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Thanks for listening to 34 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 3: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 35 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 3: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 36 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 3: share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray 37 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 3: put God's very best in your life. Well, God bless you. 38 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 3: It's always our joy. Come into your homes and if 39 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 3: you're ever in our area, please stop by and be 40 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 3: a part of one of our services. I promise you 41 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 3: we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks so 42 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 3: much for tuning in, and thank you again for coming 43 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 3: out today. I like to start with something funny and 44 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 3: I heard about this groom. At the wedding rehearsal, he 45 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 3: said to the minister, I'll make a deal with you. 46 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 3: If during the vows you'll leave out all that love, honor, 47 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 3: and obey stuff, I'll give you one hundred dollars. He 48 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 3: slipped one hundred dollars bill into the minister's hand walked 49 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 3: away with a smile. The next day, during the ceremony, 50 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 3: the minister said to the man, do you promise to 51 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 3: bow down before your wife to bring her breakfast in bed, 52 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 3: to fulfill her every desire. The man gulped in astonishment, 53 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 3: said in a weak voice, I do. He then whispered 54 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 3: in the minister's ear. I thought we had a deal. 55 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 3: The minister handed his money back and said, your wife 56 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 3: made me a much better offer. Hold your bible up, 57 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 3: say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 58 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 3: I am what it says. I am. I have what 59 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 3: it says I have. I can do what it says 60 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 3: I can do. Today I will be taught the word 61 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 3: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 62 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 3: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, 63 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 3: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 64 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 3: about living favor minded. God told Abraham Genesis twelve two, 65 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 3: I will bless you with an abundant increase of favors, 66 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 3: not one or just two. He said, I'm going to 67 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 3: do favors for you in abundance. You and I are 68 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 3: the seed of Abraham. What if we could really believe this, 69 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 3: that the creator of the universe wants to do favors 70 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 3: for you. Most of the time we think, oh, Joel, 71 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 3: God's got bigger things to deal with than me. He's 72 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 3: not interested in that. No, you are God's biggest deal. 73 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 3: He wants to make you an example of his goodness. 74 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: And when you keep God first place, when you honor 75 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 3: him with your life, God puts something on you that 76 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 3: causes you to stand out in the crowd, something that 77 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 3: gives you an advantage. It causes good breaks and opportunities 78 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 3: to be attracted to you. It's called the favor of God. 79 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 3: The word favor means to assist, to provide with advantages, 80 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,799 Speaker 3: to receive preferential treatment. The favor of God will cause 81 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 3: you to be promoted even though you weren't the most qualified. 82 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 3: God's favor will cause your children to get the best 83 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 3: teachers in school. It'll help you find the best deals 84 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 3: at the mall. It will put you at the right 85 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 3: place at the right time. God is saying to you 86 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 3: what he said to Abraham. I'm going to assist you. 87 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 3: I'm going to provide you with advantages. I'm going to 88 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 3: cause you to receive preferential treatment. Well, Joel, this never 89 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 3: happens for me. I must not have this favor. No, 90 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 3: you do have it. But the reason many people don't 91 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 3: experience it is they're not releasing their faith in this area. 92 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 3: They're not expecting good breaks, they don't expect preferential treatment. 93 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 3: They have an underdog mentality. Everybody gets promoted except me. 94 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 3: I put my house on the market, should have known 95 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 3: it wouldn't sell, went to the grocery store, got in 96 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 3: the longest line, just my luck. No, if you're going 97 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 3: to experience this favor, you have to live favor minded. 98 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 3: That means you're expecting it and you're declaring it every day. 99 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 3: Before you leave the house. You should say Father, thank 100 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 3: you that I have your favor. Then go out expecting 101 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 3: good things to happen. Expect doors to open for you 102 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 3: that may not open for somebody else. You have an advantage. 103 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 3: There's something special about you. You have the favor of God. 104 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 3: And I'm not talking about being arrogant thinking that we're 105 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 3: better than somebody else. I'm talking about living with boldness 106 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 3: not because of who we are, but because of whose 107 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 3: we are. You are a child of the most High God. 108 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 3: Your father created the whole universe. You can expect preferential treatment. 