Favor - The Road To Success

FAVOR, THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
Bob Buess
Sweeter Than Honey
P.O. Box 7110
Tyler, TX 75711
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Table of Contents
Intro&u+t%on................................................................7
1 8a5or ,han.es Inse+ur%ty %nto Sel( ,on(%&en+e.....0
$ )bun&an+e o( 8a5or 8lows (ro* 9o& to :ou......1"
" 9o& Br%n.s :ou %nto 8a5or w%th 9o& an& ;an...$"
6 8a5or 1%ll ,han.e Ho*es, Husban&s, 1%5es, an&
,h%l&ren.............................................................61
5 <raw Near to 9o& (or 8a5or the =oa& to Su++ess
...........................................................................6"
# 9o&>s Nature %s to 8a5or Others...........................67
7 S-e+%al 8a5or an& Su++ess (or Those 1ho =eally
?o5e the ?or&....................................................5"
! S-e+%al 8a5or an& Su++ess (or Those 1ho See2 the
?or&...................................................................#1
0 ,on(ess 8a5or.......................................................#7
10 <o Not )++e-t the Past as a =ule (or 8uture
?%5%n.................................................................7"
11 S-e+%al Test%*on%es on 8a5or............................70
Introduction
Th%s *essa.e has been %n *y s-%r%t (or about
e%.ht years. I ha5e been *%n%ster%n. %t to others
w%th &ra*at%+ +han.es +o*%n. to -ass %n the%r
l%5es as a result.
Th%s *essa.e w%ll ha5e a -ower(ul %n(luen+e
u-on your l%(e@%( you w%ll allow %t to *%n%ster
to your s-%r%t.
;any -eo-le, &ue to +h%l&hoo& ex-er%en+es,
ba& s%tuat%ons %n *arr%a.e, or other reasons,
w%th&raw %nto a shell o( (ear, (rustrat%on, or
ne.at%5%s*.
Th%s truth w%ll hel- su+h a -erson release
the ?or& Aesus who %s w%th%n h%* to a (ull,
ex+%t%n., an& exuberant l%(e. Th%s -erson w%ll
be.%n l%5%n. w%th ex+%te*ent, ex-e+t%n. to *eet
ha--y -eo-le.
8a5or w%ll be.%n to (low.
:ou w%ll rea- what you sow. Bx-e+t .oo&
th%n.s to ha--en, an& that w%ll be the th%n.s that
start ha--en%n. to you.
Thou.hts are the be.%nn%n. o( real%ty.
The Holy S-%r%t -lants .oo& thou.hts %nto
your *%n&. )s you *e&%tate u-on these -os%t%5e
thou.hts, they are trans(erre& to your s-%r%t.
On+e these thou.hts are -lante& %n the s-%r%t,
l%(e be.%ns to .row. :our l%(e %s +ontrolle& by
the th%n.s wh%+h you -la+e %n your s-%r%t by way
o( the thou.ht -attern.
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Introduction
Sow ne.at%5es %nto your s-%r%t, an& you w%ll
+onstantly *eet sour -eo-le. Th%s s-%r%t br%n.s
out the *eanness %n others.
Aesus %n+rease& %n (a5or w%th 9o& an& *an.
He ha& so *u+h (a5or that he +onstantly ha&
to tell -eo-le to C2ee- Du%etC about the%r
heal%n.s, et+.
He ha& so *u+h (a5or that (%5e thousan&
*en -lus wo*en an& +h%l&ren (ollowe& H%* to
a resort where He ha& -lanne& a rest (or H%*sel(
an& H%s &%s+%-les.
He ha& so *u+h (a5or that He nearly ha& to
%nsult P%late to .et H%*sel( +ru+%(%e&.
8a5or tea+h%n. &oes not .uarantee (ree&o*
(ro* all -roble*s an& all -erse+ut%ons. The
rel%.%ous lea&ers st%ll &e*an&e& that Aesus be
+ru+%(%e&.
BnEoy these stron. -os%t%5e tea+h%n.s on
(a5or, but *a%nta%n a balan+e. There %s another
s%&e to e5eryth%n..
:ou w%ll always (%n& so*e who w%ll not l%2e
you, but you *ust ne5er allow th%s s-%r%t to
o-erate w%th%n you. :ou *ust +ont%nue to be
(or.%5%n. an& 2%n&.
There ha5e been *any re+on+%l%at%ons
between husban& an& w%(e a(ter a--ly%n. the
truth o( th%s *essa.e.
Others ha5e (oun& Eob o--ortun%t%es wh%+h
woul& ha5e been lost to the*.
Pass th%s boo2 on to others.
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1 FAVOR CHANES INSECURIT!
INTO SE"F CONFIDENCE
Nobo&y l%2e& her. She &%&n>t e5en l%2e
hersel(. She was .oo& loo2%n., but she +oul& not
e5en .et a &ate w%th a boy. ;any other ne.at%5e
th%n.s (%lle& the letter wh%+h she wrote to *e.
I &on>t bla*e the* (or not l%2%n. you, I a*
a(ra%& that I +oul& not l%2e you *ysel(. Th%s was
*y res-onse to th%s &ear -re+%ous youn. wo*an.
Th%s was so*ewhat o( a sho+2 treat*ent,
but the wor&s that (ollowe& .a5e heal%n. to her
&%strau.ht s-%r%t.
I sa%&, CI( you ha5e no +on(%&en+e %n
yoursel(, %t %s +erta%n that others w%ll ten& to shy
away (ro* you.C
I sent her s+r%-tures to wh%+h I a* about to
%ntro&u+e you an& showe& her how to +on(ess
(a5or an& honor (or hersel( w%th 9o& an& w%th
others.
There was a &ra*at%+ +han.e. 1%th%n a 5ery
short -er%o& o( t%*e she wrote ba+2 wor&s o(
5%+tory. CBrother Buess, %t %s wor2%n.. I a*,
now, en.a.e&.C
?ater, when 5%s%t%n. her +%ty, she +a*e to
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FavorThe Road to Success
*e an& %ntro&u+e& *e to her (%an+e, another
one. Not too lon. a(ter th%s she *arr%e& the
se+on& la&.
1hether %t %s a teena.e .%rl who (eels
(rustrate&, an a&ult *an .o%n. (or a Eob
%nter5%ew, or a w%(e see2%n. (a5or w%th her
husban&, these s+r%-tures, -ro-erly a--l%e&, w%ll
+han.e your s%tuat%on. In *any +ases there w%ll
be a 5ery &ra*at%+ +han.e %n a 5ery (ew &ays.
;any ha5e an att%tu&e o( %nse+ur%ty w%th%n
the*sel5es. Th%s a((e+ts the%r att%tu&e towar&
the*sel5es an& also towar& others.
Inse+ur%ty, (ear, an& (rustrat%ons o(
+h%l&hoo& *ay +ause the %n&%5%&ual to ha5e the
wron. att%tu&e towar& l%(e an& h%s or her -la+e
%n %t.
Ps. 8:5 "Thou hast ... crowned him with
glory and honor."
9et all ex+%te&F 9o& has +rowne& you w%th
.lory an& honorF
?%5e ex-e+t%n. 9o&>s Chonor syste*C to
+han.e your %nse+ur%ty an& (rustrat%on %nto
su++ess. 9o& has +rowne& you w%th .lory an&
honor.
Jn. 17:22 reads,
"The glory which thou gavest me I have
given them ..."
:ou ha5e the sa*e .lory that Aesus ha&.
:ou truly ha5e been +rowne&.
I*a.%ne the ?or& +o*%n. to you to&ay an&
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Favor Changes Insecurity into Sel Conidence
-la+%n. a +rown o( .lory an& honor u-on your
hea&.
:ou woul& l%5e ex-e+t%n. th%n.s to ha--en.
<oubt an& %nse+ur%ty woul& 5an%sh.
Stan& on 9o&>s 1or&. It %s truth that sets
you (ree. 8a%th +o*es by hear%n. the 1or&. ?%5e
ex-e+t%n. (a5or an& honor to +han.e your
&%sa--o%nt*ents %nto su++ess.
)s you bel%e5e that 9o& has +rowne& you
w%th .lory an& honor an& (a5or, you w%ll see
su++ess un(ol& be(ore your 5ery eyes.
Jn. 12:26 "I any man serve me ... him
will my !ather honour."
;ost o( you are truly ser5%n. the ?or&.
:ou *erely nee& to 2now how to a--ly the
truths o( the 1or& %nto &a%ly su++ess.
9o& has -ro*%se& honor (or you to&ay. Past
ex-er%en+es an& (a%lures ha5e +on&%t%one& your
*%n& to a++e-t &%sa--o%nt*ent an&
&%s+oura.e*ent. ,han.e your att%tu&e, an& let
9o& be true an& e5ery *an a l%ar. ?et e5ery
ex-er%en+e be a l%e. Br%n. e5ery thou.ht +a-t%5e
to Aesus. ;a2e your thou.hts l%ne u- w%th th%s
1or&. He %s honor%n. you to&ay. Bx-e+t
*%ra+les to un(ol& be(ore you to&ay. 8a5or an&
honor are +han.%n. your %nse+ur%ty %nto su++ess.
?%5e ex+%te&F
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# A$UNDANCE OF FAVOR
F"O%S FRO& OD TO !OU
9o& has no l%*%tat%ons. :ou ha5e no
l%*%tat%ons ex+e-t %.noran+e, unbel%e(, an& (lesh.
?earn to renew your *%n& w%th 9o&>s s-%r%t truth
+on+ern%n. (a5or w%th 9o& an& w%th *an.
,han.e your ne.at%5e +on(ess%on o( &oubt
an& unbel%e( %nto a stron. -os%t%5e +on(ess%on.
9o& (a5ors you. He lo5es you. There %s a r%5er
o( (a5or (low%n. to you.
Ta2e a sw%* %n th%s r%5er o( lo5e an& l%(e,
&a%ly. :ou +an wat+h tre*en&ous
trans(or*at%ons ta2e -la+e %n your l%(e, &a%ly.
:ou w%ll, also, see .reat trans(or*at%ons ta2e
-la+e %n your asso+%ates. :ou w%ll be.%n to br%n.
(orth .oo& %n others rather than e5%l.
"om. #:$$ "%od &uic'eneth the dead(
and calleth those things which )e not as
though they were."
1or&s are s-%r%t. Aesus sa%& that H%s 1or&s
were s-%r%t an& l%(e. An. #:#".
These s-%r%t wor&s ha5e author%ty o5er the
natural worl&.
S-ea2 these wor&s on (a5or o5er an& o5er
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&ur%n. the &ay unt%l your s-%r%t %s re5%5e&. ;any
-eo-le +on(ess &oubt an& (a%lure o5er an& o5er
&ur%n. the%r l%(et%*e unt%l the%r s-%r%t %s
&e-resse& an& bro2en.
) .oo& stron. -os%t%5e +on(ess%on o( 9o&>s
1or& +on+ern%n. (a5or w%th 9o& an& (a5or w%th
*an w%ll -ut l%(e %nto your s-%r%t.
od i'es Abundance of Fa'or
*um. 6:25 "The +ord ma'e his ace to
shine u,on thee( and )e gracious unto
thee."
The ?or& %s %n the bus%ness o( bless%n. you.
He *a2es H%s (a+e to sh%ne u-on you. <r%n2 %n
th%s truth. Breathe %t &ee-ly %nto your s-%r%t.
Bathe %n the beauty o( th%s thou.ht. 9o& (a5ors
you to&ay.
Say %t o5er an& o5er r%.ht now. C9o& (a5ors
*e to&ay. 9o& honors *e to&ay. I a* a su++ess
to&ay. I ha5e 9o&>s s-e+%al (a5or u-on *e to&ay.
He *a2es H%s (a+e to sh%ne u-on *e to&ay. He
%s .ra+%ous to *e to&ay. I a* so*eone 5ery
s-e+%al w%th the ?or&.C
I*a.%ne yoursel( %n a lar.e +row& o( -eo-le.
Su&&enly, the s-ot l%.ht (alls u-on you. :ou are
+hosen (or s-e+%al honors. How .reat you (eel
that you ha5e been +hosen o( all these -eo-le. )
s-%r%t o( su++ess an& a+h%e5e*ent +o*es %nto
your s-%r%t.
