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0:02 We wanna honor God because he sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the God of all things possible. He's the God of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:56 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to our broadcast today. Today, we're gonna be talking about highly favored. The bible talks about being highly favored and we wanna know what that means exactly and1:08 how that pertains to us. And there's something I got a hold of. This says, author unknown, but it hit my soul. And it's talking about Mary, Jesus' mother, and it says that she was1:19 highly favored. But think about this, she was highly favored but almost always put away by the man she loves most. He almost he almost didn't wanna marry her. He almost didn't believe1:31 her. She was highly favored but she was rejected by every person in Bethlehem. She was highly favored but she laid on a dirt floor of a barn and gave birth to a baby, the Messiah that she1:43 carried for 9 months. She was highly favored but in the middle of the night she had to leave all she knew and move to a strange town because God said so.1:55 Favor never ever looks like favor at first. Favor sometimes takes you through frustration, failure, and fear. But if you wanna be favored by God, it2:07 may be the darkest night or the deepest valley, but in that place where no 1 sees you and feel you feel like no 1 understands, whisper to yourself, this is only the beginning, not the end. This2:18 will turn out for my good because I'm favored of God. And it says author unknown. That is awesome. And I love it. Think about all of that with Mary what she went through.2:30 Well, I mean think about highly favored. The you know, when when we think about Joseph in the bible, he was highly favored. He was so favored that of all the boys, he had the2:42 coat of many colors and he wore it. And he was thrown into a pit by his brothers, sold into slavery,2:54 and then put into prison, but then ended up as basically the vice president, you know, second in command. And so God3:05 has a funny way of, you know, us that we're highly favored sometimes, you know, because we can have the favor of God on our lives and3:17 everything can be very very difficult. Like you think about, you know, Gabriel when he meets Mary, that's the first thing he says. He says, rejoice highly favored 1.3:29 That's what he called her, highly favored 1. And yet Mary ran for her life, you know, when she was hiding Jesus. She she I'm sure she3:41 just probably laid at the foot of that cross. Can you imagine? I mean he was watching his mom weep. Can you imagine? But she was highly favored. Highly favored3:53 is a term that doesn't always look like you're highly favored. Right?3:59 Well, you have to know what does it mean exactly? Let's okay. So it means advantaged. It means that you're preferred, that you're prized, adored, respected, gifted,4:11 talented. It can mean a lot of things, But it doesn't mean that that, you know, everything's perfect, that you walk through life like, you know, you're you're tiptoeing through the daisies all day long. You you4:23 know, you can have the favor of God on your life, which if you're born again, we have highly we are highly favored children of the most high God. His favor is upon your4:34 life and that that means his favor's on your life when you're in the midst of the storm. His favor's on your life when it seems like chaos is surrounding you. His favor is on your life when you don't4:46 even know how to even get up in the morning because you're you're in the midst of some terrible trial or tragedy has just happened or you've maybe lost a loved 1, God still has4:58 favor for your life. He still loves you and and you are still preferred. He his stamp of approval is still on you. You have so much in store for you still.5:10 And, you know, God is saying to you today, get up. Get let it's time to know who you are in him. It's time to know that that and recognize his favor on your life. And5:22 you know, no matter what no matter what you're dealing with right now, you need to know that that you are favored, that God has his favor, his hand of favor is on you and he's gonna see you through5:34 everything that you're dealing with.5:35 And just because your life may look like it's in a pit right now, it does not mean that you're highly favored. Like, do you ever watch you know, like sometimes I watch these TV preachers or whoever,5:47 and they seem like they have these perfect lives, and I'm thinking, well, that's not always what's happening to me, like, oh god, why isn't it so easy for me? But really if we saw their backstory, we're just seeing the5:59 good part of the story. We didn't see, you know, the hard part of the story. So don't feel like, you know, well God likes them better than he likes me because the Bible says6:11 that he is no respecter of persons so he doesn't favor 1 over the other. When we're his children, the Bible says that God's favor surrounds6:23 us like a shield. Mhmm.6:24 Isn't that awesome? It's awesome. And you're right about that about, you know, looking, you know, through rose colored glasses at someone else's, you know, life or thinking the grass is always greener in someone6:36 else's backyard. You don't always know. If you wanted to walk a mile in someone else's shoes and especially if you work in ministry, it is no joke, and Michelle and I are here to tell you that,6:48 but yet, we know that there's a calling on our life to do what we're doing. We never asked for