109 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 3: Think about if you were born into the Rockefeller family, 110 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 3: you're going to have some advantages. If you were born 111 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 3: into the Kennedy family, the Bill Gates family, You're going 112 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 3: to be treated differently. You're going to expect favor that 113 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 3: other people may not expect. The good news today is 114 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 3: you have been born into the right family. You come 115 00:06:55,000 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 3: from a royal bloodline. Your father owns it all. You 116 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 3: need to hold your head up high and start expecting 117 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 3: to stand out in the crowd. Start expecting good breaks, 118 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 3: divine connections, opportunities to come your way. You have favor 119 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 3: because of who your father is. I know as a child, 120 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 3: as a young boy, I received preferential treatment because of 121 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 3: my earthly father. We used to travel with my dad 122 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 3: during the summers when he would speak at these large conferences. 123 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 3: One time we were in Chicago in the lobby of 124 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 3: this big hotel. I was about ten years old, My 125 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 3: sister April was seven, and I was standing at the 126 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 3: coffee shop admiring the pictures of milkshakes they had up 127 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 3: in the wall that they sold. This older lady came 128 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 3: by and she said, aren't you John o'steen's children. I 129 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 3: said with a smile, yes, ma'am, we are. She said, 130 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 3: how about I buy you one of those milkshakes you're 131 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 3: looking at. I thought about it for about two tenths 132 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 3: of a second and said that would be nice, and 133 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 3: she bought us some milkshake. It wasn't because of anything 134 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 3: that I had done. She did me a favor, simply 135 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 3: because of who my father was. The rest of the 136 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 3: week I hung out at that coffee shop. When I 137 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 3: was nineteen years old, I got pulled over by a 138 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 3: policeman for driving too fast. And this officer was kind 139 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 3: of gruff, seemed like he was having a bad day, 140 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: and I was young and nervous. My heart was beating 141 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 3: so fast. He came over to my window and I 142 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 3: handed him my driver's license. He stared at it for 143 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 3: the longest time, a minute or two, it seemed like forever. 144 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 3: Then he finally looked at me and said, are you 145 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 3: related to that? He said it three times, that preacher, 146 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 3: By the way he said it, I didn't know if 147 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 3: it was going to be a good thing to be 148 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 3: related to my father. I smiled and said, it depends. 149 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 3: He said, what do you mean it depends. I said, 150 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 3: it depends on whether or not you like him. He 151 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 3: looked up in the air like he was trying to decide. 152 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 3: I thought, that's not a good sign if he has 153 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,559 Speaker 3: to think about it. And he looked at me and said, yeah, 154 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 3: I watch him on television a lot. I kind of 155 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 3: like him. I said, good, because that's my father, and 156 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 3: he sure wouldn't want you to give me a ticket. 157 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 3: Believe it or not. He let me go. What was 158 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 3: that preferential treatment because of who my father was? Now, 159 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 3: why don't you start carrying yourself like you're a child 160 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 3: of the king. Why don't you start expecting some advantages, 161 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 3: some good breaks, even some preferential treatment. Instead of thinking, oh, Joel, 162 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:53,959 Speaker 3: nobody likes me at work, I'll never get ahead. No, 163 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 3: start declaring I have the fevor of God. People are 164 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 3: drawn to me, People want to be good to me, 165 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 3: People go out of their way to be nice that's 166 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 3: not just being positive. That's releasing your faith. And if 167 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 3: you're going to see an abundant increase of God's favors, 168 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 3: you can't have a limited short end of the stick 169 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 3: underdog mentality. It says in Psalms that God has crowned 170 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 3: you with his favor. You may not be able to 171 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 3: see it, but everywhere you go you are wearing a 172 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 3: crown on your head. That crown does not represent lack, 173 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 3: bad breaks, mediocrity, barely getting by. It represents the favor 174 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 3: of God. It represents the fact that the creator of 175 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 3: the universe breathed his life into you. And in the 176 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 3: unseen realm, the spiritual world, all the forces of darkness. 177 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 3: Just like they can see you wearing your robe of righteousness, 178 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 3: they can see your crown of favor on your head. 179 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 3: That tells them that you've been set apart. They can 180 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 3: see you have a right to preferential treatment. They can 181 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 3: see there's something different about you. But here's the problem. 182 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 3: If you don't see yourself the right way, it's going 183 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 3: to limit you when you need an advantage, a good break. 