Thursday 24 April 2014

Favor Awareness

Joel Osteen Ministries | Today's Word
Favor Awareness
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:
…his favor lasts a lifetime.
Psalm 30:5, NIV.
TODAY'S WORD:
People promote awareness of all kinds of things in this world, but one of the most important things you should be aware of is the favor of God! Every day before you leave the house, you should say, “Father, thank You that I have Your favor.” As you drive to work or go about your day, meditate on His favor. Be aware of His goodness. Expect doors to open for you that may not open for somebody else.
Remember, favor means you have an advantage. There is something special about you because Almighty God has His hand on you. And I’m not talking about being arrogant and thinking that you’re better than somebody else. I’m talking about living with boldness – not because of who you are, but because of Whose you are! You are a child of the Most High God. Your Father created the whole universe. You can expect preferential treatment from Him!
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father, thank You for Your favor, grace and mercy. I choose to be aware of Your goodness and many blessings. I choose to meditate on Your love and look for Your hand at work in every area of my life in Jesus’ name. Amen.
PS...
“Give us today our daily bread.” (Matthew 6:11 NIV)
Matthew 6:11 says, “Give us today our daily bread” (NIV).
Notice the Bible doesn’t say, “Give us today our weekly bread” or “Give us today our yearly bread.” 
God wants you to trust him one day at a time. You don’t need to be concerned about tomorrow until tomorrow. You don’t need to be concerned about next week until next week.
This means you don’t have to stress about all the future steps necessary to make you Daniel Strong. You just need to focus on what you need to do for today. You can focus on succeeding at the Daniel Plan one day at a time.
Jesus said, “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today” (Matthew 6:34 NLT).
Talk It Over
  • What aspects of the Daniel Plan do you tend to worry about? Why do you think that is? How might this be related to trusting God?
  • Why do you think God wants you to take it one day at a time?
  • Make a list of all your concerns related to your Daniel Plan journey. Now trim the list down to only those things you need to deal with today. Share your concerns, and talk to God about them.

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