When you come to the house of God, you need to come with a heart of expectation because you're not just meeting an ordinary person, you're coming to meet the King of Kings. You're coming here to encounter the King of Kings...........
September 29, 2024
When you come to the house of God, you need to come with a heart of expectation because you’re not just meeting an ordinary person, you’re coming to meet the King of Kings. You’re coming here to encounter the King of Kings. If you come to meet the king, there is an expectation because you know there’s a request that you have, and the king can meet that request. When you come to meet the King of Kings, He will outperform your expectations.
Favor. How many of you want God’s favor? God’s favor. You know, Adam was in the Garden of Eden and there was nothing that he had to worry about. He didn’t worry. He didn’t have to worry about the leave policies. He didn’t have to worry about pf, you know, there was nothing that he had to worry about.
Everything was taken care of in the garden. In fact, the meaning of Eden is pleasure. So, Adam was not just dwelling in pleasure, his responsibility was to work in the garden of pleasure. That’s what you call favor. How many of you want to work in the garden of pleasure? Like you wanna work? And as you’re working, it doesn’t feel like work because there’s pleasure. It’s enjoyable. You know, you are enjoying what you’re doing. That’s a favor. That’s the favor of God. See, work is not a curse. Work is a blessing from God. You know, if I ask young people, how do you picture heaven? Most people would say, you know, I just wanna go to heaven and just relax. I’m telling you, because the picture we have of that is because we don’t understand that work is not a curse. Work is a blessing. You know, the alarm that you’re waiting for to receive in heaven, you can have the same around right now as you work. Work is not a curse. Work is a blessing. When Adam was kicked out of the garden, he was cursed with stress coming in with work.
Unless the sweat of your brow, you know, like you will not be able to eat, the sweat of your brow represents stress. We need to separate the two. We need to separate the two. Work is a blessing. Stress is a curse. Some of us consider stress as work, thinking we haven’t done enough. That’s the curse. Stress is a curse; work is a blessing. When you are in favor, you work effortlessly. Effortless living. Effortless living does not mean that there is no effort. Effortless living means less effort, maximum impact, no stress. Less work, maximum result. No stress. Okay, great. So, favor. Favor is working without any stress but having maximum results. Isn’t that amazing? Adam was in the garden. He was experiencing favor. But the moment he got out of Eden, he stopped experiencing favor. Because you have to understand what is the meaning of favor. Favor means it is an extension of God’s presence that is leaning towards you for your benefit. That’s why you can only find favor in God’s presence. Outside of God’s presence, you will not find favor. The qualification for favor to work in your life, the atmosphere for it, is God’s presence. That’s why Adam was in the garden and he experienced favor. He had nothing to be worried about. He didn’t have to worry about, “Should I buy Puma shoes?” You know, because they were all naked anyways—cost-effective. And then, you know, he didn’t have to worry about food. Everything was provided for. But now, when he is out of the garden, when he is out of the presence, now stress comes. Now work and stress have come together.
Do you see this? Okay, now there’s a man in the Old Testament. His name is Joseph. The Bible says Joseph was prosperous. He always found favor. You know, there was a time when his brothers sold him. See, they sold him as a slave. Slaves don’t have rights—no rights. But even as a slave, his master found favor. His master saw him with favor.
He made Joseph the second in command in his household. And then Joseph is wrongly accused of rape. The master’s wife accuses him of rape, so the master gets furious. You know, he puts Joseph in prison. Even in prison—are you hearing me? Yes, even in prison—the jailer saw Joseph and he saw him with favor. The favor of God is always revealed in the favor of men. If you have the favor of God, people will see you with favor. If you have the favor of God, some unusual doors will open for you just because you have God’s favor. You know, Joseph didn’t have to work hard, meaning he didn’t have to. He was not trying to please his master. He was not trying to please his jailer so that they would see him with favor. He was just pleasing God, and he had the favor of men. So the Bible says that wherever Joseph was, regardless of him being a slave, regardless of him being in prison, wherever Joseph was, there was the favor of God. And Joseph was prosperous.