Now %*a.%ne yoursel( stan&%n. be(ore the
?or&. He +alls you by na*e an& says, CI a*
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!"undance o Favor Flo#s ro$ %od to &ou
+aus%n. *y (a+e to sh%ne u-on you to&ay. I a*
be%n. .ra+%ous to you to&ay. I a* honor%n. you
to&ay.C
How woul& you (eelG :ou woul& .et
ex+%te&. :ou woul& lea- (or Eoy. :ou woul& l%(t
u- your hea& an& .et all ex+%te& about be%n.
al%5e %n Aesus ,hr%st.
:ou woul& (eel su++ess (low%n. (ro*
w%th%n. How ha--y you woul& be. :ou -robably
woul& not be able to wal2 (or &aysH you woul&
be (ly%n..
9oo& newsF 9o& has alrea&y +hosen you,
+alle& you out, an& s-o2en these wor&s to you.
Now, stan& (orth an& s-ea2 %t to yoursel( unt%l
your s-%r%t -%+2s %t u- an& +o*es al%5e %n th%s
.reat truth.
Filled %it( od)s Fullness
-,h. .:1$/20 "That 1hrist may dwell in
your hearts )y aith2 that ye( )eing
rooted and grounded in love( may )e
a)le to com,rehend with all saints what
is the )readth( and length( and de,th(
and height2 and to 'now the love o
1hrist which ,asseth 'nowledge( that ye
might )e illed with all the ullness o
%od. *ow unto him that is a)le to do
e3ceeding a)undantly a)ove all that we
as' or thin'( according to his ,ower that
wor'eth in us."
;a2e a bol& +on(ess%on: CI a* be%n. (%lle&
w%th 9o&>s (ullness. I a* be%n. roote& an&
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.roun&e& %n lo5e. 9o& %s &o%n. ex+ee&%n.
abun&antly abo5e all that I as2 or th%n2. H%s
*%.hty -ower %s ta2%n. o5er %n *e.
=e-eat th%s o5er an& o5er. <o %t se5eral
t%*es a &ay. :our s-%r%t w%ll soon be.%n to
res-on& to th%s *e&%+at%on.
Not(in* I+,ossible %it( od
+u'e 1:.$ "!or with %od nothing shall
)e im,ossi)le."
<o not +on(ess your ne.at%5es. ,on(ess the
a++o*-l%sh*ent o( that wh%+h a--ears to be
%*-oss%ble.
,on(ess that you are a su++ess.
,on(ess that you l%2e -eo-le an& that they
l%2e you.
,on(ess that you are (low%n. %n 9o&>s lo5e,
an& that other -eo-le are be%n. blesse& throu.h
your l%(e an& *%n%stry.
,on(ess that you are releas%n. 9o&>s *%ra+le
-ower, an& that others are re+e%5%n. heal%n.s,
both %n *%n& an& bo&y, throu.h your wor&s an&
*%n%stry.
Noth%n. %s %*-oss%ble w%th 9o&. He %s %n
you wa%t%n. to be release& throu.h your -os%t%5e
(a%th.
4att 1$:20 "I you have aith as a grain
o mustard seed ... nothing shall )e
im,ossi)le with you."
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9et all ex+%te&F
9o& %s %n youF
H%s (a%th %s %n youF
H%s l%(e %s %n youF
:ou +an &o th%n.s you ne5er &rea*e&
-oss%bleF
Be.%n to &rea* .reat th%n.s. ;a2e lar.er
-lans. ;e&%tate u-on su++ess %n Aesus> na*e.
)llow Aesus ,hr%st to (low out throu.h H%s
1or& o( 8a%th. Bn+oura.e yoursel( to&ay %n
su++ess.
Bx-e+t the %*-oss%ble to (low out throu.h
your l%(e &a%ly. Bx-e+t (a5or w%th -eo-le %n
e5ery s%tuat%on. Be(ore lea5%n. the house %n the
*orn%n., s-ea2 wor&s o( (a%th to yoursel( an& to
your (a*%ly or (r%en&s.
Bx-e+t to ha5e n%+e s%tuat%ons &ur%n. the
&ay.
Turn ba& s%tuat%ons %nto su++esses. <o not
ex-e+t the ne.at%5e. Ha5e a -os%t%5e att%tu&e
towar& e5ery s%tuat%on. Aesus w%ll soon (low
(reely throu.h your l%(e.
5ech. 12:10 "I will ,our u,on the house
o 6avid ... the s,irit o grace and
su,,lications: ..."
She was at s+hool an& the tea+her sa%&,
C3%r.%n%a, what %n the worl& has ha--ene& to
youG :ou are bea*%n. w%th lo5e an& Eoy.
COh,C sa%& the l%ttle .%rl, CThe honey barrel
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(ell o5er on *e.C
9o& -ours out u-on your house to&ay the
s-%r%t o( .ra+e. 9ra+e *eans (a5or you &o not
&eser5e. Th%s youn. la&y ha& been (%lle& w%th
the Holy S-%r%t. She ha& been ba-t%Ie& %n 9o&>s
lo5e. Her &e(%n%t%on o( %t was exa+tly r%.ht. 9o&
ha& &u*-e& H%s honey bu+2et o( lo5e u-on her.
CThe truth *a2es you (ree,C &e+lare& the
?or& %n An. !:"$. S-ea2 th%s truth o5er an& o5er.
C9o& %s -our%n. out u-on *e to&ay the s-%r%t o(
(a5or.C
<o not a++e-t (a%lure an& &e(eat. ?%(t u-
your hea& as %( you were a 2%n.. :ou &o re%.n %n
th%s l%(e as a 2%n., throu.h Aesus ,hr%st. =o*.
5:17.
=e-eat th%s +on(ess%on unt%l &oubt (lees
away. :ou ha5e been blesse& w%th 9o&>s .ra+e.
9o& has -oure& out u-on you a r%5er o( (a5or
w%th 9o& an& w%th those about you. =eEe+t the
th%n.s you ha5e been (ee&%n. %nto your *%n&.
)++e-t only what the ?or& has tol& you.
He -ours out u-on you a r%5er o( (a5or.
Sw%* %n %t.
BnEoy %t.
It %s all (or you to&ay. 8a+e l%(e ex-e+t%n.
so*eth%n. .reat to ha--en &a%ly. It w%ll.
;oo&y re+e%5e& su+h a &%5%ne (low o( th%s
r%5er o( .ra+e an& lo5e that he ha& to +ry out,
C9o&, shut %t o((, I +annot stan& any*ore.C
It %s a5a%lable (or e5ery one o( 9o&>s
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+h%l&ren. ;ay you be one o( the *any to&ay
who w%ll ta- %nto these &%5%ne resour+es.
So*e *en learn to wal2 %n 9o&>s (a5or *ore
eas%ly than others. ?et *e %ntro&u+e you to one
-rea+her who learne& to wal2 %n the law o(
9o&>s (a5or an& su++ess. 1hen he went to
+hur+hes to hol& a ser%es o( *eet%n.s, he woul&
ha5e su+h (a5or an& su++ess that h%s *eet%n.s
woul& last two an& three *onths. )lways, u-on
lea5%n. su+h a +hur+h, the atten&an+e woul&
ha5e &ouble& or tr%-le&. The +hur+hes woul&
+ont%nue %n th%s su++ess. Th%s *an was +a-able
o( -ass%n. h%s su++ess on to others.
?ater, he was +alle& to a 5ery s*all +ountry
ty-e +hur+h wh%+h was runn%n. un&er one
hun&re& on Sun&ay *orn%n.. He +alle& a +hur+h
wh%+h was runn%n. (%5e hun&re& on Sun&ay
*orn%n.. He +hallen.e& th%s -astor say%n., CIn
one year we w%ll .o aroun& you %n atten&an+e.C
The -astor o( th%s lar.er +hur+h lau.he& at
th%sH howe5er, one year later he was not
lau.h%n.. I was w%th the -astor o( the s*aller
+hur+h when he +he+2e& the atten&an+e o( the
two +hur+hes. H%s +hur+h ha& .one beyon& the
lar.er +hur+h by (%(teen.
Th%s *an was a+Dua%nte& w%th the o-erat%on
o( (a5or an& su++ess. He 2new how to -lan an&
th%n2 (a5or an& su++ess. He s-o2e (a5or. He
l%5e& %n (a5or. He was a su++ess. 1hyG 1%th
9o&, noth%n. %s %*-oss%ble. ?et th%s truth ta2e
root %n you, an& you w%ll ne5er br%n. u- the ta%l
a.a%n.
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Th%s sa*e *an was +alle& to a--ear be(ore
h%s boss wh%le he was st%ll e*-loye& %n a -lant.
CI hear& you were us%n. the e*-ty bu%l&%n.
(or -rea+h%n. to the *en,C bar2e& the an.ry
-res%&ent o( the lar.e +o*-any.
The re-ly, (ull o( +on(%&en+e an& stren.th,
(lowe& ba+2 %n the a((%r*at%5e. The -res%&ent
was so %*-resse& that, be(ore he 2new what he
was &o%n., he .a5e the *an -er*%ss%on to use
the bu%l&%n. an& or&ere& the +o*-any to buy
son. boo2s, +ha%rs, an& a -%ano so the wor2
+oul& +ont%nue %n a *ore &e(%n%te way.
Bx-e+t to be 2%+2e& aroun&, an& there w%ll
be those who are ea.er to &o %t. Bx-e+t su++ess
an& (a5or w%th 9o& an& *an, an& you w%ll .et
exa+tly what you ex-e+t.
+'. 2:#0 "The child grew( and wa3ed
strong in s,irit( illed with wisdom: and
the grace o %od was u,on him."
:ou +an +la%* th%s (a5or, also. Aesus was
hu*an as well as &%5%ne. He was *a&e l%2e unto
H%s brethren %n all -o%nts. =ea& Heb. $:17.
:ou are to (ollow h%s ste-s. 1 Pet. $:$1.
:ou are to &u-l%+ate H%s *%n%stry. An. 16:1$.
CThe .ra+e or (a5or o( 9o& was u-on h%*.C
9o&>s (a5or %s u-on you to&ay. ?%5e l%2e %t.
Th%n2 l%2e %t. Bx-e+t .oo& th%n.s to ha--en to
you to&ay. <o not lea5e the house w%thout
so*es-%r%tual exer+%se an& -rayer +on(ess%n.
th%s truth. Then +on(ess %t to the (a*%ly. 9et
the* to +on(ess %t to.ether. :ou *ay ha5e a
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(r%en& who* you want to +all to a.ree w%th you
%n th%s +on(ess%on.
C;y +h%l&ren ha5e trouble %n s+hool, what
shall I &oG The%r .ra&es ha5e &ro--e& too low.
,an you hel- *eGC These were the wor&s o( a
.oo& ne%.hbor.
I sa%&, C:es. ,on(ess w%th the +h%l&ren &a%ly
the (ollow%n.. >Aesus .rew, an& waxe& stron. %n
s-%r%t, (%lle& w%th w%s&o*: an& the .ra+e o( 9o&
was u-on H%*>.C ?2. $:60.
She ha& the* re-eat th%s 5erse &a%ly. )(ter
re-eat%n. the 5erse, they woul& then re-eat %t
w%th the%r na*es say%n., C1e are .row%n. %n the
?or&, we are wax%n. stron. %n s-%r%t, an& we are
learn%n. to&ay. 1e ha5e (a5or w%th 9o&, w%th
our s+hool tea+her, an& w%th our (ellow
stu&ents.C
1%th%n a 5ery (ew wee2s both o( her
+h%l&ren %*-ro5e& h%s .ra&es by two -o%nts. One
went (ro* 8 to , The other went (ro* < to B.
Inse+ur%ty an& (rustrat%on ha& &e5elo-e& %n
the +h%l&ren>s s-%r%ts. Th%s a((e+te& the%r att%tu&e
towar& l%(e an& the%r stu&%es. 1hen they (e&
truth %nto the%r s-%r%ts, su++ess be.an to (low
(ro* the* a.a%n.
The truth really &oes set you (ree.