this. I never once in my life said, I am gonna, you know, go to go preach the gospel. That was never7:00 my life's mission, and God just put me on a different trajectory, and I know this is a call because it's a burden I have. So no matter what that we go through, we might go7:12 through because if you're if you're out there preaching the gospel, you know, there's a target. You know, the devil's not exactly gonna be happy with you. But we know that no matter what, we have the favor of God on our7:23 lives to get us through those things, to get us through because we have a divine purpose and a calling in him and so do you. Every single person, if you are still here and you are still on this7:35 earth, God has a purpose and a plan for your life and it is a plan to advance the kingdom. We all have a job in this great commission because you have the favor of God on your life to go preach the7:47 gospel, to talk about Jesus, to spread the good news, to be an example of Jesus Christ here on earth. And we all have that favor to go and do We do. No matter what no matter what you're going7:59 through. Give the devil a black eye and get up and go do something maybe in the exact opposite of the direction of of your trial. Right. You know, make8:11 so out of your own8:11 needs. Well, and talking about, you know, being counterintuitive. Sometimes Nana and I have this running joke, and sometimes I'll get a message from her or she'll get a message from me. And we're speaking things in8:22 faith, but it's kind of like a joke. And we'll say, you know, like, you know, I'll leave her a message, hey, child of most high God, you're highly favored. Yeah. Yes. And and it's just the way it's said.8:34 And even though we know the other one's going through a trial, we just have to remind 1 another that we are highly favored in spite of what it looks like and we'll talk more about that when we come back.8:46 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.8:58 When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and the9:09 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging9:21 on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 88 road9:33 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission9:44 today. Give now.9:48 Hey, welcome back. You're watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. We're talking about being highly favored. And you know, God wants, you know, to whom much is given, much is expected, and God10:00 wants to use you. You are blessed to be a blessing. And, you know, so where are where is your compassion? Where is your bend? What is the what is what causes you to just10:11 just, you know, have have so much mercy for something? And you know, whatever that is, God wants to use you in that area. Maybe you've been through something, just such a terrible trial in your life, or10:23 maybe you've suffered some kind of abuse. Well, you know, you can rise up and you can be the person who testifies that the favor of God is on your life and how he brought you through that10:35 that trial, and now you can use your testimony to bless somebody else that might be going through those very similar things. That is the favor of God on your life because the favor of God10:47 breeds the call of God, and God never wastes anything, anything that you go through. In fact, when he redeems, he multiplies. And the favor of God will take you where where10:59 you never thought you would go before. And sometimes, that is deep in the ministry. Sometimes, that is deep into into the lives of the hurting and the people who need to know him more than ever11:11 before. Being highly favored does does doesn't mean that, you know, you're just gonna sit back and have all this great stuff happen to you. Sometimes that you have the favor of God to go meet people in the pit. Sometimes11:22 you have the favor of God to just go pull people out of darkness and despair. It can mean a lot of things, but no matter what, he's there guiding you through that and the favor and the glory is11:34 on your life, the protection to go and do what he's called you11:38 to do. Well, right after Gabriel said to Mary, you are highly favored, he also said, God is with you. Yeah. And so you know11:50 that when you've asked Jesus to be the Lord of your life that not only are you highly favored, that God is going with you everywhere you go.12:02 You know, the Bible talks about how how how great the love of God is, you know. It's deep and wide and and it it it surrounds you and there's no place you can go12:14 on the earth or in the universe where God's love will not surround you and where his favor will not be with you. And so many times, I mean, you12:26 know, the devil is so good at his job in discouraging people and you may be watching us right now and think, you know, it's really easy for you guys to say that because12:37 you know, you're you're where you are or whatever. Let me just say, if you knew Mhmm. You know, I I would say from birth from birth. Yes. Have been trials and tribulations,12:49 you know, that that we've had to remind ourselves who we are in Christ Jesus that that it has not been easy. That, you know, so many times I have just been at the13:01 end of my rope going, God, I have to know that you're here with me. I have to know. And, you know, that is was I any13:13 less highly favored than on a good day? No. No. God says that he will work all things together for good for those who are13:25 called according to his purpose and those who love him. Yeah. So think about that. You are highly favored and no matter how dark your