Today, whatever the world labels you as, calls you a corporate slave, or whatever—you probably are in the wilderness of corporate life. But even there, you can have favor and you can be prosperous because there’s something about favor. Favor is like a spotlight from heaven, where anybody who sees you, they see, “Oh, something is very different about this person.” The moment favor hits you, people start noticing you. The problem is we think it’s something to do with us. You know, it’s God’s favor. God’s favor. God’s favor. Amen. So favor is found in God’s presence.
David found favor. The angel of the Lord appeared to Mary and said, “You have found favor.” Hey, here’s good news for you: If you don’t have favor, you can find favor. Favor can be found. You know, I grew up in church and I used to see some people getting favored every time—the same kind of people. But the good news is, favor can be found. You can find favor in the sight of God.
Okay, let me show you a couple of verses.
Luke 1 : 30 – “And the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.’’
Who found favor? Mary found favor with God.
Read Acts chapter 7, verses 45 to 46.
Acts 7:45-46 – “So it was until the days of David who found favor in the sight of God.”
You can find favor—favor can be found. The Greek word for favor is charis, which is also sometimes translated in English as grace. So grace and favor are almost the same thing. Favor? So when you find grace in the New Testament, understand it’s talking about favor. Okay, let’s read
Hebrews 4:16: “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace.”
See, the word that is always used with grace is “find,” so you can be in God’s presence and still not have favor because you are not finding it. You have to find grace. The word “find” over there means three things: Find, learn, discover. You know, Christopher Columbus was on his way to India when he stumbled upon the West Indies. He discovered America. But he did not invent it; it was always there. He just discovered it. So discovery is, it’s always there, but you didn’t know about it. But in your way of finding, you stumbled upon it, and you’re like, Oh, Eureka! In fact, the word “find” over there—the Greek word, the same word—is used for the word “Eureka.” You know the story of Eureka, right? Yeah. So, I’ll leave it at that. I don’t remember. So you have to find grace in God’s presence.
It’s there, it’s right there, but you have to find it. There’s an effort in finding grace. If you make that effort, what favor can do in your life… One moment of favor will outperform all the years of labor. One moment of favor is greater than all the years of labor. May you be redeemed from the stress of labor. Favor is God’s ability working through you, for you. Favor is God’s ability working through you, for you. Not by might, not by power, but by the Spirit, says the Lord.
See, how many of you have experienced an area of your life where you’ve tried and tried, but it’s not working out? You’re hitting a wall. Only one person raised their hand, good. laugh How about you use God’s favor? Because in God’s favor, God’s ability starts working through you, for you, on your behalf. God told Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you.” The word “sufficient” over there, you know, we misunderstand that word, because, you know, what sufficient is, like you ask your parents for two pieces of candy, and they give you one, and they tell you, “This is sufficient.” In this context, that’s not the meaning of sufficient. In this context, it means more than enough, meaning your need is two, but God has already released twenty. So you can never outperform what God has supplied. You know, your need will never, ever compare to the supply that God has for you.
Your needs will always be like peanuts. Yes, peanuts! Have a revelation of peanuts. Have you seen a peanut? You should take a peanut, and when you’re facing the most difficult challenge of your life, hold that peanut and say, “For God, my challenge is a peanut!”. What is the challenge that you’re facing? Cancer? Cough? Cold? Headache? Family issues? Financial issues? Debt? How much is your debt? 20,000? 30 lakhs? 2 crores? 200 crores? Whatever it is, take a peanut and say, “For God, my problem is a peanut.” Amen.
Grace is sufficient. Yes. So, when you have tried and you have failed, God’s grace will always be more than enough. More than enough! You cannot even think about it. You cannot even imagine it. You know, every time… I’m telling you this whole peanut story. I’ll tell you the story. So, I was in prayer last week, and, I was in prayer and my heart was burdened with so many needs that I was praying for. The Holy Spirit immediately told me, “Do you know, Sam, what you are praying for is like a peanut for me. Don’t make it a big mountain. It’s not a big mountain.” So, immediately, that mountain became so small for me, I started laughing. What am I being worried about? Why am I being stressed? This is such a small thing for God.
The problem with why we are stressed out in prayer, even after we leave prayer, is because we don’t have a revelation of God in prayer. You know, if we had stress before we prayed, most of the time, our stress level becomes even higher after we pray. You know why? Because in prayer, instead of having a revelation of God, we are having a revelation of how big our mountain is. You probably entered prayer thinking, “I owe this person so much,” and then you remember all the other people you owe too! The mountain has become even bigger. Don’t tell God about your mountain; tell your mountain about your God!
