If you’ve ever had anyone do a favor for you, then I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s wonderful.  Whether expected (based upon a request) or unexpected (based upon another’s gratuity), a favor has a way of making things easier.  And that’s just what God had in mind when He promised again and again in His Word to favor His people.

God’s favor represents His goodwill, prosperity and pleasure.  And the Scripture reveals that He surrounds His people with favor as with a shield (Psalm 5:12).  To absorb the awesomeness of this, consider the fact that a shield is designed to cover you on all sides–front, back, left, right, above and beneath–without any exposure.  In His commitment to cover His people, God could have chosen anything, yet He chose to cover you, shield you–surround you on every side–with His favor!  Another way of saying it is no matter how high you go, how low you sink, how far to the left or the right, the front or the back that you move, God’s favor will have you covered!  His heart’s intent is that you’ll never have a moment where your favor shield isn’t intact and making things easier.

But even though this is God’s intent, if we’re honest, there are times when we don’t experience the favor of God in a situation or circumstance.  I want to help you avoid those hit-and-miss scenarios, once and for all, by sharing some keys to keeping your favor shield up, with a constant flow of God’s best coming your way:

1. Walk in love with God and others.  Everything in God’s kingdom works by faith and faith works by love (Gal. 5:6, 1 Cor. 13:4-8), so keep yourself in love and quickly repent when you fall short.
2. Release your faith in the favor of God by declaring it over your life.  We enjoy the blessings of God as we appropriate them to ourselves by faith–and we release our faith through our words.  In short, if you want to see the favor of God, you’ll have to say the favor of God.  (Mark 11:22-24; Rom. 4:17.)
3. When you experience the favor of God, acknowledge it!  Declare, “That’s the favor of God” and give God thanks and praise for it.  This communicates to God that you are in tune with what He’s doing in your life and that you don’t take it for granted.  Thanksgiving in this regard will also increase your capacity to receive more of the favor of God.

So there you have it–a few keys to increasing the flow of God’s favor in your life.  If you need to make adjustments in any of these areas do so today and open the way for God’s favor to flow to you like never before.

P.S. I’d love to hear how God’s favor is working in your life.