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,ha-ter "
- OD $RINS !OU INTO
FAVOR %ITH OD AND &AN
6an. 1:7 "*ow %od had )rought 6aniel
into avor and tender love with the
,rince o the eunuchs."
<an%el was a +a-t%5e. He was a (ore%.ner.
H%s -eo-le were hate& %n Babylon. There was no
earthly reason (or h%* to ha5e (a5or w%th the
lea&ers %n th%s .ent%le +ourt.
1hy &%& he ha5e (a5orG He ha& (a5or
(low%n. (ro* h%s s-%r%t. He ex-e+te& .oo& th%n.s
to ha--en. He ha& a healthy att%tu&e towar&
others, re.ar&less o( h%s surroun&%n.s. He &%&
not allow h%s a&5erse +%r+u*stan+es to turn h%*
sour. He ha& a sense o( su++ess (low%n. (ro*
w%th%n. He 2new &ee- %ns%&e that he was l%n2e&
w%th the ?or&. He ha& author%ty. He wal2e& %n
stren.th an& %n 5%+tory. He *ay not ha5e been
(ully +ons+%ous o( th%s. It (lowe& out o( h%* l%2e
a r%5er. It was auto*at%+.
He bel%e5e& %n the ?or&. He an& 9o& *a&e
e5ery s%tuat%on +o*e out %n 9o&>s (a5or. He
l%5e& ex+%te& about l%(e. <e(eat an& +a-t%5%ty o(
h%s -eo-le &%& not +ause h%* to be+o*e
&%s+oura.e&. It +hallen.e& h%* to -ro5e 9o&
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un&er &%((%+ult +%r+u*stan+es.
Th%n.s %n the natural loo2e& ba&, but <an%el
2new that the s-%r%t +ontrols l%(e. =ather than
y%el& to h%s surroun&%n.s an& be+o*e a (a%lure,
he arose to that le5el o( 5%+tory %nto wh%+h e5ery
+h%l& o( 9o& shoul& *o5e. He &eter*%ne& to be
a su++ess by l%5%n. %n a s-%r%t o( (a5or an&
su++ess.
)s a result, <an%el be+a*e the -r%*e
*%n%ster o( Babylon, the worl& -ower o( h%s
t%*e. He re*a%ne& %n a -os%t%on o( lea&ersh%-
e5en &ur%n. -ol%t%+al u-hea5al an& +han.e *ost
o( h%s l%(e.
C:our ne%.hbor %s an.ry w%th you about
your &o.. )ll o( the &o.s %n the ne%.hborhoo&
are o5er there %n h%s yar& all &ay an& all n%.ht.
He %s 5ery an.ry w%th you.C
Th%s was the re-ort that +a*e to *e lon.
&%stan+e as I was out -rea+h%n. the .os-el o(
Aesus ,hr%st. I ha& le(t *y &o. %n the +are o(
another ne%.hbor.
CThe ne%.hbor who %s 2ee-%n. your &o. %s
5ery u-set about you an& your &o.,C also, +a*e
the re-ort.
Th%s loo2e& 5ery ba& to the natural eye. No
one l%2es to ha5e trouble w%th ne%.hbors.
I s-o2e to *y w%(e, an& sa%&, CHoney, I want
you to a.ree w%th *e. 1e ha5e (a5or w%th both
our ne%.hbors. They lo5e us. 1e lo5e the*. 9o&
%s wor2%n. th%s out.C
Th%s +on(ess%on was +ont%nue& (ro* t%*e to
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%od 'rings &ou into Favor #ith %od and (an
t%*e &ur%n. the next (ew wee2s that we were out
o( town.
'-on arr%5%n. ho*e, the (%rst th%n. I &%& was
a-olo.%Ie to *y &ear ne%.hbor (or the trouble
*y &o. ha& +ause& h%*.
CTrouble you +ause& *eFC ex+la%*e& *y
ne%.hbor.
C:ou ha5en>t +ause& *e one b%t o( trouble.
It wasn>t you, %t was all o( the other &o.s that
.a5e *e (%ts. :ou ha& your &o. t%e&H %t was all
o( the ne%.hbors who let the%r &o.s run loose
who *a&e *e an.ry.C
Th%s ne%.hbor +ont%nue& to be a 5ery +lose
(r%en&. 1hen I woul& lea5e town on -rea+h%n.
tours, he an& h%s w%(e woul& +ut our lawn, tr%*
our bushes, et+., when they &%&n>t l%2e they way
our re.ular yar& *an &%& %t. Th%s was es-e+%ally
true when they 2new we were +o*%n. ho*e.
Our other ne%.hbor who ha& been %n +har.e
o( our &o. wal2e& %n our house an& sa%&,
CBrother Buess, I>ll ha5e you 2now th%s, %( you
e5er lea5e town a.a%n, I want you to .%5e *e the
honor o( 2ee-%n. your &o.. I lo5e you.C
HalleluEahF :ou .et (a5or %( you ex-e+t an&
show (a5or.
CNobo&y l%2es us now. 1e ha5e been (%lle&
w%th the Holy S-%r%t. Our +hur+h has rel%e5e&
*y husban& (ro* be%n. &e-art*ental
su-er%nten&ent o( the %nter*e&%ates. I ha5e been
rel%e5e& (ro* *y tea+h%n. -os%t%on %n our
+hur+h. Nobo&y l%2es us. It %s so ba&, when we
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wal2 &own the street an& -ass one o( our (ellow
+hur+h *e*bers, we 2now they are tal2%n.
about us. 1hat shall we &oGC
C:ou ha5e &e5elo-e& a -erse+ut%on
+o*-lex,C was *y re-ly.
Instea& o( ex-e+t%n. .oo& th%n.s to ha--en,
they were ex-e+t%n. ba& th%n.s to ha--en, an&
they &%&.
I sent th%s +ou-le the s+r%-tures that I a*
show%n. you %n th%s boo2. Se5enty &ays later
they answere& the letter.
C1e ha5e +on(esse& (a5or &a%ly. 1e ex-e+t
(a5or. 1e bel%e5e %n su++ess. 1e a.ree to.ether
be(ore e5ery +o**%ttee *eet%n. that we ha5e
(a5or. It %s al*ost e*barrass%n.. 1e see* to be
l%2e *a.nets. Peo-le see* &rawn to us. 1e are
l%2e the hub o( a wheel. Th%n.s see* to (low
aroun& us.C
HalleluEahF They +han.e& &e(eat %nto
su++ess by +on(ess%n. an& l%5%n. 9o&>s 1or&.
?ater, wh%le 5%s%t%n. %n th%s ho*e, the
husban& ex-la%ne& a Eob o--ortun%ty wh%+h was
a5a%lable. He sa%& that the 5ery ones who ha&
rel%e5e& h%* o( h%s tea+h%n. -os%t%on %n the
+hur+h were .o%n. to be the ones who ha& the
say whether he .ot the Eob, or whether %t went to
another.
I en+oura.e& h%* to a--ly the sa*e
-r%n+%-le o( +on(ess%n. (a5or an& su++ess.
Se5eral years ha5e -asse&, now. Th%s *an has
hel& th%s 5ery %*-ortant -os%t%on %n the
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+o**un%ty all o( these years. He was -la+e& %n
th%s -os%t%on w%th%n a (ew wee2s a(ter our
+on5ersat%on.
H%s test%*ony at the t%*e was, CThe 5ery
ones who were a.a%nst *e, -re5%ously, +a*e to
*e one by one an& sa%&, >1e are .o%n. to 5ote
(or you.JC
9o& &oes br%n. us %nto (a5or w%th 9o& an&
*an.
CBut I ha5en>t hel& a Eob (or ten years. I a*
a 5ery -oor ty-%st. No one w%ll want an ol&er
wo*an o5er a youn.er wo*an.C
These were the wor&s s-o2en to *e by a
*%&&le a.e& wo*an re+ently. I en+oura.e& her
to +on(ess (a5or an& su++ess w%th the Eob
%nter5%ew wh%+h she was to ta2e a (ew &ays (ro*
then. Th%s she &%& (a%th(ully. She s-o2e su++ess
%nto her s-%r%t. She be.an to l%5e ex+%te&. Her
s-%r%t %.n%te& w%th (a5or an& su++ess. Aesus an&
H%s 1or& were wor2%n. %n th%s +h%l& o( H%s.
CAust as the ?or& brou.ht <an%el %nto (a5or
an& su++ess he %s also br%n.%n. *e, Aane, %nto
su++ess,C was her +on(ess%on.
C1hat &%& you &o to those *enGC +a*e the
5o%+e o5er the -hone the a(ternoon o( the
%nter5%ew (or th%s Eob. C)ll they +an &o %s tal2
about you. They ha5e %nter5%ewe& *any .%rls all
&ay lon.H but when they +o*e out, they be.%n to
tal2 about you %nstea& o( the .%rl %nter5%ewe&.
:ou ha5e the Eob, Aane.C
These were the wor&s o( a (r%en& who
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wor2e& %n th%s o((%+e. ,erta%nly, Aane re+e%5e&
the Eob. She st%ll has th%s Eob at the t%*e o( the
wr%t%n. o( th%s boo2.
?ater, Aane sa%&, CBrother Bob, th%s Eob %s a
rat ra+e. It %s (ull o( +on(us%on. 1e are
o5erwor2e&. I &on>t th%n2 I +an 2ee- u- w%th the
&e*an&s *a&e on *e.C
I sa%&, CAane, we are .o%n. to +on(ess (a5or
an& su++ess (or you %n th%s s%tuat%on.C Soon %t
ha--ene&. She was ex+%te&. The ent%re o((%+e
was reor.an%Ie&. New &es2s were -la+e& %n the
o((%+e. She was so*ewhat -erturbe& when she
(oun& all o( the other .%rls ha& a n%+e &es2, but
she ha& none.
The *ana.er o( the o((%+e +a*e to her an&
sa%&, CAane, we ha5e so*eth%n. 5ery s-e+%al (or
you.C She was ta2en to another roo*. There was
one n%+e b%. &es2 where she +oul& be alone (ro*
all o( the +on(us%on o( the outer o((%+e.
C1e want you %n here where %t %s Du%et, an&
where you won>t ha5e to wor2 so har&,C> was her
*ana.er>s ex-lanat%on.
She (oun& hersel( w%th so l%ttle wor2 to &o
that o(ten she woul& rel%e5e one o( the other
.%rls by &o%n. so*e o( her wor2. There was no
earthly reason (or her to ha5e su+h (a5or.
:ou *ust re*e*ber that w%th 9o& all th%n.s
are -oss%ble. :ou *ust l%5e %n (a%th. 1%thout
(a%th you +annot -lease 9o&. =ea& Heb. 11:#.
?%5e ex+%te&. ?%5e ex-e+t%n. *%ra+les to
(low. The 9o& %n you *a2es you a su++ess.
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Pra%se ye the ?or&F HalleluEahF
%en. .7:#/6 "Jose,h ound grace in his
sight( and he served him: and he made
him overseer over his house( and all that
he has he ,ut into his hand ... the +ord
)lessed the -gy,tian8s house or
Jose,h8s sa'e ... and he let all that he
had in Jose,h8s hand: and he 'new not
aught he had( save the )read which he
did eat. 9nd Jose,h was a goodly ,erson(
and well avored."
%en. .7:21/22 "The +ord was with
Jose,h( and shewed him mercy( and
gave him avor in the sight o the 'ee,er
o the ,rison. 9nd the 'ee,er o the
,rison committed to Jose,h8s hand all
the ,risoners that were in the ,rison2
and whatsoever they did there he was the
doer o it. The 'ee,er o the ,rison
loo'ed not to anything that was under
his hand2 )ecause the +ord was with
him( and that which he did( the +ord
made it to ,ros,er."
Stan&%n. there be%n. au+t%one& o(( as a
sla5e +erta%nly was no .reat %ns-%rat%on or
en+oura.e*ent to youn. Aose-h.
?%sten%n. to h%s brothers as they -lanne& to
*ur&er h%* woul& ha5e .%5en the a5era.e
youn. *an a 5ery rebell%ous s-%r%t towar&
so+%ety an& (a*%ly, but th%s was not Aose-h>s
res-onse. He went about h%s &a%ly &ut%es w%th a
s-%r%t o( su++ess. He &%& not han. &own h%s hea&
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%n &e(eat an& sel(-%ty. There were no thou.hts
o( &es-on&en+y, or &%s+oura.e*ent.