Do you see David crying, “Oh God, look at this giant. Oh, he’s so big?” No! Do you see him crying? He goes to that giant and says, “Hey, do you know that you’re fighting against the Lord of Hosts?” So in prayer, it’s very important that you find a revelation of God instead of just dwelling on your problem. Anyway, you’re already overthinking and meditating on all your problems. So at least, when you pray, take a moment and say, “God, reveal Yourself to me.”
You can be in God’s presence and still not find favor because you’re not finding it. You can be in God’s presence and still not find favor because you don’t have the attitude to find it. That’s why so many people come to church but see no fruit at all—because they have no attitude to receive God’s favor in their life. Your attitude will determine the degree of favor you take from God. I heard a man of God say, “Your attitude will determine your altitude.” I’m telling you, this is something I see often, especially with pastor’s kids, Pentecostal children, and church-going Christians.
The challenge is this: you see a new believer who has just come to the Lord, and the rate at which they are growing is rapid because they have humility to accept and grow in God’s favor. Just because you are familiar with some passages does not mean you truly know them. The fruit of your life is the evidence of how much you truly know.
Let me give you an example. I started working in the corporate world in 2013. Since then, I’ve been tithing faithfully because my dad, a pastor, taught me the principle of tithing. I’ve seen him tithe, and I’ve followed that example myself. Even with all this experience, if I hear a message on tithing today, I will not say, “I know it.” I will keep my ears open because what if I’m missing something? What if there’s a small piece I haven’t grasped yet? I don’t want another day to pass by without learning that. It’s these minute things you find in God’s presence that will set you apart from the world, kilometers apart.
That’s why you need to be alert in His presence. You need to get your attitude right. When God is speaking to you, make sure you take note. Write it down so that you don’t miss anything—not even a comma. There’s so much emphasis, and you don’t want to skip any prophetic word. When I receive a prophetic word from a man of God, I immediately record it on my phone. I have so many words saved over the years, and every time I hear them, I find something new.
You can read the Bible every day and still find fresh manna. What matters is your attitude. Your attitude will determine your altitude. How is your attitude towards God’s word? What is your attitude in His presence? If you’re sleepy and just trying to get done with it, you won’t hear His voice.
Jesus said,
Matthew 7:6 – “Do not throw pearls at pigs”
He was talking about attitude. If you woke up in the morning and are lying in bed, don’t think you’re going to receive deep revelations. Your physical posture tells a lot about your attitude. Why would Paul mention that he bows down his knees when he’s praying? Why are physical postures mentioned in the Bible if they don’t matter?
It matters. Because your physical posture shows your attitude. What is your attitude when you’re hearing the word? Lying on the beach? I’m telling you things I have done and learned from. Your physical posture matters. If you are sitting comfortably, half asleep, even if God speaks, you’ll miss what He’s telling you. But if you have the right attitude, if you’re locked in and eager, waiting, you’ll gather so much from the little He tells you.
Do you know something? God is speaking to you right now. He doesn’t wait for auspicious moments. If you read Revelation, it says,
Revelation 2:7 – “Listen to what the Spirit is saying”
The Spirit of God is always speaking. He is saying, not said, not will say—it is present. The question is, are you hearing? You can be anywhere, at any time of the day, and still hear God. What matters is your attitude and posture to receive. It’s not just in prayer that you can receive—you can receive anytime. But we build the discipline of prayer to posture ourselves properly, to keep our spiritual senses sharp and alert.
Amen? You know, I was at a car showroom, helping a friend buy his car, getting his documentation done. While I was sitting there, the Lord told me, “Buy that one.” When the Lord tells you to do something, just do it. Don’t argue. Don’t say, “Oh God, I don’t have the money.” Just obey. At that moment, I had 25,000 rupees in my bank, and when I asked the dealer how much the booking amount was, he said 25,000. So I said, “Go for it. The Lord has told me, let me obey.” I bought that car three months later—stress-free.
What no man can do, God can do. See, timing matters. If you don’t obey God in His timing, you’ll miss out on the opportunity, because opportunities come with a timeline. I’ve entered into such favorable deals just because I obeyed the Lord at the right time.