184 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 3: Instead of shrinking back thinking oh, what's the use, it's 185 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 3: never going to happen no, stand up tall and imagine 186 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 3: that crown of favor on your head. Let that be 187 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 3: a reminder that you have a right to live in victory. 188 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 3: You have a right to stand out in the crowd. 189 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 3: You have a right to these special advantages. When I 190 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 3: look out at all of you today through my eyes 191 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:42,719 Speaker 3: of faith, I can see your crown of favor. I 192 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 3: see royalty. I see increase. I see new doors opening, 193 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 3: I see problems turning around. I see dreams coming to pass. 194 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 3: When the enemy tells you those lies that you're never 195 00:11:56,520 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 3: going to get promoted. Your boss doesn't even like you. 196 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 3: You're never gonna take that mission's trip. You don't have 197 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 3: the connections. You'll never sell your house. The market is 198 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 3: too tight. No tell him, hang on just a minute. 199 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 3: I've gotta fix something up here. He says, what are 200 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 3: you doing. I'm straightening my crown of favor. I'm making 201 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 3: sure that it's on tight. See. You're not average, You're 202 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 3: not ordinary. You come from a royal family. You can 203 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 3: expect advantages that other people may not expect. God has 204 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 3: crowned you with his favor. I received a letter from 205 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 3: a lady. She's a single parent, mother, and she immigrated 206 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 3: to the United States from Europe many years ago. English 207 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 3: is not her first language. She had three small children. 208 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 3: She didn't know how she would ever be able to 209 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 3: afford to send them to college. Seemed like she was 210 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 3: at a disadvantage in a foreign country all alone, didn't 211 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 3: know anybody. She applied for a job as a secretary 212 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 3: at a prestigious university. Several dozen other people applied for 213 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 3: the same position. When she saw all the competition, she 214 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 3: was tempted to feel intimidated. Negative thoughts were bombarding her 215 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 3: mind to make matters worse. The lady conducting the interview 216 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,359 Speaker 3: was not nice to her at all. She was harsh, 217 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 3: condescending this mother. She didn't get frustrated by it. She 218 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 3: didn't have an underdog mentality. What's the us, I'm at 219 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 3: a disadvantage. No, she knew she was wearing a crown 220 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 3: of favor. She knew God could cause her to stand 221 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 3: out in the crowd. The whole time she was there 222 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 3: under her breath, Lord, thank you for your favor. All 223 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 3: the applicants had to take a five minute typing test, 224 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,079 Speaker 3: and she was not a great typhist. She started typing, 225 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,959 Speaker 3: doing her best. The bell went off, saying that her 226 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 3: five minutes was up. She stopped typing, but the lady 227 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 3: in charge had gotten distracted entering a phone call. She 228 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 3: said to the lady gruffly, keep typing. That's not your bell. 229 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 3: Well it was her bell, It was right in front 230 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 3: of her. She said okay, and typed another five minutes. 231 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 3: They added up the number of words she typed ten 232 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 3: minutes worth, and divided it by five, and she by 233 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 3: far had the best typing skills and ended up getting 234 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 3: the job. One of the benefits of working for this 235 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 3: university is that your children get to go to school 236 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 3: for free. That was over thirty years ago. Today, all 237 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 3: three of her children have graduated from this very prestigious university, 238 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 3: over seven hundred thousand dollars in education, all three of charge. 239 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 3: What was that? An abundant increase of favor? Friends, God 240 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 3: knows how to give you an advantage. He knows how 241 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 3: to put you at the right place at the right time. Said, 242 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 3: I think it is never going to to happen. I 243 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 3: always get the short end of the stick. Now, why 244 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 3: don't you straighten your crown of favor? Why don't you 245 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 3: start declaring the favor of God is opening the right 246 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 3: doors for me. The favor of God is causing me 247 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 3: to stand out. The favor of God is taking me 248 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 3: where I could not go on my own. That's what 249 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 3: it means to live favor minded. You're expecting it and 250 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 3: you're declaring it. I was at the airport ticket counter 251 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 3: back in the nineteen nineties. Victoria and I were headed 252 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 3: to New Delhi, India. My father was having a large 253 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 3: pastor's conference and we were going over a few days early. 254 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 3: I was hand carrying a television camera. Was very expensive. 255 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 3: I didn't want to check it. I'd taken it on 256 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 3: board before. But the lady at the counter was very 257 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 3: opposed to that. She said, sir, you don't have a choice. 