OPEN DOORS OF FAVOUR

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in FAVOUR with God and man – Luke 2:52

In addition to the virtues of character, vision, diligence, patience, and talent, FAVOUR is a key denominator in the lives of truly successful people. Every successful and fulfilled person in Christ is an expression of God’s favour, not of human effort: Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place (2 Corinthians 2:14).

Favour is the divine flow of God’s goodness and mercy. It is having God’s “Face” shining upon you. Favour is God giving you attention and singular audience. Favour is the divine current that carries you from your past dreams and present season into future realities. It is the golden river that lifts you from the pit to your palace. There is nothing comparable to favour; it makes the seemingly impossible possible.

Some closed doors will open when you approach them by the force of faith; other doors will open only through favour with God and men – getting help from the right people. Seldom does anyone get to the top solely through self-effort. Favour is superior to the best of labours!

In pursuit of his burden and vision, Nehemiah needed resources to enable him to rebuild the gates and walls of Jerusalem and an army to defend him. So he prayed, and God granted him favour and positioned the king to provide what he needed. Nehemiah said, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favour in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my fathers are buried so that I can rebuild it” (Neh.2:5). The king did, willingly and bountifully.

Here is Wisdom: when your heart is set on advancing God's kingdom, He will grant you doors of favour through “kingdom connections.” However, God – not you – determines such connections. Divine favour may not always come through the channels you expect, or the people you are familiar or agree with, or those you like. God used a heathen king to help Nehemiah; a poor widow to feed the prophet Elijah (1 Kings 17:8-17); and a little slave maid to connect the Syrian Captain Naaman to his miracle (2 Kings 5:1-14). We cannot dictate to God who He can and cannot position and use as a door of favour, but there are two points to always bear in mind:

First, it is wise that you PRAY for FAVOUR with the right people – the doors that God is positioning along your journey of destiny to usher you into new seasons of success and pathways of progress. Pray for favour, expect it, and accept it with thanks in whatever form God sends it.

Second, you must BE READY for the open doors of favour. The more you are prepared, the more opportunities you are likely to encounter. The more prepared you are, the clearer you’ll see God’s open doors of favour and opportunity for you.