So the reason why we pray is to get our posture right so that we can receive from Him at any time, at any moment. Favor is found. Stay with me. Favor is discovered. Say it again: Favor is discovered. This means favor was always there; you need to discover it. What am I missing? It’s right in front of my nose. Amen.
See, if you are part of a church and you’ve been going to church, you already have the big guns with you. You already have salvation. You already know the power of prayer. You understand the power of the Word. You know the power of tithing. You already have the big guns. It’s the subtle things now that will take you to the next level. Amen.
It’s the little things that will determine whether you stay at this level or go to the next level. The day you accepted Jesus, your life became better. How many of you can say that the day you accepted Jesus, your life became better?
The day you went to church, your life became better. The day you became regular at church, your life became even better. Are you hearing me? The day you began to serve in the church, your life became even better. What am I trying to say? I’m saying there are degrees of commitment that you can show towards the kingdom. That degree of commitment will unlock favorable, unusual opportunities for you.
But if you are here, just waiting to get there, but if you’re not faithful here, you’re not going to get there. Are you hearing what I’m saying? Does it make sense? I’m talking about how you can grow in favor because favor is something you can grow into. If you are at a degree of favor right now, you can always grow into more favor. There is endless favor for you. God does not decide how much favor you walk in; you decide how much favor you want to walk in.
Daniel was serving in the courts. He saw three kings pass by, but his position was always there. So who is greater, the king or Daniel? Oh, may the Lord keep you in positions where you’ll be established and kings will pass by. Amen. So grace and favor can be found. Favor can be discovered. Favor can be learned. Amen.
It is your attitude that determines it. Your attitude will determine it. You know, I graduated with my engineering degree in 2010, and I came back home, serving in my church as a musician because that’s all I knew. As I was serving as a musician, they said, “Sam, why don’t you lead worship?” I’m telling you, I did not like singing, especially on stage. I had stage fright and didn’t like seeing the crowd. All I would do was get up on stage, close my eyes, sing some songs, and worship God. As soon as I opened my eyes, I’d give the mic to the pastor and move on.
In fact, that church was a very growing church at a young stage. Most of the times when I stood for worship leading, there was nobody in the chairs, only the volunteers. But I didn’t care because my assignment was to be faithful. I would close my eyes, just worship the Lord, and after that, move on. Are you hearing this? From being a musician to being a worship leader—I didn’t want to be a worship leader. I hated being a worship leader. But that’s how the Lord was opening opportunities for me.
So, there was a youth fellowship happening in my city, and I really wanted to be part of it. Do you like fellowship? Yeah, that’s a good desire. I called up the leader and asked him, “Hey, where do you guys meet? I want to be part of your fellowship.” He gave me the details, and it was Sunday evening. I was ready to leave my house and go for fellowship when the leader called me and said, “Hey, Sam, I’m so sorry; my wife and I won’t be able to come. Can you lead the fellowship?” I was like, “Me? Lead?” I was already known as a worship leader, but leading a fellowship? I didn’t know how to preach. I knew some verses, but I wasn’t very fluent at speaking. But I saw that as God’s opportunity, God pushing me out of my comfort zone.
If God calls him David when his name is Ashish, he better believe that his name is David. Are you getting what I’m saying? You don’t argue with God. So, I went for that fellowship. I was scared and nervous. Thankfully, there were only three people, so I was relaxed. I led that fellowship, I led them in worship, I taught them from the Word, and I came back home. The next Sunday, I was getting ready again to go for that fellowship, and the leader called me again and said, “Hey Sam, can you lead the fellowship again today?” Of course, I had one week of experience. You won’t believe it; I started leading that fellowship, and it lasted for a year. The start of my ministry happened there because Ashish came from that fellowship. Jaren, Matthew—I remember a couple of others. Our core team came from that fellowship.
You don’t know what God is setting you up for. That’s why when God pushes you, you believe that you have the ability even when you think you don’t have the ability. If God has pushed you, if God has asked of you, you believe that you have the ability. You know how many times I’ve led worship and sang the wrong songs? I’ve made a fool of myself. But you know what? Don’t care about your dignity. It’s not about your dignity. I’m saying some of you are not breaking through into the next level because you are so ashamed. You know, you’re so careful about your dignity.