?%(e was a +hallen.e to h%*. H%s 5%+tory was
%n the ?or& an& not h%s surroun&%n.s. He 2new
that throu.h the S-%r%t o( 9o& he +oul& +han.e
any surroun&%n..
1hen Aesus ,hr%st an& H%s truths are
allowe& to +ontrol the *%n& an& s-%r%t, you +an
+han.e your &est%ny.
1hen the %nner *an %s (e& CAesus (oo&C, all
th%n.s are -oss%ble.
1hen the %nner *an %s &e(eate& an& bro2en,
you +an only .o ba+2war& an& be tosse& by
e5ery -roble* wh%+h the ene*y throws your
way.
;a2e your &e+%s%on that you are the hea&
an& not the ta%l. <eut. $!:1".
:ou are %n +har.e o( e5ery s%tuat%on. :ou
an& the ?or& t%- the s+ales %n your (a5or. Ne5er
loo2 to the outwar& a--earan+e. )lways loo2 to
Aesus, the author an& (%n%sher o( your (a%th. Heb.
1$:$.
)lways ex-e+t .oo& th%n.s to ha--en rather
than ba&. Ba& th%n.s *ay +o*e your way
o++as%onally, but you +an soon turn the* to
.oo&.
I( th%n.s see* to be .o%n. %n re5erse, Eust
relax. 4ee- a +onstant att%tu&e o( su++ess an&
(a5or (low%n. (ro* 9o& to you. Bx-e+t (a5or to
(low to you e5en when %t loo2s as %( %t %s not.
Bxten& (a5or an& lo5e to others. :ou *ust .%5e
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(a5or to .et (a5or.
:ou show *er+y to obta%n *er+y.
:ou show lo5e to ha5e lo5e (low%n. to an&
throu.h you.
:ou .%5e (%nan+es to release the (%nan+%al
(low %n your &%re+t%on.
:ou sow, an& you rea- what you sow.
Sow a healthy -os%t%5e att%tu&e about your
s%tuat%on.
Soon your s%tuat%on w%ll +han.e. :our s-%r%t
w%ll ar%se an& ta2e +ontrol o( the s%tuat%on.
=e*e*berH 9o& Du%+2eneth the &ea& an& +alleth
th%n.s that be not as thou.h they were, an& they
be+o*e. :ou are 9o&>s +h%l&ren. :ou are un%te&
to Aesus ,hr%st. :ou, too, +an s-ea2 th%n.s %nto
be%n.. S-ea2 wor&s o( su++ess. 9o& w%ll honor a
.oo& +on(ess%on. He w%ll always ba+2 H%s
1or&. =ea& Is. 55:11.
?oo2%n. to Aesus *eans that you stan& on
truths o( the s+r%-ture an& +on(ess the* %nstea&
o( what you see aroun& you.
Th%s %s l%2e a *%ss%onary (r%en& o( *%ne who
-%+2e& u- a h%t+h h%2er who was an es+a-e&
+on5%+t. He %**e&%ately -ulle& a .un on the
*%ss%onary an& threatene& to 2%ll h%*. Th%s
threw (ear %nto the *%ss%onary at (%rst. Soon he
.a%ne& +ontrol o( h%s th%n2%n..
He tol& the *an o5er an& o5er that h%s .un
was -owerless o5er the s%tuat%on. The
*%ss%onary sa%&, CI a* a *an o( 9o&. I ha5e
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Aesus %n *e. 9reater %s He that %s %n *e than he
that %s %n the worl&. :ou ha5e no -ower o5er
*e. I ha5e -ower an& author%ty o5er you.C
Th%s *an +ont%nue& to s+rea* ba+2 at h%*
Cshut u-.C He +ont%nue& to s+rea* out, CI>*
.o%n. to 2%ll you.C
The *%ss%onary +ont%nue& to stan& on the
1or& o( 9o&. He +ont%nue& to s-ea2 h%s
+on(ess%on o( (a%th. CAesus ,hr%st %s %n *e. :ou
ha5e no author%ty o5er *e. 9reater %s He that %s
%n *e than he that %s %n the worl&.C
To *a2e a lon. story short, the .un (%nally
relaxe& an& &ro--e& loosely %n the seat. Soon
the *%ss%onary -raye& (or the *an, o-ene& the
&oor, -ut the *an out, an& went on h%s way to
h%s w%(e an& +h%l&ren %n ;ex%+o.
Th%s %s loo2%n. to Aesus an& H%s 1or& rather
than +%r+u*stan+es.
8a5or (lows when you stan& on the l%5%n.
1or& o( 9o&.
8a5or (lows when you stan& on the 1or& o(
(a%th.
9o&>s 1or& +reates (a%th.
,%r+u*stan+es &o not always +han.e.
Paul shoute& h%*sel( out o( Ea%l one n%.ht.
?ater, he shoute& (or years an& ne5er &%& .et out
o( Ea%lH howe5er, so*e o( h%s .reatest wor2s
were &one r%.ht %n Ea%l.
One *%ss%onary (usse& an& ar.ue& w%th 9o&
be+ause he was %n Ea%l. The ?or& a--eare& to
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h%* an& sa%&, CI w%ll ne5er lea5e you nor (orsa2e
you.C The *%ss%onary be+a*e 5ery ex+%te& o5er
th%s -re+%ous truth. It +a*e al%5e to h%*. Aesus
be+a*e so real to h%* there %n Ea%l that he was
al*ost &%sa--o%nte& when he was release&.
?earn to *o5e %n 9o&>s lo5e an& (a5or
re.ar&less o( your +%r+u*stan+es. The
+%r+u*stan+es *ay not +han.e, but %t %s -oss%ble
to *o5e %nto a s-%r%tual real* that *a2es the
+%r+u*stan+es (a&e %nto the ba+2.roun&.
The s-%r%tual l%(e an& 5%+tory %nto wh%+h you
enter are so real that they (loo& your soul. )
h%.her l%(e (ee&s to you (ro* the s-%r%tual worl&.
Aoy +o*es. 3%+tory +o*es.
One *%ss%onary &ur%n. 1orl& 1ar II was a
-r%soner o( war %n Aa-an. The .uar&s woul& 2%+2
an& beat h%*. He was harasse&. The *%ss%onary
was +onstantly *o5%n. away (ro* the .rueso*e
real%t%es %nto the holy -resen+e o( the ?or&. He
2new when the war was o5er be(ore the .uar&s
2new. He l%5e& %n the -resen+e o( the ?or& %n
extre*ely a&5erse +%r+u*stan+es.
:ou +an +reate your own +%r+u*stan+es by
enter%n. %nto the -resen+e o( the ?or& Eust as he
&%&.
;any ha5e sa%&, CB5en &eath %s so .lor%ous,
I +an>t un&erstan& how anyone woul& hate to
&%e.C 9o&>s -resen+e br%n.s you %nto +o*-lete
5%+tory %n e5ery +%r+u*stan+e.
Now let us return to Aose-h. He was %n a ba&
s%tuat%on %n the natural, but %t was %n the -lan o(
""
9o& (or h%s l%(e. 9o& &es%re& that he shoul& be
there so he +oul& &el%5er the ent%re (a*%ly (ro*
star5at%on. Aose-h +oul& ha5e CblownC %t all w%th
a &e(eate& s-%r%t. He &%& not 2now (or years why
he was sol& as a sla5e. He, later, saw the -lan o(
the ?or&.
)s a sla5e he was so -os%t%5e, alert, an&
su++ess(ul %n h%s s-ee+h an& att%tu&e that he was
soon -ro*ote&. He was soon %n +har.e o( the
ent%re house, *oney, et+.
CAose-h (oun& .ra+e %n h%s s%.ht, an& he
ser5e& h%*: an& he *a&e h%* o5erseer o5er h%s
house, an& all that he ha& he -ut %nto h%s han&.C
'-on stu&y%n. th%s -assa.e you w%ll (%n& that
e5eryth%n. th%s B.y-t%an ha& was -la+e& %n
Aose-h>s +har.e. The *an 2new noth%n. o( h%s
(%nan+es, et+. Aose-h ha& %t all. The *an only
2new the th%n.s that were on the table to eat.
Aose-h was %n +har.e o( the house. The w%(e
e5en l%2e& Aose-h. She -re(erre& h%* to her
husban&. Aose-h re(use& to be un(a%th(ul to h%s
*aster. =e*e*ber that rule. Aose-h ser5e& h%s
*aster.
:ou *ust .%5e %( you ex-e+t a return. :ou
sow .oo& th%n.s. :ou soon rea- .oo& th%n.s.
Aose-h was thrown %nto -r%son at the
%ns%sten+e o( the enra.e& w%(e be+ause Aose-h
woul& not +o**%t a sex s%n w%th her. She
(ra*e& h%*. She l%e& about h%*.
He was soon &e*ote& %nto Ea%l.
Poor ol& Aose-h. 8%rst h%s brothers tr%e& to
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2%ll h%*. Then they &e+%&e& to sell h%* as a
sla5e. Then he was sol& a.a%n %n the *ar2et
-la+e. Poor th%n., he *ust be CbeatC by now.
Oh, noF C=eEo%+e %n the ?or& alwaysC was
h%s -h%loso-hy. CPra%se 9o&, here I a* %n Ea%l,C
*ust ha5e been h%s att%tu&e.
CI a* a su++ess r%.ht here %n Ea%l,C he 2e-t
tell%n. h%*sel(. B5eryth%n. loo2e& ba&. I( he ha&
thou.ht on the -ast, he +oul& ha5e *a&e h%*sel(
&es-on&ent. He 2e-t h%s thou.hts on 5%+tory.
Soon, the Ea%ler saw su++ess %n th%s youn.
*an. It too2 h%* about two wee2s to +han.e h%s
s%tuat%on there %n Ea%l. 1%th%n wee2s, he was
runn%n. the Ea%l.
CThe ?or& .a5e h%* (a5or %n the s%.ht o( the
2ee-er o( the -r%son. The 2ee-er o( the -r%son
+o**%tte& to Aose-h>s han& all the -r%soners...
whatsoe5er they &%& there, he was the &oer o( %t.
The 2ee-er o( the -r%son loo2e& not to anyth%n.
that was un&er h%s han& ...C
9%5e Aose-h one hour w%th the 2%n., an& he
%s runn%n. the ent%re +ountry.
There was no &e(eat or (a%lure %n th%s la&.
,%r+u*stan+es &%& not +han.e h%s att%tu&e. I(
a&5erse +%r+u*stan+es h%t you, reEo%+e. These
are Eust .ett%n. you to the -la+e you nee& to be.
It %s the 5alley o( )+hor KtroubleL where the
&oor o( o--ortun%ty an& ho-e o-ens to you.
=ea& th%s story %n Hosea. $:1615.
9o& &rew the +h%l&ren who were not where
they shoul& ha5e been %n the%r s-%r%tual wal2.
"5
They were o(( o( the -ath o( hol%ness an&
r%.hteousness. They were *%ss%n. 9o&>s -lan (or
the%r l%5es.
He &rew the* %nto the 5alley o( trouble. It
was there that they re-ente&, -raye&, an& sou.ht
the ?or&. 9o& then turne& th%s %nto a &oor o(
o--ortun%ty (or the*. It was here that the%r (%rst
lo5e was restore&. Israel woul& s%n. as %n the
&ays o( her youth. It was here that su++ess +a*e.
He woul& .%5e the* 5%neyar&s (ro* th%s a&5erse
ex-er%en+e.
=e-ent, an& then reEo%+e your way throu.h
-roble*s. Ha5e a stron. -os%t%5e att%tu&e.
Bx-e+t (a5or. Bx-e+t *%ra+les. Bel%e5e %n
*%ra+les. 1%th 9o& all th%n.s are -oss%ble.
S-ea2 that to yoursel( to&ay.
9o& br%n.s you throu.h the (%re an& throu.h
the water to a lar.e an& wealthy -la+e.
