beyond their natural essence, back to their spiritual essence, one would then find purpose for his or her own life.

This book, Destiny in Empty Places, challenges every traveler on the road of destiny. Your road to destiny is predetermined but not by you who travels it. This simply means that God has given you a destiny that is predetermined. Whether or not you will travel or find that road of destiny will be up to your wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of God, of who he is, and your purpose in destiny.

According to statistical research, there are approximately 6,670,985,957 people in the world who live their lives from day to day without purpose, plan, or form. Purpose is the intent that is set up for us as an object or an end to attain; the intention at the end; a resolution, determination, the action in course of execution.

People have arrived at a place in life where it looks like they are not accomplishing anything. Their lives are spent as if they are traveling in a circle. People are seeking out randomly, striving to fill the void in their lives, leaving them discouraged and vacillated into an empty place. This emptiness is only on the surface of the face of the deep.

At your choice lies your destiny.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 13, 2009
• ISBN: 9781462820221

Apostle Wanda N. Williams

This book is a result of a journey many lives follow every day, going through life just merely existing. The average life is lived trying to seek out and fulfill a purpose. Many are looking for meaning and seeking an understanding of the broken pieces in their lives. The average life is also void for years and years without a single purpose. One never knows where his or her absolute destiny lies. We spend a lifetime fulfilling either our parents’ dreams or that which we think we should be. All the days of man’s life are spent as a shadow that is far off and exceeding deep. Who can find it? We have even convinced ourselves that our choice or purpose (A man’s heart plans his way, but God orders his steps.) is clearly what we were created to be. We have applied our heart to search and seek many and sometimes complex inventions. If one would go beyond his or her past, back to his or her spiritual essence, one would then find purpose for his or her own life. This book, Destiny in Empty Places, challenges every traveler on the road of destiny. Your road to destiny is predetermined but not by you who travels it. This simply means that God has given you a destiny that is predetermined. Whether or not you will travel (find) that road of destiny will be up to your wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of God and your purpose in destiny. God will manifest your destiny! Apostle Wanda N. Williams

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Destiny in Empty Places:

How to Understand Your Purpose and Destiny in Life

By Apostle Wanda N. Williams

Founder of Transformation International Ministries, Incorporated

(www.TIM-INT.org)

First in a series of twelve books

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Contents

About The Author

Apostle Wanda N. Williams, Christian Testimony

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Preface

Foreword

Introduction

Part I

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Part II

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Part III

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Part IV

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

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.

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

—Jeremiah 29: 11-14, KJV

About The Author

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Apostle Wanda Williams is professionally experienced; she is currently working and pursuing a doctorate PhD degree in Health Care Administration, Health Care Management and Policy. She has a dual master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA)—master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration and master of Business Administration in Business Administration. A bachelor of science degree (BS) in computer information science, an associate of applied science degree (AAS) in business management, a certified grants specialist (CGS), and as a career military wife for twenty-one years. Apostle Williams’ life and professional experiences has made her one of the most renown and sought-after expert, internationally anointed and globally acclaimed consecrated apostle, motivational speaker, pastor, teacher, evangelist, and prophetess that touches minds, hearts, recovers the lost, teaches the found, and transforms lives.

Apostle Williams is a global and international motivational speaker, trainer, programmer, instructor, and teacher. A creative thinker and experienced problem solver. She is often consulted by nonprofit corporations, seminaries, and higher education institutions and businesses to teach on Apostolic Teachings and Principles, Kingdom Principles, and Transformation Processes.

She has experience counseling traditional and nontraditional students from diverse academic departments and majors. In addition, she also has experience in selecting, training, supervising, and motivating staff. She has taught at various seminaries and colleges, teaching students from diverse backgrounds and from all walks of life nationally, internationally, and globally.

Presently, Apostle Wanda is the founder, CEO, and president of Transformation International Ministries, Incorporated. The corporation was born and incorporated by faith from a vision that God spoke to her to prepare His Body (the churches) for the twenty-first century.

Apostle Wanda N. Williams,

Christian Testimony

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Servant of the Most High King, Apostle Wanda N. Williams’ conversion experience consisted of the new birth experience according to Acts 2:38, KJV. God said, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh (Acts 2:17; Joel 2:28, KJV). Through this supernatural encounter, she testified that she was saved by grace, through faith alone, and received remission from sin under the ministry of her first apostolic pastor, Jacqueline Berlin Ziegler. On September 4, 1993, Buchenbach, Germany, she received the gift of the Holy Spirit as the Spirit of God gave utterance. On October 16, 1993, later that year, she was baptized in Jesus’ name.