258 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 3: Put it back in the case and check it like luggage. 259 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 3: I was very polite, but I explained to her that 260 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 3: I really wanted to carry it on board to protect it, 261 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 3: and that I'd done it several times before, even on 262 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 3: that same airline. She wasn't about to budge. I didn't 263 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 3: get upset. I knew I had a secret weapon. While 264 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 3: she continued to check us in. Under my breath, I 265 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 3: started saying, Lord, thank you that your favor is giving 266 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 3: me an advantage. Thank you that your favor will cause 267 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 3: me to have preferential treatment. I asked her if there 268 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 3: was anyone I could talk to about possibly making an exception. 269 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 3: She said, the only person that has that authority would 270 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 3: be the captain of the flight himself. He's busy, he 271 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 3: can't be bothered. He's getting prepared for the flight. About 272 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 3: that time, a gentleman walked up wearing a uniform, very nice, 273 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 3: very kind. He could see that we were discussing something. 274 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 3: He asked her what the problem was, and she said, well, 275 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 3: he wants to take this camera on board, but it's 276 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 3: kind of awkward and plus it's expensive. We can't be 277 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 3: responsible if something happens to it. He asked me what 278 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 3: flight I was on. I said, we're going to New Delhi, India. 279 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 3: He said, oh, I'm the captain of that flight. You 280 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 3: can put it in my compartment right behind the cockpit. 281 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 3: That girl's eyes got that big around. I wanted to say, 282 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 3: man in any booboo, what are the chances of that captain, 283 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 3: thousands of people in the airport walking up right when 284 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 3: I needed him. That wasn't a lucky break, It wasn't 285 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 3: a coincidence. It was the favor of God giving me 286 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 3: special advantages. God's favor will put the right people at 287 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 3: the right place at the right time. Some of you 288 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 3: today you need to get your crown of favor out, 289 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,920 Speaker 3: dust it off and put it back on your head. 290 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 3: You're not expecting these advantages. You need to start expecting 291 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,239 Speaker 3: good breaks, start expecting people to want to help you. 292 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 3: God wants to show you an abundant increase of his favor, 293 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 3: but if you're not releasing your faith for it, it 294 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 3: will limit what he can do. Now I've learned, you 295 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:10,439 Speaker 3: can't reach your highest potential on your own. You can't 296 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:14,959 Speaker 3: fulfill your God given destiny by yourself. You need God's favor. 297 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:18,119 Speaker 3: You need him to assist you, to provide you with 298 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 3: advantages to cause you to have preferential treatment. But if 299 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 3: we're passive and think all Joe, if God wants to 300 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 3: bless me, he'll bless me. If he wants to give 301 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 3: me a good break, he's God. He'll give me a 302 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 3: good break. No, God is moved by our faith. When 303 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 3: you expect it and declare it, that's when the creator 304 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 3: of the universe can show up and do amazing things. 305 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 3: And it takes a boldness to believe that Almighty God 306 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 3: will do you favors. Every voice will tell you what 307 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 3: are you talking about. God's not interested in you. You 308 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,439 Speaker 3: don't deserve it. Who do you think you are? Just 309 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 3: put your shoulders back and say, a child of the 310 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 3: most High God, God crowned with his favor. Think about 311 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 3: as parents, how we love to do favors for our children. Well, 312 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 3: how much more does God want to do favors for you, 313 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 3: his child? My question, are you expecting it? Are you 314 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 3: declaring it? Psalm five says that God's favor surrounds us 315 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 3: like a shield. If it surrounds us, that means it's 316 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 3: with us everywhere we go. You have favor at work, 317 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,679 Speaker 3: favor at the grocery store, favor at the gym, favor 318 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 3: in traffic, favor at the mall. The more aware you 319 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 3: are of this favor, the more conscious you are that 320 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 3: God wants to assist you, the more you'll see His 321 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 3: hand at work all through the day, even if it's 322 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 3: under our breath. We should get in this habit. Lord, 323 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,479 Speaker 3: thank you for your favor. Thank you that I have 324 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 3: favor with my boss and clients. Lord, thank you that 325 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 3: my children have favor with their teachers, coaches, at the 326 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,199 Speaker 3: grocery store. Lord, thank you that your favors helping me 327 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 3: find what I need. In traffic, Lord, thank you that 328 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 3: your favors make it a way you work in real estate, Lord, 329 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 3: think you that your favor is shining down on my 330 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 3: properties causing them to sell. See. God wants to help 331 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,439 Speaker 3: you in your everyday life, not just the big things. 