day looks this day,13:37 God is with you just like he was with Mary and you are highly favored because he is no respecter of persons.13:46 Yes. Sometimes I pray, you know, God just 1 touch of your favor. The Bible says Mhmm. 1 touch of your favor and the tide of the battle turns. And,13:58 you know, and you can ask for favor with men, with favor with God and men. You know, like, say you have a job interview or you're going to speak somewhere or you're gonna do something, you just ask for God for favor14:10 to and a fresh anointing to be able to do what you're called to do. Ask for his favor to be on your life that that that that the holy spirit would speak on your behalf, would speak through you, that there would be an14:22 anointing on the call that you have. Ask for favor wherever you go, you know, bring give me favor to do what you're calling me to do today. Amen. Lead me, guide me, and order14:31 my steps We know years ago, I Troy and I, my husband, we moved by faith. And when we moved, we didn't have jobs yet.14:43 We didn't have even a place to live yet. And so we needed a whole lot of favor at that time. And I remember this was towards the end of our college years and he had gotten out of the14:55 military and he was going back to college and I was transferring colleges. So and we were moving back to our hometown, and there was a waiting list for the Mary15:07 dorms. There were they just did not have a lot of rental houses at that time or apartments. There was a shortage, So we really could not find a place to live and my friends had waited over a year to15:19 be in those merry dorms. I had 2 friends, awesome Christians, they waited over a year and, you know, we weren't even students yet. We hadn't even signed up for school And so, I15:31 remember driving down the road and the Holy Spirit speaking to me and he said, go now and apply for the Mary dorms. I wasn't even a student. So think about that, like that15:43 doesn't make sense, but the Bible says that if we will trust in the Lord with all of our hearts and not lean on our own understanding, he'll direct our paths. So my heart was pounding, and I thought, okay. This is15:54 weird, but I'm doing it. So I went into student housing, and they ushered me back to this man's office, and the door opened and it was somebody that I had gone to high school16:06 with, it was the dean of student housing and it was dean Revere and he happened to be a good friend of mine's dad. He's like, hey, what are you doing? And let me just16:18 say, he said, well, where are you right now? I said, well, we're just staying at my grandmother's till we find a place. And he goes, well, have you registered for school? And I said, not yet. And we just got here and he16:28 said, go register for school, pulls out, pulls a drawer out, hands me a key, and I passed up everybody in the line and whether that was fair or not fair, I16:40 don't know, but it felt like I was highly favored in the moment and we had a place to live And grateful.16:47 The anointing that you would bring to there because you're coming with the word of God. You're coming there and you we never know when like, you can ask for favor where you live, favor in your neighborhood, favor when16:59 you go to a restaurant that that that you might have someone to witness to, or you're gonna speak to the waiters or the waitresses, or your neighbors are gonna get saved. You know, sometimes the favor goes with you17:09 because of the calling or what is going to, what God's going to establish through you in that area. God doesn't waste a thing and he he knows, you know, beginning to end and and17:21 everything in between. And so, we're gonna talk more about that when we come right back. Stay right there. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle.17:29 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. To see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus17:41 Christ. When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world, as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten, and17:53 the overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by18:05 logging on to naina and michelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b f m 14 88 road18:17 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission18:28 today. Give now.18:31 Welcome back. You're watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle, and we're talking about being highly favored. And we were just saying that, you know, there's there's sometimes a favor on where you are, where you're18:42 going, where you live, even if you're at the grocery store because God's plans are are to be established through you. And there's a scripture, Psalm 90 verse 17. Let the favor of18:54 the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands upon us. Yes. Establish the work of our hands. And I love anything that is double. When it says things19:06 twice like truly truly verily verily, that is pay attention. That means this is important. And yes, the favor of God in our lives is to establish the work of19:18 our of our hands. Asking you to do? What are you appointed and anointed? What is your heart saying? What is your band? What is your burden? What is your19:30 call? What is what is troubling you that you need to go work in that arena or help or do? That is where God's gonna bring favor, he's gonna bring an anointing19:41 along with that favor because he wants to establish the work of your hands where he's concerned. We all have a job to do. We all have a calling. Amen. And a vision.19:53 Isn't that so