Push through. You want dignity; you want breakthroughs. David didn’t care about dignity. He wanted a breakthrough, so he danced like no one else would. See, what I’m trying to tell you is that you can find grace in His presence. But what determines whether you find it is your attitude. Your attitude, your attitude. If you are humble and you want to learn, if you want to receive, unlearn, and relearn, then you’ll find grace. Amen. I had to unlearn a lot of things that I learned. Praise God for that. Amen.
May your life be like a tree planted by the river, bearing fruit in its season. A tree that is planted in the river is not striving to bear fruit; it just is planted. It’ll bear fruit automatically. Don’t live by striving; live by bearing fruit. Amen. That’s why if you see in the Bible, there’s a contrast between the fruit of the Spirit and the works of the flesh, In Galatians 5, you see the fruit of the Spirit and the works of the flesh. Works are what you strive for and do, but fruit is what you have naturally. Do you want fruits or do you want striving? Decide that you want fruit. You can find fruit by living a favorable life, having God’s favor when you get your attitude right. Amen. Good, good stuff.
Okay, so a couple of practical things. Your physical posture matters. When you are at church, when you’re hearing the word, or even when you’re listening to a podcast, your physical posture matters. Do you know what integrity means? Integrity means being honest even when nobody’s there. Just because people are present, you put on a good show, but when nobody’s around—that’s integrity. Because integrity is irrespective of anybody being in the room. Your attitude to hear God’s word should be super high. Amen. You can grow in favor just by learning. Just by learning.
See, if you read
2 Peter 1:2, it says, “May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.”
Grace can be multiplied!
2 Peter 3:18 – “May you grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.”
So how do you grow in grace? By growing in knowledge—not head knowledge, but relational, intimate knowledge that you have when you are in the presence of God. Favor you can grow into just by growing in knowledge. Jesus also grew in favor. I think it’s
Luke 2:52 – “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.”
One sign that you have the favor of God is that you are growing in the wisdom of God. The currency of favor is wisdom. Just like the currency of money in India is Indian rupees, and the currency of money in America is USD, the currency of favor is wisdom. That’s why you see all the people who are men of favor: take Joseph, Daniel, Jesus, and David—they were all men of wisdom.
Okay, how many of you are wise already? Okay, let me rephrase the question. How many of you want to become wiser? That’s the favor of God! And that’s why favor can be grown into by growing in knowledge.. Does that help you? Yes? Does that help you?
Okay, one attitude that you should have in prayer is to be slow. I’ll give you an example. In my first year of marriage, I was trying to impress my wife. So, I marinated some chicken and put it on a frying pan to fry it. It was my first time doing it. I put it on high flame, and in five minutes, I saw the meat becoming brown. I told myself, “Good job, Sam. This is looking good; it’s looking tasty.” So, I served my wife that chicken. As she was cutting through the chicken, she asked me, “Is this cooked?” In my head, I was thinking, First of all, I’m cooking, and then you have criticism? Anyway, when I cut through, I saw it wasn’t cooked. There was still some uncooked flesh left. So, I took that chicken and put it in the oven for some time to cook it more. By the time it came out, it was all burnt!
What I learned was the art of slow cooking. You know, the art of slow cooking. Slow cooking is better than fast cooking because slow cooking not only cooks the meat properly inside, but it also retains your nutrients.
See, the problem with us as Christians is when we see slow-cooked meat and fast-cooked meat, from the outside, they both look the same. Just because they look the same doesn’t mean they’re cooked the same.
That’s why the Bible says,
Psalm 34:8 – “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him.”
If your life is bitter, that means there’s something you can do about it to make it sweet. You’re not eating the fruit.
So when you’re in the presence of God, take it slow. When you’re in prayer, take it slow. After you’ve made all your requests, take time to hear what God is saying. Prayer is a conversation—a two-way conversation. But some of our prayers are just one-sided. You don’t call it prayer; you call it blabbering prayer.
You have a conversation. So after you’ve shared, wait for Him to share. That’s why you need to take it slow and have some time where you’re just hearing God. As God is speaking to you, make a note of it. Record it. Write it down. You should also read the Word because one of the primary ways God speaks is through the Word. Amen.