332 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 3: One time, Victoria and I were taking our children to 333 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 3: the zoo. It was about ten o'clock in the morning. 334 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 3: We didn't think anybody would be there, but when we arrived, 335 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 3: the place was packed. We didn't realize it was spring 336 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 3: break and all the children were out of school. The 337 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 3: parking lot was so backed up the traffic people were everywhere. 338 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:44,919 Speaker 3: We drove around and around the parking area, up and down, 339 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 3: back and forth, couldn't find any place. Just as we 340 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 3: were about to leave, I did what I'm asking you. 341 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,479 Speaker 3: Under my breath, I said, Lord, thank you for your favor. 342 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 3: Thank you for helping us find a parking spot so 343 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 3: we can have fun with our children. This is not 344 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 3: a magic formula. I was simply acknowledging God. The scripture 345 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 3: says when you acknowledge God, he will crown your efforts 346 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 3: with success. A couple minutes later, just like it was 347 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:17,920 Speaker 3: perfectly on que As I was driving around, this car 348 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 3: backed out. We were able to pull in. My first 349 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 3: words were, Lord, thank you for your favor. When something 350 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 3: good happens, recognize it's the favor of God, and then 351 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 3: learn to thank him for it. At the office, all 352 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 3: of a sudden, you have a good idea, it comes 353 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:39,440 Speaker 3: out of nowhere. Lord, thank you for your favor. At 354 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 3: the mall, you find what you want on sale. At lunch, 355 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 3: you bump into somebody you've been wanting to meet. Those 356 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 3: aren't lucky breaks. Those aren't coincidences. That's the favor of God. 357 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 3: If you will recognize it and thank God for it, 358 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,679 Speaker 3: you'll see more of his favor. I was at the 359 00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 3: mall a couple of years ago with Victoria. She had 360 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 3: a couple things I wanted to buy, so I went 361 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 3: up to the counter to pain I just minding my 362 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 3: own business. I said hello to the lady and smiled, 363 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 3: no big deal. She said, this blouse goes on sell 364 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 3: this weekend. I'll go ahead and give you the cell 365 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 3: price today. After I thanked her under my breath, Lord, 366 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 3: thank you for your favor, she looked at the other shirt. 367 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 3: At the very bottom there was a little place where 368 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 3: the fabric was messed up. Could barely even see it, 369 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 3: very minor. She said, that's not right. Let me see 370 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 3: what I can do. She went away and came back 371 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 3: and said, if it's okay with you, we'll mark this 372 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 3: down the half price. I said, I guess it'll be okay. 373 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:42,640 Speaker 3: She didn't have to do that. I wouldn't have known 374 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 3: any differently. That was the favor of God causing people 375 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 3: to be good to me. I walked out of there saying, Lord, 376 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 3: thank you for your favor. I recognize your goodness in 377 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 3: my life. When you live favor minded, God will cause 378 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 3: good breaks to chase you down. He'll cause people to 379 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 3: go out of their way to do you favors. A 380 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 3: friend of mine was refinishing a piece of furniture at home. 381 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 3: She was using this electric sander that she'd had for 382 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 3: many years. At one point a part broke off of 383 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 3: it and it wouldn't work anymore. She went up to 384 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 3: the hardware store and this gentleman came over to wait 385 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 3: on her. She had put the old sander and the 386 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:28,199 Speaker 3: broken part in a lakewood church bag that she happened 387 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 3: to have at home. She pulled it out and asked 388 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 3: the man if they carried that part. He looked at 389 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 3: her very strangely and said, no, we don't carry that brand. 390 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 3: Then he reached up off the shelf, got a brand 391 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 3: new sander top of the line and said, here, I 392 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 3: want you to have this. I'm giving it to you. 393 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 3: She'd never seen the man before. She said, what do 394 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 3: you mean you're going to give it to me. She said, yes, 395 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 3: it's my gift. Take it up to the counter and 396 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 3: give them my number, five five five. She went to 397 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 3: the counter and there were several lines with people in 398 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 3: each of them. She was waiting at the back of 399 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 3: the line and one of the checkers, a lady, looked 400 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 3: over and said, excuse me, ma'am, come up here to 401 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 3: the front. I want to check you out now. My 402 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 3: friend pointed to herself, said you mean me. She said, yes, 403 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:19,439 Speaker 3: you the highly favored woman. She got up there and 404 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 3: explained this man said he was going to give me 405 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 3: this sander. The checker said, I don't know if he 406 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 3: could do that. Who is he? She said, I don't 407 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 3: know his name, but he said his number is five 408 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 3: five five. She said, he can do anything he wants. 