Favored by the Lord

Favor: an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual. 


- Finding favor means gaining approval, acceptance, or special benefits or blessings.  

The Lord has brought this topic to my attention on multiple occasions throughout the week, so I decided that it would be my next blog post discussion. The scripture I would like to incorporate is Psalms 23, which states

 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over."
(Psalms 23 King James Version) 

This letter from David is very personal, it is describing his emotion towards the Lord regardless of any circumstances. In the book of Psalms David goes through a number of emotions, happy, sad, angry, and confused. These are all REAL emotions that we all experience and have experienced in our lives. This specific scripture shows us the relationship David has with the Lord and how much hope and faith he puts in Him. David knows that the Lord favors him, that is why the chapter is very personal and heart felt. Do you feel the same about the Lord as David does? Some of us may, some may not... The goal we want to accomplish is establishing that same sort of faith, trust, hope, love with God that David had, we want these things to be tangible. When we have accomplished that we will begin to truly walk in our purpose and consistently be led by the Holy Spirit. First you must come in to terms with the known and the unknown, meaning the things you understand and the things you don't. I say this because in order to Love, Trust, and Abide in God you must understand that you will NOT understand everything that goes on in your life. However, having faith that EVERYTHING occurs with a specific purpose (when you are being led by the spirit). God's ways are higher than our His thoughts are higher, He is more COMPLEX then us in every facet. Acknowledging that being favored by the Lord means He works for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28). Sometimes this may cause other things to fall a part, in order for the greater to come together perfectly. God is a great God, His favor falls upon all of those who seeks, submits, and loves Him faithfully.

"The Lord is my shepherd he makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside still waters." 

This scripture is simply describing the greatness of our King and how he truly is mindful of us. 

"He makes me lie down in green pastures..." 

He allows us to depend on Him solely, without the need of anything else. When we are in Christ we are not in need of much, when we open up our hearts to Him this gives Him the freedom to fill us up in every aspect necessary.

"he leads me besides still waters." 

The Lord leads us to Peace, just as His word says. I believe some words associated with still waters would be serenity, tranquility, quietness, stillness, etc.. 

I'm not going to dissect every aspect of this book, however, I did want to give a few examples of the greatness we receive from the Lord when we are truly favored by Him.. What he gives to us, the world could never take away..No matter how much people bad mouth you, want to see you fall, try to steal your joy, THE LORD is in your corner.

"These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."  

( John 14:27) 

" What, then shall we say to these things? If God be for us who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31)

Tonight, I pray for those who may not be walking in their purpose or is not aware of the calling they may have on their lives. I hope each person reading this has been blessed by the Word of God. I Pray for everyone to be led by the Holy Spirit continually, that way we may always be favored by Jesus...Decreasing in ourselves and increasing in Him, this way the blessings multiply and our righteousness remains. 

God Bless.

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