31 Days of Prayer: When you need God's favor

I love this song. It speaks to me in my most disappointed moments. Like today. Earlier this afternoon, I was frustrated, mad and depressed all at once-- at least on the inside. On the outside, I did my best to keep up a positive front. I went through that inner struggle because of personal situations I've been battling for a while now and today it felt like I just could not win. So I contacted one of my pastors who said she'd pray for me. God bless her heart, this pastor reminded me that I need to "be at peace" and realize that I am "loved, no matter what."

Now what do my personal battles have to do with this song, "God's Favor"? Just wait, I will tell you. God speaks to us in a myriad of manners. Sometimes it's in a quiet whisper from God's Holy Spirit that speaks to our souls. Sometimes its through a God-breathed word from a ministry leader, pastor, family member or friend. And sometimes in my own situation, God drops a song into my spirit. Today, the song that arrived in my mind is this one,"God's Favor" as performed by Gospel Artist Donald Lawrence and The Tri-City singers. The first time I heard this song, I was a freshman in college in the process of auditioning for the university's gospel choir and the power of these words, the poignancy of this soulful melody spoke volumes to me. Soon after being accepted into the choir, I bought the CD. Yes, it's been a while (these were the days before iTunes).

God never ceases to amaze me because this is not the first time He's dropped a song that I have not thought of in a long while, into my spirit and encouragement and peace follows. I am grateful that the Creator of the Universe has spoken through this gospel song to remind me that His favor, yes God's favor is more precious and powerful than any battle I'm facing in this life here on Earth. Be it broken dreams or a broken heart, God reigns! And His favor is supreme meaning God is the greatest power in the universe so you can trust that when you have His favor, you can be victorious over any battle you're facing in this life.

So today I want to pray for anyone who is feeling disappointed, discouraged, brokenhearted, mad, frustrated and/or depressed! I pray God will encourage you, support you, carry you and bring you into brighter and happier days filled with His love, His grace, His mercy and yes, His favor.

YOU are invited to BIBLE BOOTCAMP

Dear loved blog readers,

Yes, I said you are loved because it's true-- you are LOVED BY GOD! :)

And I would like to invite you to set aside 30 minutes a day in which you can spend time with God!

Here's how: Pastor Paul Graham of Restoration Praise Center is operating a Bible boot camp-- yes, BOOT CAMP-- every morning for the entire month of August from 5:00 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. And guess what? You don't have to leave your house to attend! Simply log into the official Bible Boot Camp URL which is http://www.ustream.tv/channel/prayer-without-walls and you can watch the session! :) Like the gift of salvation which Jesus Christ offers to all who believe in Him, Bible boot camp is being offered to you and anyone in the world with Internet access for FREE!

So are you ready to as Pastor Graham says, "Flex your spiritual muscles"? Are you ready to learn more about Jehovah Jireh a.k.a. Jesus Christ as your Provider? If you answered "yes" to any of those questions or even if you said "maybe" or "no," I invite you to tune in for just one session-- just one! And you most likely will be led to viewing more. :) Did I mention that you don't have to be an early riser to attend Bible boot camp? It's true! The episodes are recorded and stored online for viewing at your convenience! For example, here's today's episode ... http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/24949648

I am sorry for not telling you about this sooner but you can still see the live episodes every morning (weekends included) until August 31! It's never too late to tune in since the sessions are stored on the website! :)

Take care, tune in and be blessed! :)

Love,

Alexis