4now what 9o& says about th%n.s. <o not
let -roble*s +ontrol you. :ou +an +ontrol your
+%r+u*stan+es w%th an o5er+o*er>s att%tu&e. <an
11:"$. CThey that 2now the%r 9o& shall be
stron. an& shall &o ex-lo%ts.C
?%5e ex-e+t%n. .reat th%n.s to ha--en. Th%s
%s (a%th.
4now your ?or&. 4now H%s -ower. He +an
&o e5eryth%n.. He %s &o%n. %t throu.h you to&ay.
He %s not l%*%te& by your +%r+u*stan+es.
:ou *ay be han&%+a--e&. Pra%se 9o&, let %t
wor2 (or you.
:ou *ay ha5e a lower *ental ab%l%ty than
"#
so*e. Pra%se 9o&H s*art (ellows &o not always
br%n. ho*e the best -ay.
It %s the la*e that ta2e the -rey. Is. "":$".
It %s the wea2 that be+o*e stron.. Is. 60:$0
It %s the wor* w%th no ba+2bone wh%+h 9o&
turns %nto a bull&oIer w%th s-%r%tual teeth wh%+h
tear %nto any -roble* an& +ause %t to &%ssol5e.
Is. 61:1615
It %s the (ool%sh who* 9o& uses to +on(oun&
the w%se. 1 ,or. 1:$7
:our su++ess an& (a5or %s not &e-en&ent
u-on be%n. %ntell%.ent, %.norant, stron., or
wea2, but %t %s &e-en&ent u-on 2now%n.
absolutely that your 5%+tory %s %n Aesus ,hr%st
an& not yoursel(. :ou 2now Aesus ,hr%st
throu.h H%s 1or&.
:ou br%n. e5ery thou.ht %nto +a-t%5%ty to
Aesus ,hr%st. $ ,or. 10:5 :our thou.hts *ay
want to run w%l& w%th &oubt an& (ear. ;a2e
the* +o*e ba+2 to the s+r%-tures on (a5or an&
su++ess. ,on(ess .oo& th%n.s are ha--en%n. to
you to&ay. 9et all ex+%te& %n H%s 1or&. Th%n.s
w%ll be.%n to +han.e (or you r%.ht away.
:ou are *arr%e& to 9o&>s Son. :ou are %n
the (a*%ly o( 9o&. =ea& B-h. $:10 C:ou are o(
the househol& o( 9o&.C :ou ha5e a lot o( -ull
w%th the CTo- One.C He %s the ?or& o( ?or&s. He
%s the 4%n. o( 4%n.s. :ou are H%s (a5or%te son.
?%5e %t u-. )+t l%2e %t. ?%5e to the (ullest o( your
%nher%tan+e. :ou are a Eo%nt he%r w%th Aesus
,hr%st. =o*. !:17.
"7
)ll th%n.s are yours. I ,or. ":$1.
:BS, 9O< B=IN9S 'S INTO 8)3O=
1ITH 9O< )N< ;)N
-sther 2:15 "-sther o)tained avor in
the sight o all them that loo'ed u,on
her."
-sther 2:1$ "The 'ing loved -sther
a)ove all the women( and she o)tained
grace and avor in his sight more than
all the virgins2 so that he set the royal
crown u,on her head( and made her
&ueen instead o :ashti."
Bsther wal2e& be(ore the 2%n. an& others,
an& the%r hearts woul& *%ss se5eral beats. She
obta%ne& (a5or %n the s%.ht o( all who loo2e&
u-on her.
Bsther was an al%en %n the 2%n.>s +ourt. She
was a Aew. The Aews were un&er se5ere atta+2 at
th%s t%*e. ;any were soon to &%e unless 9o&
%nter5ene&. Bsther +oul& ha5e been 5ery
&e-resse& an& &e(eate&.
=ather than sub*%t to th%s atta+2 o( the
ene*y, she rose abo5e the -ressures an&
atte*-te& to &o the %*-oss%ble. She release& a
s-%r%t o( 5%+tory an& (a5or wh%+h +ause& the 2%n.
to -ut the royal +rown u-on her hea&, an& she
be+a*e the Dueen.
St%ll the -lanne& -erse+ut%on (or her -eo-le
+ont%nue&. Her l%(e *%.ht soon be ta2en alon.
w%th other Aews. St%ll she re(use& to l%sten to the
ene*y who was -la+%n. the +%r+u*stan+es an&
"!
thou.hts a.a%nst her. She rose abo5e her
-roble*s. She +on(esse& (a5or w%th the 2%n..
The 2%n. .rante& her (a5or an& bless%n.s. Her
-eo-le were sa5e&. The ene*y o( the Aews was
&estroye&.
Peo-le all aroun& you nee& hel-. :our
(a*%ly nee&s hel-. :ou are the%r &el%5erer
throu.h Aesus ,hr%st. 9et your eyes away (ro*
your ab%l%t%es. Put the* on 9o&>s ab%l%t%es. ?%5e
as %( you were a bel%e5er. ,o*e (orth %nto your
stren.th to&ay.
,on(ess: CBsther obta%ne& (a5or %n the s%.ht
o( all who loo2e& u-on her. I shall ha5e (a5or
to&ay w%th -eo-le. I w%ll *eet n%+e -eo-le to&ay.
I shall ha5e .oo& relat%onsh%-s w%th -eo-le
to&ay. I shall (a5or an& honor others to&ay.C
4ee- th%s att%tu&e .o%n. all &ay. Bx-e+t to
*eet n%+e s%tuat%ons. :ou +an a+tually &raw the
.oo& out o( ba& s%tuat%ons w%th th%s (a%th an&
5%+tory an& (a5or s-%r%t wor2%n. %n an& (or you.
=e*o5e all o( the ne.at%5e att%tu&es towar&
others (ro* your th%n2%n..
:ou are learn%n. to *o5e %n the law o(
su++ess an& (a5or. Th%s %s the be.%nn%n. o( a real
lo5e l%(e %n 9o&.
:ou are now *o5%n. %nto the real* o(
+o*-lete trans(or*at%on %n your relat%onsh%-
w%th others.
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. FAVOR %I"" CHANE
HO&ES, HUS$ANDS, %IVES,
AND CHI"DREN
CHello, Honey, loo2 what I ha5e (or you,C
+a*e the shee-%sh 5o%+e o( her husban&.
)s the -re+%ous w%(e re+e%5e& (ro* her
husban& a lar.e ex-ens%5e box o( +an&y (%lle&
w%th h%s lo5e an& &e5ot%on, the w%(e 5%brate&
w%th &ee- wa5es o( ex+%te*ent 2now%n. what
the ?or& ha& &one %n the heart o( both o( the*.
The (ollow%n. wee2 the sa*e husban&
*ar+he& ho*e w%th a lar.e -a+2a.e wh%+h
+onta%ne& a beaut%(ul new +oat wh%+h the w%(e
ha& been &es%r%n. (or so*e t%*e.
Th%s husban& was not always so .enerous
nor so thou.ht(ul towar& h%s l%ttle w%(e. H%s
+han.e o( att%tu&e +a*e about only a(ter h%s
w%(e an& +h%l&ren +on(esse&, &a%ly, (or two
wee2s stra%.ht that they ha& (a5or w%th &a&&y,
an& &a&&y ha& (a5or w%th the*.
They be.an to l%5e ex-e+t%n. l%(e to res-on&
%n &a&&y. 8a%th was wor2%n. %n the%r l%5es. 9o&
%s not l%*%te& %n any s%tuat%on. 9o& be.an to
wor2 th%n.s out. ;%ra+les be.an to ha--en %n
th%s ho*e.
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:ou *ay ha5e a s%tuat%on on the Eob w%th
your su-er5%sor or w%th your e*-loyees. )--ly
th%s att%tu&e o( (a5or. Bx-e+t to *eet ex+%t%n.
-ersonal%t%es al%5e w%th (a5or (or you. 9%5e the*
a brea2. :ou (a5or an& honor the* e5en %( they,
at (%rst, 2n%(e you.
One wo*an was +ut &ee-ly by a b%tter
ton.ue %n her su-er5%sor. Th%s su-er5%sor ha&
been .%5%n. her trouble (or *onths. She was at
the -o%nt o( Du%tt%n. the Eob &ue to the extre*ely
ba& s%tuat%on between the*.
One *orn%n. th%s la&y ha& been +on(ess%n.
(a5or w%th her su-er5%sor. The (%rst th%n. the
su-er5%sor &%& was to 2n%(e her &ee-ly w%th
+utt%n. an& nasty wor&s. I**e&%ately the &ear
la&y be.an to (a5or the su-er5%sor w%th lo5e an&
2%n&ness. She sa%&, COh, (or.%5e *e %( I ha5e
o((en&e& you.C
Her heart nearly bro2e w%th lo5e an&
+o*-ass%on (or her su-er5%sor. 1%th%n *%nutes
th%s su-er5%sor was say%n. to her, C<arl%n., +an I
&o anyth%n. (or youG Please (or.%5e *e (or
be%n. so %rr%table.C Th%s was the be.%nn%n. o( a
beaut%(ul relat%onsh%-. 9oo&ness be.an to (low
out o( th%s su-er5%sor.
<raw the .oo& (ro* -eo-le rather than e5%l.
:ou are res-ons%ble to .u%&e -eo-le rather than
.%. the*.
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/ DRA% NEAR TO OD FOR
FAVOR THE ROAD TO
SUCCESS
Prov. 11:2$ ";e that diligently see'eth
good ,rocureth avor: )ut he that
see'eth mischie( it shall come unto
him."
In Hosea 5:6 the s+r%-ture says, CThey w%ll
not (ra*e the%r &o%n.s to turn unto the%r 9o&:
(or the s-%r%t o( whore&o*s %s %n the *%&st o(
the* ...C
They woul& not (ra*e or -lan to &o .oo&.
They were .eare& to the ne.at%5e. They were
.eare& to the sel( l%(e. I( anyth%n. o((en&e&
the*, they were on the &e(ens%5e. They +arr%e&
the%r (eel%n.s on the%r shoul&ers. They were (ull
o( 5en.ean+e. Hate was wr%tten on the%r (a+es.
The (ollow%n. 5erse says, CThe -r%&e o( Israel
&oth test%(y to h%s (a+e ...C
They were so ne.at%5e an& e5%l that %t
showe& u- %n the%r (a+es. They were har& an&
harsh.
Th%s s-%r%t *ust be bro2en %n your l%(e.
<%l%.ently see2 .oo& (ro* l%(e. Bx-e+t .oo&
th%n.s to ha--en. They w%ll surely +o*e to -ass.
6"
The s+r%-ture %n Pro5erbs 11:$7 tea+hes you to
&%l%.ently see2 an& &o .oo& th%n.s.
:ou *ust -ut your heart %nto be%n. .oo&. To
the %n&%5%&ual who &oes th%s, (a5or w%ll (low.
CHe that &%l%.ently see2eth .oo& re+e%5es (a5or.C
On the other s%&e, %( you &%l%.ently see2
*%s+h%e(, %t w%ll surely +o*e. ,onstantly
th%n2%n. -roble*s +reates *ore -roble*s.
Bx-e+t%n. to ha5e -roble*s +auses you to .ear
e5ery thou.ht an& -attern o( your l%(e to the
att%tu&e o( -roble*s an& trouble.
:ou ha5e Aesus ,hr%st %n you %( you are a
bel%e5er. :ou ha5e an obl%.at%on to &raw the
.oo& (ro* s%tuat%ons. )ll th%n.s wor2 out (or
.oo& to those who lo5e the ?or&.
4att. 6:.. "<ee' irst the 'ingdom o
%od( and his righteousness2 and all these
things shall )e added unto you."
<raw near unto the ?or&.
?et your lo5e an& &e5ot%on be (%rst an&
abo5e all else unto the ?or&.
See2 H%s r%.hteousness.
<e5elo- the s-%r%t o( lo5e (or the ?or& an&
(or others.
;%n%ster unto the ?or& by be%n. 2%n& to both
the lo5ely an& the unlo5ely. ;a2e %t your
*%ss%on to be lo5%n. an& ten&er to others.
Ta2e Aesus w%th you out %nto l%(e when you
lea5e the +hur+h.
