A GOD Shaped Life
The task for every parent is to help their children discover their destiny. King David, a man of destiny himself, wrote this poem to GOD:
    Oh yes, You shaped me first inside, then out; You formed me in my mother’s womb.
    I thank you, High God—you’re breathtaking!
    Body and soul, I am marvelously made!
    I worship in adoration—what a creation!
    You know me inside and out, You know every bone in my body;
    You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing
    into something.
    Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth;
    All the stages of my life were spread out before you,
    The days of my life all prepared before I’d even lived one day.  (Psalm 139, msg) 
In a sentence, every single life was created for a divine purpose. No child was haphazardly birthed. Destiny is not something that comes to us, but rather it is something within us. Destiny is who we are, not what we do, because in the words of David, “You shaped me.”
Therefore the path of destiny means discovering who we are. It means connecting to our own hearts. And as we do, we begin to hear the voice of GOD directing our lives into the great unknown future. And we go there because something inside of us tells us, “This is what you were made for.” GOD made you for a purpose and the key to discovering your purpose is knowing your own heart.
Help your child discover his/her heart. How? 
     - Model it for them. Discover your own heart.
     - Talk to them about it. Ask them at bedtime, “What’s been on your heart today?”
     - Pray with them and for them. “Lord, show my daughter/son Your plans for         him/her.”
     - Spend time building the relationship. Playing games with children builds bridges   to their heart.
     - Create the environment of living in destiny. Talking about GOD’S plans for the
future is a routine conversation in your home. 
And watch as a butterfly emerges from its cocoon to soar into the great plans of GOD.