awesome?19:55 I love it. And when you think about it, you know, like God originally designed us to have favor.20:03 Yeah.20:03 You know, in in in it talks about in the old testament, you know, that you have in your you have basically 2 roads. You can choose life or choose death. You know, 120:15 1 leads to heaven and favor and blessing, and 1 leads to you think fun for now and you're living your independent life independent of God20:27 and it leads to hell. But the 1 that if you choose life, if you choose Jesus, then you are highly favored and the bible says that these are these are a couple of the20:39 benefits. Alright? It says, you will be the head and not the tail. You will be above and not beneath. You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. You are going to walk20:50 in divine blessings beyond anything you ever even imagined. It says, eye has not seen, ear has not heard, the21:02 anything that God has prepared, you can't even it has not never even entered into your heart Yes. The things that God has prepared for those who lay hold of those21:13 blessings. And when you when you choose life, when you choose that path of favor and blessing, then nothing is impossible for you. Just21:25 think about God. Walk in miracles.21:27 Yeah. Just think about how big God is. Do you think, you know, when he steps into a room that everything's not changing for your benefit? You know, when you abide in him, when you spend time with him, when you21:39 seek the Lord with all your heart, you will find him and God will just be there for you. He will open doors for you that you didn't even knock on. God's got a plan for your life and it's so21:50 much. You're you're we have finite minds. Like, we can only think on on so much because we're in our thinking, we also try to figure out the way and the pathway forward in our22:02 minds and how we can see it all being put together. But God could just cause people to be to you to have favor with people that need to be part of your blessing. He can cause you to skip over tons of22:14 steps. He can cause you to be in, you know, the right place, the right time. He can just change everything. You know, maybe there's a time you get up and you're you decide to take a different way or,22:26 you know, maybe, you know, there's there's a chance that, you know, you're gonna run into some somebody that you didn't even expect and that's gonna be part of where you need to be next or what your destiny is. God will22:38 order your steps. God will lead you and direct you and guide you and it's all supernatural because so many of the things that we say that we've been through, so many of the many many22:50 things we've we've been able to do for the Lord are completely divine appointments and are completely just the favor of God because we have 0 ability to make23:01 any of this happen. And so when you live just hang on to the hem of his garden garments and say, lead me, guide me, show me. It says show the Bible says in Jeremiah 33 3, show23:13 me great and mighty things I do not yet know. Have a hunger and thirst for all things of the Lord and just ask him to show you what you need to know. Ask him for the favor on your life, the favor23:25 on your family's lives, the favor on your career, your marriage, your finances, and everything you need. And I promise you, he's gonna bring favor to you because you're gonna be a blessing to others through23:37 all that he does in your life. And God wants us to walk in that favor.23:41 He does. He does. And and you know, if you are at a point in your life where you're thinking, well, you know, that that does not include me. You know, the Bible talks about,23:54 you know, that the that there were people in the New Testament that they counted themselves unworthy and so the Lord moved on to the next people. Yes. So24:05 you want to know that you are qualified because you are being drawn to Jesus. And if you want to start a life of favor today,24:17 we wanna give you that opportunity, and we want you to pray with us right now24:22 Yes.24:22 And pray that Jesus will be the Lord of your life. So right now, we're we're gonna ask you, we're inviting you to come to the foot of the cross with us. Yes.24:34 So Lord Jesus, pray with us right now. I believe that you died on the cross. I believe that you rose from the grave and I need a24:46 savior. I believe you did those things for my sins and I ask you to forgive me of my sins. And Lord, I ask you to come into my heart. I make you the lord of my life and I24:58 will forever serve you. And and lord right now, we pray that your favor will surround everyone listening and watching.25:09 Lord, that you like your word says, that your favor will surround them like a shield, that they will be blessed in the city, that they will be blessed in the country, that they will be blessed on their jobs, that they25:21 will be blessed in their in in their circle of influence, That God that they will be celebrated and not tolerated. That they will have money in the bank even if nobody has money in the bank. That25:33 God that you are going to give them blessings upon blessings upon blessings father. We thank you father and we praise you for your favor25:45 and we we we give you praise lord that you're gonna walk with anybody right now who's going through a hard trial, a terrible trial even, that you're gonna give them your grace25:56 and your favor and your power to endure it. In Jesus name and let them be reminded that you and they are highly favored. Yes.26:07 Hallelujah. 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