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)ra# *ear to %od or Favor the Road to Success
1 Jn. #:20 "I a man say( I love %od( and
hateth his )rother( he is a liar: or he
that loveth not his )rother whom he hath
seen( how can he love %od whom he
hath not seen="
?%5e to be a bless%n. to others.
I( you &o not lo5e others, you really &o not
lo5e 9o&.
Treat others as thou.h they were Aesus
,hr%st.
<eter*%ne to be 2%n& to your (ellow *an.
Th%n2 o( the 2%n&ness that you are .o%n. to
.%5e to&ay.
:ou are now -re-ar%n. the (oun&at%on o(
your &ay>s a+t%5%t%es. Bx-e+t th%n.s to ha--en
to&ay wh%+h ne5er be(ore ha5e ha--ene&. ?%5e
by .%5%n. lo5e. ?%5e by .%5%n. a 2%n& wor&. :ou
are now *o5%n. %nto (a5or@the roa& to su++ess.
,on(ess: CTo&ay I w%ll be a bless%n. to the
?or&. I w%ll be a bless%n. to others.C
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0 OD)S NATURE IS TO FAVOR
OTHERS
:ou are *a&e %n 9o&>s %*a.e. The ab%l%ty to
(a5or others an& re+e%5e (a5or %s %n you throu.h
Aesus ,hr%st.
:ou are an he%r o( 9o& throu.h Aesus
,hr%st. 9al. 6:7
:ou are a Eo%nthe%r w%th Aesus ,hr%st. =o*.
!:17
:ou ha5e 9o&>s ab%l%ty w%th%n you throu.h
Aesus ,hr%st. $ ,or ":5#
:ou are a wor2er to.ether w%th ,hr%st. $
,or. #:1
:ou an& Aesus are Eo%ne& (or re&e*-t%5e
reasons. B-h. $:5#
9o&>s -lan %s (or you to .o (orth %n 9o&>s
ab%l%ty an& -ower, an& (a5or others Eust as the
?or& (a5ors others.
Ps. 86:15 ">ut thou( ? +ord( art a %od
ull o com,assion( and gracious( long/
suering( and ,lenteous in mercy and
truth."
Ps. 10.:8 "The +ord is merciul and
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gracious( slow to anger( and ,lenteous in
mercy."
Aust as 9o& %s a 9o& o( lo5e, He %s also a
9o& o( (a5or. He see2s to (a5or an& honor you
to&ay. ) stron. ne.at%5e s-%r%t w%ll &estroy your
ab%l%ty to rea+h out an& re+e%5e *u+h o( th%s
(a5or.
,onstantly +on(ess%n. the ne.at%5e w%ll 2ee-
9o&>s lo5e (ro* +o*%n. throu.h to you. It %s l%2e
a roa& blo+2 or a short %n an ele+tr%+al +%r+u%t.
9o& %s rea+h%n. out H%s han& to (a5or you.
:ou *ust sto- th%n2%n. that %t +an not be &one.
:ou *ust sto- th%n2%n. that you are not +a-able
o( re+e%5%n. or .%5%n. 9o&>s (a5or. :ou *ust
sto- th%n2%n. that you are not worthy o( H%s
(a5or. The ?or& %s *er+%(ul. He %s .ra+%ous. He
%s -lenteous %n H%s *er+y e5en thou.h you *ay
not &eser5e %t. ,o*e al%5e to the r%+hes o( H%s
*er+y an& (a5or.
Now release th%s sa*e lo5e an& *er+y an&
lon. su((er%n. to others. :ou are 9o&>s outlet
(or H%s lo5e an& *er+y an& (a5or to others.
9o&>s lo5e an& *er+y (low throu.h you. :ou are
H%s a*bassa&or. :ou are H%s +owor2er. :ou
are Eo%ne& to Aesus (or re&e*-t%5e -ur-oses.
,o*e al%5e to your res-ons%b%l%t%es an&
o--ortun%t%es o( be%n. he%rs o( 9o& an& Eo%nt
he%rs w%th Aesus ,hr%st.
%al. 6:$ "... @hatsoever a man soweth(
that shall he also rea,."
1hen (a+%n. new s%tuat%ons, loo2 (or the
6!
%od+s *ature is to Favor ,thers
-oss%b%l%ty rather that the %*-oss%b%l%ty. ?oo2 (or
a *%ra+le rather than &e(eat. 9o beyon&
anyth%n. you ha5e &one %n the -ast.
:ou *ust -lan your -resent s%tuat%on. =ea+h
out beyon& your -resent a+h%e5e*ents. 9et out
o( the CrutC by -lann%n. an& ex-e+t%n. to .o to
new le5els o( (a5or an& su++ess. <rea* b%..
Thou.hts are the be.%nn%n. o( .reat
a+h%e5e*ents.
Pr. 2.:$ "9s he thin'eth in his heart( so
is he .. "
The th%n. that you th%n2 on an& *e&%tate on
w%ll soon be %n your (ront yar&.
9o& (a5ors others. :ou +onstantly *e&%tate
on bless%n. others. 1hen you sow .oo&
thou.hts to others, then you *%n%ster .oo&
a+t%ons to the*.
The s+r%-ture tea+hes you to .%5e, an& then
the ?or& w%ll *a2e *en .%5e unto you. 9%5e
.oo& thou.hts an& a+t%ons, an& they w%ll %n turn
honor you. The ?or& sa%&, CBe *er+%(ul to
obta%n *er+y.C
9o& %s a 9o& o( lo5e, (a5or, an& *er+y.
:ou *ust (ollow H%s ste-s. 9ear yoursel(,
an& set yoursel( to be lon.su((er%n. an& 2%n& to
others. Set yoursel( to be a bless%n. to&ay.
Bx+%t%n. th%n.s are .o%n. to ha--en to you.
9o& %s a 9o& o( (a5or, an& He %s +onstantly
-ro*ot%n. those who learn to l%5e %n th%s law o(
(a5or. :ou &raw on th%s (a5or %n two ways.
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8%rst, you ex-e+t (a5or to (low (ro* 9o& to you
an& (ro* others to you. Se+on&, you (a5or
others e5en when they *ay not be so 2%n& to
you.
9o& %s *er+%(ul to the un*er+%(ul. He %s
2%n& to the u.ly. He %s lon.su((er%n. w%th H%s
ene*%es. <e5elo- th%s att%tu&e o( -ray%n. (or
your ene*y. 1at+h your l%(e lea- %nto a new
ex+%t%n. role an& ex-er%en+e.
B5ery s%tuat%on w%ll not turn out Eust as you
want %t. :ou *ust learn to (low w%th the att%tu&e
an& *%n& o( the ?or&. :ou w%ll ha5e so*e
s%tuat%ons wh%+h &o not wor2 out -er(e+tly at
(%rst, an& *aybe so*e that ne5er (ully see* to
wor2 out as you ex-e+t. There w%ll be -lenty o(
s%tuat%ons, &a%ly, that w%ll rewar& your e((orts.
1e ha5e alrea&y *ent%one& Aose-h. He
went throu.h hell (ro* t%*e to t%*e, but he
always a--l%e& the law o( (a5or. He (oun& new
ex+%te*ents %n (a5or w%th ea+h new s%tuat%on.
He staye& (ull o( ex-e+tan+y. He re(use& to let
+%r+u*stan+es +ontrol h%*. Ba+h +ase o( &e(eat
was a sour+e o( +hallen.e to h%*. He rose abo5e
h%s -roble*s. The 9o& o( (a5or +a*e throu.h
(or h%*.
A THIN TO RE&E&$ER
Is. #0:.1 "They that wait u,on the +ord
shall renew their strength2 they shall
mount u, with wings as eagles2 they
shall run( and not )e weary2 and they
shall wal'( and not aint."
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%od+s *ature is to Favor ,thers
4ee- %n *%n& there %s a wa%t%n. (or your
*%n%stry. 9o& %s a 9o& o( -at%en+e. Aohn +alle&
%t a 2%n.&o* o( -at%en+e.
<o not allow %*-at%en+e to &estroy your
roa& to su++ess throu.h (a5or.
"@ait on the +ord: >e o good courage(
and he shall strengthen thine heart." Ps.
2$:1#
1a%t thou.h He tarr%es.
Ps. 67:. "I am weary o my crying: my
throat is dried: mine eyes ail while I
wait or my %od."
The -sal*%st, later %n the sa*e -assa.e Eust
Duote&, sa%&, C?or&, so*e o( *y -roble* has
been *y (ault, but one th%n. I 2now, that those
who wa%t on you w%ll ne5er be asha*e&. I 2now
you w%ll +o*e throu.h (or *e.C K5# Par.L
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SUCCESS FOR THOSE %HO
REA""! "OVE THE "ORD
-,. 6:2# "%race AavorB )e with all those
that love our +ord Jesus 1hrist in
sincerity."
9o& %s a 9o& o( *er+y an& .ra+e an& lon.
su((er%n.. He blesses e5ery -erson %n a .eneral
way. He sen&s bless%n.s u-on the Eust an& u-on
the unEust.
There %s a s-e+%al (a5or (or those who really
lo5e Aesus.
Th%s %s the Peter, Aa*es, an& Aohn
relat%onsh%-.
Peter, Aa*es, an& Aohn were always the ones
who re+e%5e& the *ount o( trans(%.urat%on
ex-er%en+es. Aohn was always next to Aesus>
breast re+e%5%n. .reat truths an& lo5e.
<raw near to 9o&, an& you, too, +an be
re+%-%ents o( H%s s-e+%al (a5ors. Aesus sa%&, CI(
any *an ser5e *e, h%* w%ll *y 8ather honor.C
An. 1$:$#b.
There %s s-e+%al (a5or abo5e an& beyon& the
.eneral (a5or (ro* the ?or& unto those who
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*o5e %nto that %nner +%r+le .rou-.
9o& %s honor%n. you, to&ay, w%th su++ess
an& (a5or as you re+e%5e th%s %nto your s-%r%t. It
w%ll be ne+essary (or you to release th%s lo5e an&
(a5or to others (or %t to be (ully e((e+t%5e. The
&ea& sea %s &ea& be+ause %t has no outlet. :ou
be+o*e &ea& when you &o not release 9o&>s
bless%n.s unto others.
OD &INISTERS SEED TO THE &AN
THAT IS $US! SO%IN
2 1or. 7:10 ";e ministereth seed to the
sower."
)s you .%5e %t out, 9o& +ont%nues to (%ll
your l%(e w%th (resh lo5e an& bless%n.s.
Ble+tr%+%ty has no -ower unt%l the +%r+u%t %s
+o*-lete&.
?o5e an& (a5or ha5e no -ower unt%l your
+%r+u%t %s +o*-lete&. :ou *ust let %t (low on to
others.
2RO&OTIONS FOR THOSE %HO
"OVE THE "ORD
Prov. 8:1$/18 "I love them that love me2
and those that see' me early shall ind
me. "iches and honor are with me ..."
=%+hes an& honor (low to the %n&%5%&ual who
&ares to -ut Aesus (%rst %n h%s or her l%(e.
Su++ess l%es at your &oor rea&y to be o(
ser5%+e to you.
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/ove the /ord
8a%th releases the -ower o( 9o&. Su++ess
&oes not +o*e (ro* *erely .o%n. to +hur+h an&
be%n. a (a%rly .oo& *oral (ellow. Su++ess +o*es
when one stan&s on truth. Truth sets one (ree.
Josh. 1:8 "... o)serve to do according to
all that is written therein: or then thou
shalt ma'e thy way ,ros,erous( and then
thou shalt have good success."
One o( the (un&a*entals o( the law o( the
ol& an& new testa*ents %s to lo5e 9o& an& to
lo5e thy ne%.hbor.
Pra+t%+e wal2%n. %n lo5e an& *e&%tat%n.
9o&>s 1or& %nto your heart, an& you w%ll soon
be *o5%n. %n su++ess.
Ps. 1:2 ";is delight is in the law o the
+ord2 and in his law doth he meditate
day and night."
Th%s *an be+o*es stron. l%2e a tree -lante&
by the waters. He br%n.eth (orth (ru%t %n h%s
season. 1hatsoe5er th%s *an &oeth, he
-ros-ereth.
