Life can be hard at times. Things don’t
always go the way we want. When we have God’s anointing or favor in our lives,
we can go through a hard thing in an easy way. A mature Christian knows how to
operate in favor.
The Bible says God has surrounded us
with favor for a lifetime. That means we’re to go around looking for favor. The
rules and policies may say one thing but when we operate in favor, we can anticipate
special privileges.
God’s favor upon our lives is like a
well-oiled machine. The task may look
hard but because of God’s favor everything becomes easy. I’ve had favor
ever since I was born. My mother died when I was one year old but God had
already prepared two other ladies who brought me up in an orphanage. I found
favor again when I got admitted to a very prestigious college without much of
my own merit. Serving God in the ministry has been an ongoing saga of God’s
favor upon my life for the last twenty seven years! I expect preferential
treatment every day. The more I expect the more I find favor.
If you want an anointing of ease upon
your life, you too must be favor-minded.
Most of the time favor is unmerited. It comes as a gift from God. However,
there are principles in the Bible that can bring us favor. Proverbs 18:22 says, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor.” Love,
respect and honor your wife and it will bring you favor. Proverbs 22:29
says, “Do you see
someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve
before officials of low rank.” When we as Christian becomes top producers in
our jobs, we add value to the company and it will bring us favor. Mary the mother of
Jesus lived a righteous life and that brought Mary favor from God and had a
supernatural birth of our Lord. Favor is out there but you have to go after
it. When you seek favor, you’ll find it.
When you’ve found favor, be grateful and ride the favor
as long as you can. God
sends special people in our lives to believe in us, give us strength, support
and confidence we need. People we have favor with today may not feel the same
way about us tomorrow. Therefore, it is imperative that you ride the favor as
long as possible. Recognize and be thankful for God’s favor in your life.
A great mistake we often make is to continue
to seek favor when it’s gone. I’ve
had many instances when people have shown me great favor and then as suddenly
as they came into my life they’re gone. I’d call, invite them to lunch, want to
go and visit them but no response. Suddenly they seem to ignore me. Here’s what
I’ve learned: God’s favor is for a lifetime but it’s not always through the same
people. When favor is gone don’t keep trying to win that person back. Don’t spend
endless hours trying to figure out what you did wrong to fall out of favor. Be
grateful and move on.
When a season of favor ends, don’t become sour
and bitter toward the person. Instead, remember the favor. Don’t have a chip on your shoulder and
develop a negative attitude. Be thankful to God and show gratitude towards the
person. Talk about how the person helped
you in the past to bring you to your current fortune. Keep a running record
of happy memory instead of negative ones. When
we meditate on the goodness of God we will draw in the favor of God.
Friend,
God has all sorts of favor lined up for you. Release favor upon your life and experience
preferential treatment. Call in favor in every day situation. Get up every
morning and say, “I’m blessed and highly
favored.” Ask for God’s favor in small and big things. Ride the favor as
long as you can. Don’t frustrate yourself trying to win people’s favor once it
is gone. When one season of favor ends; expect God to bring you to another. Remember
the people who have shown you favor in the past. Instead of criticizing, brag
on them for their contribution to your current
success. Keep looking for favor every day and you’ll find them. Rejoice, you’re
highly favored; the Lord is with you!
“For his anger lasts only a
moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime” (Psalm 30:5 NIV).
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