Do you believe that are forces who decides the outcome of things, energies controlling your life, or a force deciding the affairs of men on earth.
Or you believe in free will and we are in control of what we do.
This may sound fatalistic but yes, I believe that we have our destiny already even before we were born. Whe I look at the successful people, majority of them don't seem to deserve their position in life. And there are some who are smart, kind and industrious but they remain poor. In other words, whatever we do in life, our predestination will prevail. That's why prayer is important so we can have luck in life that will change our destiny for a better one.
To some extent, we do have "free will", we can decide which path to follow, 1 leads to the truth, and is true.
The other, is a lie, and leads to destruction and has a end that is permanent. The one that is true , has no end, and all ways will be, we are free to decide which path to follow when we reach the "cross roads".