What does destiny mean?

1. something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing.


What does the Bible say about destiny?

God has given you a destiny — something to do in this life, something only you can do. Before you were born, God wired you with certain ambitions, desires, and drives to play a particular role in history — one that only you can play.

“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” Ephesians 2:10

Manifest Destiny was the driving force responsible for changing the course of American history. It was the philosophy that created our nation.

Manifest Destiny is a phenomenon, philosophy, or ideology... It is a belief that America's expansion was driven by God or a sense of mission.

They believed that America was destined to be a great vast nation.

American's thought the open land represented opportunity.

This idea can be traced back to Christopher Columbus; opportunity in the new world.

Current Event Article in Huffington Post.
In America, A Digital 'Manifest Destiny' Is Playing Out

Quote:

According to the writer Ted Anthony,
"We are forging forward into a digital frontier, leaving convention behind, traveling without guides into an uncharted virtual land where progress and profits are forever around the next bend"

What the president said about digital innovation:

According to President Obama, "That's the kind of adventurous, pioneering spirit that we need right now. That's the spirit that's given us the tools and toughness to overcome every obstacle and adapt to every circumstance."

The idea of U.S. domination in everything from digital frontiers to geographic ones (outer space) can set the world on edge

Is Mars Ours?