Blessings and favor… what are these things? What really are these things, specifically, that I pray for nearly every day. What is a blessing from God? What does it look like? How does it feel? What does God's favor look like? How do I know if I am standing in it?
I admit that I still have so many questions about these gifts of God, I desire to know more and more about them. I believe, I pray, that no matter the rate or abundance in which I learn about the blessings and favor of God I will never lose that desire. I mean lets be honest, who in the world can really define the "goodness" of God and how that "goodness" appears in its many forms?
I can tell you right now, with full confidence, that I stand in God's favor at this moment. God has done for me what I could not do for myself. To me, that is the favor of God. I sit here in Atlanta approaching my last 24 hours here in the United States for nearly one whole year. God has brought me to this place, this moment. I gladly admit that I would not be here, ready and excited, to embark on this journey without God. Duh.. You may be thinking. Let me explain a lil further.
God has been with me through times of pure selfishness. God has been with me through times of lust. God has been with me through times of impurity. God has been with me as I poisoned myself with alcohol and weed. God has NEVER left me, God has never lost his faith in me. His love never fails, never gives up, never runs out on me. I KNOW that to be true. Not only that, but he NEVER stops pursuing. It's because of His relentless pursuit for me and my heart that I now have the chance to return the favor.
So in this moment I sit in the favor of God. I could not be here without God doing for me what I could not do for myself. God has picked me up and placed me on solid foundation. God stepped into my life and intervened. He stepped in and blessed me in ways beyond what I expected or thought I deserved. That is God's favor! It is moments like that, and realizations like this that I will forever call one of the "greatest" of my life!!
This "favor" of God is something God wants to show each and everyone! Psalm 84:11 states "No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly." That is not just some normal verse, that is a PROMISE from God. He wants to bless you far more than you desire to be blessed. His ability and capacity to give is so much greater than our capacity and ability to receive. Think about that.. we are selfish and greedy by nature. His selflessness towers that! It is NOTHING compared to the love and grace of Christ!
I urge you all to seek out the blessings and favor of our Heavenly Father. Pursue Him! Or perhaps simply stop running from Him. Let Him in and embrace this new sense of love. I can promise you it will be worth it. I can promise you that life will change for the better. I can promise, that if you accept Him and listen… life is going to get unreal. I pray His favor and blessings upon you all. I pray it upon this world. I pray to see the day where the nations all stand in the favor and glory of He who created it.
