Activate Favor

Activate Favor TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: " …The LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless" (Psalm 84:11, NIV). TODAY'S WORD: Favor is a part of your inheritance! You don't have to beg God for it; as a believer in Jesus, you are in covenant with Him. That means that everything He has is yours! The way you tap into that favor, or activate it, is by thanking Him for it. Say, "Father, thank You for Your favor today. Thank You that Your favor is causing me to be at the right place at the right time. Thank You that Your favor is causing people to want to be good to me.” See, you don't have to pray about something that you already have, just receive it by thanking Him. Before I speak each week, I never say, "God, please give me Your favor. Please give me Your anointing.” No, I simply say, "God, thank You for Your anointing. Thank You for Your favor on my life. Thank You for equipping and empowering me.” See, I know that it’s all part of my inheritance. So I just act like it's true. Today, activate His promises by faith. Praise and thank Him for His goodness and for blessing your life. Receive His Word as truth and hold it in your heart because He has already given His favor and blessing to you! PRAYER FOR TODAY: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your favor and blessing in my life. Thank You for cleansing me and making me new. You’re Word says that You will withhold no good thing from me because I walk blamelessly before You by the blood of Jesus. I receive it by faith and thank You for Your goodness. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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God’s Unlimited Resources Are Available to You by Rick Warren “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” (Colossians 3:1-2 NIV) As you work to become Daniel Strong, stress will undoubtedly try to pull you away from your goals. The problems of everyday life often tempt us to make unhealthy choices out of convenience or as a temporary fix for handling stress. But the truth is, problems will follow you the rest of your life. If you’re waiting to deal with stress until you make it to a new stage in your life, you’ll be waiting a long time! Colossians 3:1-2 says, “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things” (NIV). Stress is a choice. We get stressed out when we choose to focus on our own limited resources instead of focusing on the unlimited resources available through our heavenly Father. You’ll never get healthy by trying to overcome obstacles through your own willpower; it simply isn’t strong enough. Focus on the fact that God is big enough to get you through any challenges you face in the Daniel Plan and for the rest of your life. Talk It Over What causes you the greatest stress? Why do you think that’s so? How do you think God may help in this situation? What keeps you from letting him help? How can you keep yourself focused on Jesus rather than your daily stresses?