)s you lo5e the ?or& throu.h H%s 1or&, a
new (resh (low o( su++ess be.%ns to (low
throu.h you. ,ont%nue to -ra+t%+e th%s
*e&%tat%on on the 1or&. :ou are lo5%n. 9o&
when you *e&%tate on H%s 1or&. =elease th%s
lo5e to the ?or& an& to others, an& su++ess
+annot by-ass you any*ore.
?%5e bel%e5%n. that all th%n.s are -oss%ble
w%th 9o&.
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?%5e ex-e+t%n. r%+hes an& honor to (low to
you (ro* *any sour+es.
Bx-e+t -ro*ot%ons to +o*e.
Bx-e+t %*-oss%ble -roEe+ts to +o*e %nto
ex%sten+e.
Bx-e+t 9o& to .%5e you answers to the
nee&s o( hu*an%ty that He has ne5er .%5en
be(ore.
Th%s %s the .reatest &ay to be al%5e.
=esour+es l%e at your han&s to .o (orth an& &o
ex-lo%ts. In5ent that wh%+h %s nee&e& to br%n.
about (uel sa5%n. auto*ob%les, houses, o((%+e
bu%l&%n.s, et+.
?et 9o& *a2e you a su++ess. Bel%e5e (or the
%*-oss%ble (or you, to&ay. The only l%*%tat%on
that 9o& has %s your la+2 o( un&erstan&%n. o(
H%s laws.
=%+hes (ro* 9o& are at your &%s-osal.
1 1or. .:21 "9ll things are yours."
<o not .lory %n others. )ll th%n.s are at your
&%s-osal. :ou ha5e talents you &o not real%Ie. I(
you really want 9o& to be+o*e an.ry w%th you,
(a%l to &e5elo- the talents He has .%5en you.
4t. 25:28/.0 "Ta'e thereore the talent
rom him( and give it unto him which
hath ten talents. !or unto every one that
hath shall )e given( and he shall have
a)undance: )ut rom him that hath not
shall )e ta'en away even that which he
hath. 9nd cast ye the un,roita)le
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/ove the /ord
servant into outer dar'ness: there shall
)e wee,ing and gnashing o teeth."
The ?or& was an.ry w%th th%s *an (or
h%&%n. h%s talent %n (ear an& (a%lure. Be w%ll%n.
to *a2e a *%sta2e. <are to &o so*eth%n. (or the
?or&. <o not stan& %&ly by -ray%n. an& as2%n.
9o& to &o th%n.s that you *ust &o %n (a%th. :ou
*o5e (orwar& by (a%th. =ea& $ ,or. 5:7 C1e
wal2 by (a%th ...C
9o& .%5es to the *an that uses h%s talents,
an& he .ets an abun&an+e.
9o& ta2es (ro* the *an who w%ll not use
h%s bless%n.s an& .%5es to the one who uses h%s
bless%n..
I ha5e not%+e& th%s %n *y l%(e, too. I l%2e to
.%5e to a su++ess(ul -erson. I (eel that he w%ll
use %t to a .oo& +ause. ) *an who %s s*all %n h%s
own *%n& %s a -oor %n5est*ent.
9o& ex-e+ts you to ta2e what %s at your
han& an& &e5elo- %t. ;any (ol2s ex-e+t 9o& to
*o5e (or the*. 8a%th says, C9o& has *o5e&H
now %t %s *y *o5e.C
;oses -raye&, C9o&, *o5eH .et th%s show
on the roa&.C
9o& sa%&, C:ou .et the show on the
roa&.C KPar. Bx. 16:15L C1here(ore +r%est thou
unto *eG ... ?%(t u- thy ro&, an& stret+h out th%ne
han& o5er the sea, an& &%5%&e %t ...C
O(ten you +ry out to 9o& when 9o& %s
wa%t%n. (or you to *o5e *ounta%ns by (a%th.
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S-ea2 to your s%tuat%on. 9o& +an &o
anyth%n. throu.h you. :our (a%th has to release
be(ore 9o& +an *o5e.
*u. 20:8 "... <,ea' ye unto the roc'
)eore their eyes2 and it shall give orth
his water ..."
C?oo2 out there an& see our lo5ely new
+hur+h bu%l&%n.,C sa%& the -astor. The natural
eyes o( the .reat +on.re.at%on +oul& see
noth%n., but the%r s-%r%tual eyes, tra%ne& to see
the %*-oss%ble, +oul& see that lo5ely
%nternat%onal +enter +hur+h e&%(%+e s%tt%n. out
there w%th (la.s o( *any +ountr%es (ly%n. o5er %t.
)t th%s 5ery t%*e all natural resour+es ha&
been exhauste& to ra%se *oney (or that lo5ely
bu%l&%n.. There was no ho-e (ro* the (%nan+e
+o*-an%es or the ban2s (or th%s lar.e a*ount o(
*oney.
Aohn Osteen +ont%nue& to ha5e h%s
+on.re.at%on s-ea2 to the ro+2 o( natural
l%*%tat%ons that sto--e& the +onstru+t%on o( that
bu%l&%n..
CI s-o2e to that ro+2 o( l%*%tat%ons,C +r%e&
Brother Aohn Osteen.
H%s -eo-le +ont%nue& +on(ess%n. an&
s-ea2%n. w%th h%*.
The +on5ent%on was un&erway. The bu%l&%n.
was not the *aEor %ssue at -resent. They were
+on+erne& %n the wor2 o( 9o& at han&.
)t that 5ery *o*ent 9o& %nterru-te& the
ser5%+e. One *an arose an& -le&.e& a lar.e
5!
/ove the /ord
o((er%n. (or the new bu%l&%n.. )nother arose an&
*a&e another o((er%n.. Then a r%5er o( lo5e
(loo&e& the +on.re.at%on. B5erywhere -eo-le
were Eu*-%n. u- -le&.%n. o((er%n.s towar& th%s
bu%l&%n.. )(ter the *oney was +ounte& they ha&
se5eral thousan& &ollars.
They starte& the bu%l&%n. by (a%th. They
&e-lete& the%r a++ount on se5eral o++as%ons, but
9o& always brou.ht %t %n as they nee&e& %t. They
-a%& +ash (or the ent%re bu%l&%n. as they bu%lt %t.
:ou, too, +an s-ea2 to your ro+2 o(
l%*%tat%ons.
Bx-e+t .oo& th%n.s to start (low%n. to you.
Su++ess +o*es as you +on(ess, s-ea2, an&
bel%e5e.
Ne5er loo2 to *an (or your resour+es.
Bx-e+t 9o& to *o5e on *en, but ne5er .et your
eyes on -art%+ular *en. ;en w%ll (a%l you, but
9o& w%ll ne5er (a%l you.
)s you .o (or a Eob %nter5%ew, ex-e+t (a5or,
but bel%e5e an& loo2 to 9o& (or %t. Th%s
-art%+ular Eob *ay not *ater%al%Ie. 4ee- loo2%n.
to 9o&. He w%ll ne5er &%sa--o%nt you.
Judges 5:.1 "+et them that love him )e
as the sun when he goeth orth in his
might."
;ost o( you lo5e the ?or&. 1here %s your
su++essG :ou ha5e not (ully real%Ie& that 9o&
wants to bless youH so you .o aroun& %n your
ne.at%5e worl& o( (ears, &oubts, (a%lures, an&
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*aybe so*e&ay I>ll *a2e %t.
:ou ha5e blo+2e& your (a%th.
9o (orth, to&ay, s%n.%n., CI lo5e the ?or&.
9o& %s bless%n. *e. He honors *e to&ay. I a*
stron. l%2e the sun %n (ull stren.th. I a* stron.
l%2e the Son %n (ull -ower. 9o& %s w%th *e. I a*
H%s honore& son.C
1orsh%- the ?or& %n th%s att%tu&e. ?%5e
ex+%te&. ?%5e ex-e+t%n..
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SUCCESS FOR THOSE %HO
SEE4 THE "ORD
Jer. ..:. "1all unto me( and I will
answer thee( and shew thee great and
mighty things( which thou 'nowest not."
;a2e a -os%t%5e +on(ess%on, &a%ly, that you
are a -erson o( -rayer. 4ee- th%s +on(ess%on
.o%n.. :ou *ay not be -ray%n. as you &es%re,
but 2ee- s-ea2%n. %t. Soon the -os%t%5e w%ll .a%n
stren.th. :ou w%ll (%n& yoursel( (low%n. %n the
5%+tory that your (a%th has +reate& an& s-o2en
%nto ex%sten+e.
:ou *ust be+o*e a *an who wal2s han& %n
han& w%th 9o& %n (ellowsh%-, lo5e, &e5ot%on,
an& -rayer %( you ex-e+t to su++ee& throu.h H%s
law o( (a5or@the roa& to su++ess.
There %s no short +ut. :ou *ust wal2 %n
hol%ness.
Ne.at%5e +on(ess%ons, that you are not a
*an o( -rayer, or that you ne5er (%n& t%*e to
rea& 9o&>s 1or&, *erely +reate *ore &e(eatH
an& you +ont%nue to -ut o(( -rayer an& B%ble
stu&y.
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The *ore I +on(ess by (a%th that I a* a *an
o( -rayer, the *ore I (%n& *ysel( (low%n. %n that
5e%n. It %s ex+%t%n. to see 9o&>s law o( (a5or an&
su++ess br%n.%n. *e %nto a (uller l%(e %n ,hr%st
&a%ly.
Ps. .#:10 "... They that see' the +ord
shall not want any good thing."
In Judges 18:10 the children o Israel
were urged to go into the land o
,romise. It was a ,lace where there was
no want o anything that is in the earth.
:ou are %n that s-%r%tual lan& o( -ro*%se
to&ay throu.h Aesus ,hr%st an& the (ullness o(
H%s S-%r%t.
)ll th%n.s are yours.
:ou are H%s sons.
:ou are H%s 2%n.s.
:ou are H%s -r%ests to&ay.
Satan %s un&er your (eet.
8a%lure %s un&er your (eet.
Po5erty %s un&er your (eet.
,o*e al%5e, to&ay. :ou are %n the lan& o(
-ros-er%ty. Ta2e %t by (a%th. ?%5e w%th th%s
2nowle&.e.
9o& has brou.ht you to a -la+e o( -ros-er%ty
%n Aesus ,hr%st. :ou +an &o all th%n.s throu.h
Aesus ,hr%st. Ph%l. 6:1".
:ou are l%5%n. %n the lan& o( no want. The
?or& %s your she-her&, an& you nee& noth%n..
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/ord
9o& %s the 9o& o( the su-ernatural. )ll
th%n.s are -oss%ble w%th 9o&. :ou are %n H%s
bus%ness. He %s wor2%n. throu.h you. He %s
&o%n. the %*-oss%ble throu.h you to&ay. ?%5e
ex-e+t%n. the %*-oss%ble to be.%n to ha--en %n
your l%(e.
Too lon. you ha5e sown the ne.at%5e. :ou
ha5e ant%+%-ate& (a%lure %n *any areas o( your
l%(e. :ou ha5e ex-e+te& -roble*s %n *any areas.
:our (a%th has been a &rea* rather than an
a+tual ex-er%en+e.
<e5elo- the att%tu&e o(, CI +an &o all th%n.s
throu.h Aesus ,hr%st.C Ph%l. 6:1".
He has blesse& you w%th all s-%r%tual
bless%n.s %n ,hr%st Aesus. B-. 1:".
:ou are +o*-lete %n ,hr%st Aesus. ,ol. $:10.
:ou are shar%n. the l%(e o( ,hr%st. :ou are
shar%n. H%s *%n%stry. :ou share H%s *%ra+les.
:ou share H%s -oss%b%l%t%es. HalleluEahF ,o*e
out o( your shell o( (ear an& %nse+ur%ty.
9o& brou.ht <an%el %nto (a5or w%th the
-r%n+es about h%*.
,on(ess: C9o& %s br%n.%n. *e %nto (a5or an&
su++ess to&ay.C
) (r%en& o( *%ne hear& *e *%n%ster on
(a5or. He +a*e al%5e. He be.an to +on(ess (a5or
an& su++ess. H%s *%n%stry be.an to rea+h out
%nto new areas. <%((erent +o*-an%es an&
*%n%str%es be.an to &eal w%th h%* an& loo2 to
h%* (or h%s ser5%+es. Th%s o-ene& an ent%rely
#"
new outloo2 on h%s *%n%stry.