Don’t be so quick just to finish your prayer and move on to the next item on the agenda. Take it slow. Hear God’s Word. Because that Word for you is fresh manna. God can give you fresh manna every day—a fresh Word for today. Jesus said,
Matthew 6:11 – “Give us this day our daily bread.”
He was not talking about multi-grain bread; He was talking about His Word. So don’t stay on the stale bread of yesterday; you can have fresh bread today.
So never get out of your prayer closet till you have received a word. Because in that word is the favor for the day. In the word is the faith for you to perform. In the Word, you’ll find everything that you need for that day. Find favor by receiving a word. Amen. By receiving a word.
Now, after you’ve received the word, this is what you should do. Are you guys following me? Okay, I’m just going. So, you first take it slow in prayer and receive a word. Now, after you receive a word, keep thinking about it again and again.
You know, when I was first texting my wife—well, she wasn’t my wife then; she was a potential wife. Yeah. So when I was first texting, I was pretty nervous. We wouldn’t text so often. So any word or phrase that she would say, I would keep meditating on it again and again. “Good morning, how are you?” Good morning. How are you? You know, I’m just meditating on that same word again and again. Why? Because I’m really excited about what she has to say.
So when you receive a word from the Lord, keep meditating on it day and night. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalm 23:1 – “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
As you’re meditating on it, there’s a breakthrough happening in your mind. Amen.
Because this word is like food to your spirit. You decide how much you want to eat. You never have to live a defeated life another day. You can be victorious. You can be an overcomer. This is your food. Amen. Amen.
God, you know there are over 7,000 promises in the Bible. These 7,000 promises definitely show God’s heart towards us.
So never get out of your prayer closet till you have received a word. Because in that word is the favor for the day. In the word is the faith for you to perform in the Word. You’ll find everything that you need for that day. Find favor by receiving a word.By receiving a word. Now, after you’ve received the word, this is what you should do. Are you guys following me? Okay. I’m just going. Okay. So you first take it slow in prayer, and receive a word. Now, after you receive a word, keep thinking about it again and again. Keep thinking about it again. You know, when I was first texting my wife, like, you know, she wasn’t my wife then; she was a potential wife. Yeah. So when I was first texting, I was pretty nervous.
Any message that she would send or any phrase that she would say, I would keep meditating on it again and again. “Good morning, how are you? Good morning. How are you?” You know, I’m just meditating on that same word again and again. Why? Because I’m really excited for what she has to say. So when you receive a word from the Lord, keep meditating on it day and night, the same day. Keep meditating on it. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. As you’re meditating on it, there’s a breakthrough that’s happening in your mind. Amen. Because this word is like food to your spirit. You decide how much you want to eat. You never have to live a defeated life another day. You can be victorious. You can be an overcomer. This is your food. Amen. Amen. God, you know there are 7,000 promises in the Bible. Is there 7,000 promises in the Bible? That definitely shows God’s heart towards us.
One minute you can go from being a sheep to being alive. Just one minute. Amen. Sustain the word. Take it slow. So three things I want to give you: take it slow in prayer, give some time to hear God’s word, and when you get the word, meditate on it. One powerful way of meditation is by just speaking it out. Because you have so many thoughts in your head that are bombarding you; there’s so much confusion. So when you speak it out, you are basically prioritizing that thought above every other thought. So if the word that you’ve received is “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want,” I’m telling you, trust me, that word is enough for that day. When I would walk down the streets and I know that there are some street dogs somewhere here and there, they can always prowl. I would always say, “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me.” There’s something that does to your heart.
What am I trying to say? When you face the challenges for that day, God has already given you the word to equip you to face that challenge. So say the word! Don’t be, “Oh God, no.” You have already been equipped. Go for it! Amen. Are you blessed, church? Are you blessed? Amen. No devil can steal your inheritance. No devil can blind you. I want to hear testimonies—favor, favor, favor! More favor, unusual doors of opportunity. Opportunities are opening up for you right now. What you would have never thought is happening just because you found favor, and you’re moving from one degree of favor into another. The Lord’s favor surrounds me like a shield. I have favors all around me. God’s favor opens doors of opportunities for me, and I’ll keep growing in favor.