409 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 3: He's the regional manager. Just before my friend left, she said, 410 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 3: why did you call me up here in front of 411 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 3: all these people? She said, I saw your Lakewood church bag. 412 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 3: I watch every Sunday, and I know if you go 413 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 3: to Lakewood you must be highly favored. That's what I 414 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 3: believe about all of you. The creator of the universe 415 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 3: has put favor on you. David understood this principle. He said, surely, 416 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 3: goodness and will follow me all the days of my life. 417 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 3: He was saying, favor follows me everywhere I go. David 418 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 3: knew he had an advantage. He knew God would assist him, 419 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 3: that he could expect preferential treatment. He was living with 420 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 3: a favor mindset. The truth is something is going to 421 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 3: follow you throughout life. If you go around thinking I 422 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 3: never get any good breaks, nothing good ever happens to me, 423 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:30,199 Speaker 3: then defeat, lack, mediocrity will follow you around. But if 424 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 3: you'll switch over into this favor mindset, have the attitude, 425 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 3: God's favor is giving me advantages. God's favor is causing 426 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 3: me to stand out. God's favor is bringing victory into 427 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 3: my life. When you live like that, good breaks will 428 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 3: chase you down. Favor increased promotion will be what's following you. 429 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 3: What would happen if we would get up each day 430 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 3: and pray this simple prayer from Genesis twelve to two. God, 431 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 3: I want to thank you today for an abundant increase 432 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:05,239 Speaker 3: of your favor. Lord, I thank you in advance for 433 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 3: assisting me, for providing me with advantages, for causing me 434 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 3: to have preferential treatment. That's how you'll step into the 435 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 3: fullness of your destiny. I talked to a gentleman that 436 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 3: was in town for a job interview. It was a 437 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 3: very important position. Executives were flying in from around the 438 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:27,199 Speaker 3: country to interview for this job, and he really wanted it. 439 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 3: But he told how he wasn't the most qualified, didn't 440 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 3: have the most experience, on and on all the reasons 441 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,199 Speaker 3: why he shouldn't get it. And I told him what 442 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 3: I'm telling you every day, you need to speak favor 443 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 3: over that situation. Father. Thank you that your favor is 444 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 3: causing me to stand out. Lord, thank you that your 445 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 3: favor is shining down on me, causing them to want 446 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 3: to hire me. I saw him several months later, right 447 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 3: out there in the lobby. He was beaming from ear 448 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 3: to ear. I knew he had gotten the position, but 449 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 3: he said, Joel, it was the strangest thing. When the 450 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 3: executives call me in to give me the good news, 451 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 3: they were scratching their heads. They said, we don't really 452 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 3: know why we're hiring you. You're not the most qualified, 453 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 3: you don't have the best resume. There's just something about 454 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:21,400 Speaker 3: you that you we like. There's something we can't put 455 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 3: our finger on it. But it causes you to stand out. 456 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 3: That's what it says in numbers, God will make his 457 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:32,120 Speaker 3: face shine down on you and give you his favor. 458 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 3: When you live favor minded, it's just like a bright 459 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 3: light is shining down on you. It will cause you 460 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 3: to go places that you could not go on your own. 461 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 3: Other people may have more talent, more experienced, more education, 462 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 3: but the favor of God will cause you to stand out. Now, 463 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 3: every day you need to imagine you're not only wearing 464 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:58,080 Speaker 3: a crown of favor, but God's light is shining down 465 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:01,880 Speaker 3: on you. You are glow and with God's goodness. You are 466 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 3: radiating with God's favor. Now get up every morning expecting 467 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 3: it and declaring it. Not because of who you are, 468 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 3: but because of who you are. Remember, you've been born 469 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 3: into the right family. You come from a royal bloodline. 470 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 3: And if you'll develop this habit of living favor minded, 471 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 3: I believe and declare God is going to assist you, 472 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:31,360 Speaker 3: provide you with advantages, cause you to have preferential treatment. 473 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,959 Speaker 3: You need to get ready. You're going to see an 474 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 3: abundant increase of favor. It's going to thrust you into 475 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:41,960 Speaker 3: the fullness of your destiny. In Jesus's name, if you 476 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 3: believe it, can you say him in today? Well, we 477 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 3: never like to close our broadcast without giving you an 478 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 3: opportunity to make Jesus the Lord of your life. Would 479 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 3: you pray with me? 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