Buchenbach is a municipality in the south west of the Black Forest. It is located in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is made up of four communities, the main town of Buchenbach and the villages of Falkensteig, Unteribental and Wagensteig. The current municipality was formed by the merger of the former entities of Buchenbach and Falkensteig on 1 December 1971, with Wagensteig being joined to them on 1 August 1973 and Unteribental on 1 January 1975. It is here where her supernatural and conversion experienced took place. God had chosen such a place in time.

On January 29, 1995, she was baptized in Jesus’ name and received healing. This was what Jesus referred to as being born again in John 3:3-7, KJV. Apostle Wanda Williams was changed, transformed, and made a new creature in Christ Jesus. Her life is now hidden in Christ.

Upon receiving the Holy Ghost, while she was receiving the Holy Ghost, she testified that she literally smelled her flesh burning. She heard a voice say while she was receiving the infilling of the Holy Ghost, Prove all doctrine. At that moment, she knew she was called by God to minister for that purpose. Since that time, she had been teaching Sunday school, occasionally asked to preach, teach Wednesday night Bible study, and also to preach in Sunday morning services for many other churches, of all dominations. The call on her life caused great contention, jealousy, and strife for she carried an anointing on her life to break up foundations of many generations, repair the breach, and to restore paths for people to dwell in. For years, she had been longing for a mentor in the ministry. The call on her life was one that had always placed her to be alone, set apart in life, not knowing it was for her Father’s greater use. Through much suffering, pain, affliction, trials, and tribulations, she now realized that she has a Levite anointing (calling) upon her life. Today, she had now accepted an even higher calling, the call of an apostle, as she continues to stand and wait on the leading and guiding of her Father’s divine hand.

She stands by what are truths in the Word of God. The call on her life took her to a place where she is constantly being challenged and searching all things in this walk in life. She believes that all things happen in life on time and on purpose.

Today her commitment to follow Christ is one that she knows would be challenged by the adversary on every side and by those who do not know him. Jesus is the head of her life, and she is committed to following Him wherever that may be. As her heart is forever grateful and thankful for what he has done for her beginning way back at Calvary.

As the apostle Paul wrote in the book of Philippians, For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Like Paul, her heart longs to follow him. Committed to the things of God and the kingdom of God, she had committed her will and works unto the Lord. She had vowed and committed to doing God’s perfect will.

To him be the glory, as in all things is made for him, to him, and through him. Apostle Williams stated, To God be the glory. And to him I give all the glory, honor, and praise!

Continue to pray for her and with her as she continues to observe all things and to contend to the faith of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Dedication

For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope, and a future. Then you will call upon me, and I will listen to you, you will seek me, with all your heart.

—Jeremiah 29:11-13.

Giving honor to God (my alpha and omega, Lord and Savior) who is the author and finisher of my faith. I would like to thank him for the opportunity, time, and chance that he provided for me to complete this book. Thank you, Father, for fulfilling my purpose through and in Destiny in Empty Places.

I dedicate this book to my husband, Minister James Williams. Thank you for your immeasurable love. To my five miracles, my sons and daughters: Keishell E. Cox, Corey A. Williams, Kenekie N. Williams, Keitarious T. Williams, and Kynisha L. Williams. To my three beautiful granddaughters: Jasmine T. Cox, Jaden C. Cox, and Jaelyn T. Cox (the twins). To my son-in-law, Alexander E. Cox. Thank you all for standing by me, believing in me, and your unfailing patience while waiting on time and destiny.

To my mother, Olene H. Nelson, and my father who is deceased, Samuel Nelson, that raised me on level ground and taught me to keep God first in my life. Thank you for all for your love, support, and nourishment in life.

To my mother-in-law, Dr. Minnie D. Williams, thank you for all your prayers and for remaining in God’s throne room at the threshing floor throughout this book project.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank the Almighty God, Jesus the Christ,

the Son of the Living God!

To those of you whom the Almighty chose to be part of my past,

present, and future

Preface

How do you understand your purpose and destiny in life?

This book is a result of every man and woman’s journey, a journey which many lives follow every day, going through life, just merely existing. The average life is lived trying to seek out and fulfill a purpose, looking for meaning, and seeking an understanding of the broken pieces in our lives. The average life is also lived void for years, without having or knowing a single purpose. One never knows where their absolute destiny lies. We spend a lifetime fulfilling either our parents’ dreams or that which we think we should be. We have even convinced ourselves that the choices we have chosen for our purpose is clearly what we were created to be. If one would go beyond