H%s own +on(ess%on %s: CI w%ll +on(ess
su++ess an& (a5or unt%l Aesus +alls *e ho*e.C
Pra%se ye the ?or&F
I( you w%ll ex-e+t (a5or to (low to you (ro*
your 8ather>s table, then you +an +o*e an& &%ne
to&ay.
?%5%n. %n &oubt, (ear, (rustrat%on, an& I
+annot &o %t w%ll only br%n. e5%l %nto your l%(e.
Prov. 1#:11"... The ta)ernacle o the
u,right shall lourish."
Th%s %s 9o&>s -ro*%se to you. He has sa%&
that your house w%ll (lour%sh. ?%5e %n -ros-er%ty
to&ay. Bel%e5e (or (a5or (ro* l%(e to&ay. 9%5e
others honor an& (a5or.
Ps. 8#:11 "The +ord %od is a sun and
shield: the +ord will give grace and
glory: no good thing will he withhold
rom them that wal' u,rightly."
Aesus %s your sh%el& (ro* (a%lure.
He %s your -rote+tor.
He w%ll not w%thhol& .oo& th%n.s (ro* you
to&ay.
Ps. 72:12 "The righteous shall lourish
li'e the ,alm tree: he shall grow li'e a
cedar in +e)anon."
It %s 9o&>s -lan to -ros-er you. It %s Satan>s
-lan to .et you to a++e-t (a%lure. :ou *ust *a2e
your &e+%s%on to (ollow the ?or&>s -lan (or you.
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/ord
The ene*y wants to *a2e you s%+2, sa&, an&
(ear(ul. He &es%res to &estroy you. An. 10:10
CThe th%e( +o*eth not, but to steal, an& to 2%ll,
an& to &estroy: I a* +o*e that they *%.ht ha5e
l%(e, an& that they *%.ht ha5e %t *ore
abun&antly.C
=e(use the ne.at%5e. =e(use the (a%lure.
)r%se %nto l%(e abun&ant -ro5%&e& by Aesus
,hr%st.
=ebel a.a%nst the (a%lure s-%r%t that Satan
has tr%+2e& you %nto a++e-t%n. (or your l%(e.
9o& says you w%ll (lour%sh. I&ent%(y w%th
th%s truth. It %s the truth that sets you (ree. <o
not loo2 at your surroun&%n.s. <o not loo2 at
your -resent or -ast a+h%e5e*ents. ?oo2 unto
Aesus. ?oo2 unto th%s truth. CThe r%.hteous shall
(lour%sh.C Stan& on th%s. ;a2e e5ery thou.ht
be+o*e a +a-t%5e o( Aesus ,hr%st. ;a2e ea+h
thou.ht a.ree w%th th%s truth. :ou shall (lour%sh
l%2e a -al* tree.
) -al* tree %s a ru..e& tree. It +an be
*%streate&H %t w%ll st%ll .row. Its surroun&%n.s
*ay be ne.at%5e, but %t rea+hes %ts ar*s to
hea5en an& %ts roots &ee- %nto the earth an&
&raws (ro* h%&&en resour+es +onta%ne& there%n.
I saw a .rou- o( -al* trees .row%n. %n a
ro+2 +anyon %n )r%Iona. There was noth%n. but
&esert all aroun&, but here stoo& th%s .ro5e o(
-al* trees. Peo-le -ass%n. throu.h ha& burne&
so*e o( the*, but they st%ll .rew. Others ha&
been bru%se& ba&ly, but they st%ll .rew. There
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was no sur(a+e water, but the%r roots ran &ee-
%nto the earth rea+h%n. h%&&en waters.
:our +hur+h s%tuat%on *ay not be -er(e+t,
but you +an ta2e hol& o( Aesus an& &raw (ro*
H%s -ower. :ou +an root %nto the 1or& an&
(lour%sh l%2e these -al* trees. :ou +an be
-erse+ute& an& a+tually thr%5e on %t. :our (a*%ly
s%tuat%on *ay be sour, but you +an st%ll +o*e
%nto su++ess. :our su++ess %s not &e-en&ent
u-on your surroun&%n.s, but %t %s &e-en&ent
u-on your att%tu&e an& un&erstan&%n. o( your
ab%l%ty to rea+h %nto Aesus ,hr%st an& l%5e %n H%s
stren.th.
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5 CONFESS FAVOR
CONFESS FAVOR %ITH !OUR
FA&I"!
I( there %s a -roble* %n the ho*e w%th any
*e*ber, s%t ba+2 an& relax. 9et %n +ontrol o( the
s%tuat%on. Bel%e5e that 9o& %s s*%l%n. u-on you
an& your l%(e. ,on(ess that your +h%l&ren lo5e
you, an& that you lo5e your +h%l&ren. ,on(ess
that your husban& lo5es you, an& you lo5e your
husban&. ,on(ess that your w%(e lo5es you, an&
you lo5e your w%(e.
=e(use to a++e-t the ne.at%5e %n these areas.
=e(use anyth%n. you see on the sur(a+e that
woul& ten& to &%s+oura.e you. Ta2e +har.e o(
the s%tuat%on by bel%e5%n. (or (a5or an& su++ess
%n your (a*%ly.
CONFESS FAVOR %HEN CO&IN
INTO A NE% SITUATION
)s *y w%(e an& I +o*e %nto new s%tuat%ons,
new +%t%es, or new +hur+hes, we always +on(ess
(a5or w%th the -eo-le. 1e a.ree to.ether that
9o& w%ll .%5e us (a5or w%th the -eo-le, an& that
we w%ll show lo5e an& (a5or to the*.
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It %s ex+%t%n. to see the ?or& be.%n to +han.e
l%5es an& +ause -eo-le to see our *%n%stry
throu.h the eyes o( lo5e.
1e +ons%&er th%s a (oun&at%on stone %n our
*%n%stry an& su++ess.
)s you +o*e %nto new s%tuat%ons, l%5e %n
ex+%te*ent. ?%5e ex-e+t%n. .oo& th%n.s to +o*e.
Th%s %s -utt%n. your (a%th %nto a+t%on.
CONFESS FAVOR %HEN
TRAVE"IN IN FOREIN
COUNTRIES
S%tuat%ons +an be ser%ous at bor&er
%ns-e+t%ons. See2 the w%ll o( the Holy S-%r%t. <o
only what a -er(e+t 9o& woul& ha5e you &o.
Bx-e+t .reat th%n.s to ha--en e5en %n a t%.ht
-la+e. 9o& +an .et you throu.h -la+es Du%+2ly.
He +an .%5e you (a5or w%th the o((%+ers %n
+har.e, an& .reat th%n.s w%ll ha--en to you.
;%ss%onar%es +an es-e+%ally +ash %n on th%s
as they are tra5el%n. an& *o5%n. (ro* one
s%tuat%on to another. ;any t%*es they are %n
host%le areas. )s they bel%e5e (or (a5or, they w%ll
be sur-r%se& to see 9o& -er(or* *%ra+les abo5e
an& beyon& the nor*al.
;any t%*es 9o& .%5es (a5or to you when
you &o not 2now how to +on(ess (a5or an&
su++ess. How *u+h *ore w%ll He &o %t when
you 2now the law o( 9o&>s (a5or.
One *%ss%onary was try%n. to .et so*eth%n.
a+ross a +he+2 -o%nt at the bor&er, an& they
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Coness Favor
woul& not let h%* -ass. He went to the next
entry -o%nt. They st%ll sto--e& h%*. )t the next
entry -o%nt he &%s+o5ere& that they were +all%n.
ahea&. They .reete& h%* as (ollows, C1ell, we
ha5e been ex-e+t%n. you.C
He be.an to +on(ess (a5or an& su++ess Eust
be(ore arr%5%n.. He .ot out o( h%s 5eh%+le an&
tol& the* exa+tly what he ha& %n h%s tru+2. Then
he sa%&, CI( you (ellows &on>t sto- h%n&er%n. the
.os-el o( Aesus ,hr%st, 9o& w%ll -un%sh you. I
a* br%n.%n. th%s eDu%-*ent here to hel- your
+ountry an& your -eo-le. I -lan to .o throu.h
th%s .ate w%th your -er*%ss%on.C
They +alle& the o((%+%al %n +har.e o5er the*,
an& he .rante& the *%ss%onary s-e+%al
-er*%ss%on to -ass %nto the +ountry.
;any *%ss%onar%es +oul& tell you ha%r
ra%s%n. stor%es o( the%r su++ess an& (a5or %n
s%tuat%ons l%2e th%s.
One (r%en& o( *%ne was ta2%n. the B%ble %nto
a +lose& +ountry. He +arr%e& one B%ble %n h%s
han&. He ha& B%bles sewn %n h%s o5er+oat. The
.uar& at the .ate as2e& h%* %( he ha& any *ore
o( the boo2s l%2e he ha& %n h%s han&. He tol&
the* that he *ost +erta%nly &%&. The .uar&
*ot%one& h%* on throu.h the .ate. 1e &o not
2now what the Holy S-%r%t *a&e the .uar& hear,
but we &o 2now that 9o& .a5e h%* (a5or.
CONFESS FAVOR %ITH $USINESS
ASSOCIATIONS
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;any t%*es th%n.s be+o*e ser%ous between
*en %n a +o*-any. 9o (orth w%th 5%+toryH 9o& %s
+han.%n. e5eryth%n. aroun&. :ou w%ll be so
ex+%te& when you +o*e ho*e a(ter a &ay o(
(a5or an& su++ess %n s%tuat%ons that nor*ally
woul& ha5e been &e(eat.
CONFESS FAVOR %ITH &EN %HO
HAVE DISAREEA$"E
2ERSONA"ITIES
So*e *en an& wo*en .et u- on the wron.
s%&e o( the be& on so*e &ays. Others .et u- on
the wron. s%&e o( the be& e5ery &ay.
:ou can s%t ba+2 an& see ser%ous s%tuat%ons
+han.e %n the l%5es o( others as well as yoursel(.
ProEe+t a lo5e s-%r%t
Bus%ness *eet%n.s so*et%*es be+o*e 5ery
t%.ht an& e&.y.
) *an o( su++ess w%ll be sens%t%5e to the
Holy S-%r%t. He w%ll see2 w%s&o* an& +on(ess
(a5or. He w%ll +on(ess that 9o& w%ll -ut wor&s
%n h%s *outh.
One *an *o5e& %nto a sour s%tuat%on where
*en an& wo*en were be%n. 5ery unthou.ht(ul
o ea+h other. The *eet%n. was +ol& an& %+y.
Be(ore enter%n. he +on(esse& (a5or an& su++ess.
He bel%e5e& that they were res-on&%n. (a5orably
to the ,hr%st S-%r%t %n wh%+h he wal2e&. 1%th%n
*%nutes a(ter he entere&, the ent%re *eet%n.
+han.e& to a l%.ht, ha--y *eet%n..
:ou .et what you bel%e5e.
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Coness Favor
-st. 2:15 "... -sther o)tained avour in
the sight o all them that loo'ed u,on
her."
I*a.%ne yoursel( as be%n. l%2e Bsther. Her
.reatest beauty +a*e (ro* her -leasant s-%r%t,
not her outwar& a--earan+e. 8eel yoursel(
(low%n. %n (a5or w%th those about you. )s you
&o th%s, you w%ll auto*at%+ally be.%n to res-on&
by .%5%n. others a s*%le an& a healthy res-e+t.
:ou w%ll auto*at%+ally be.%n to honor those
about you.
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16 DO NOT ACCE2T THE 2AST AS
A RU"E FOR FUTURE "IVIN
:ou +an stay %n the sa*e ol& rut an& be 5ery
l%ttle &%((erent unt%l you .o to be w%th Aesus, or
you +an enlar.e your *%n%stry.
Is. 5#:1/. "<ing( ? )arren( thou that
didst not )ear2 )rea' orth into singing(
cry aloud( thou that didst not travail with
child: or more are the children o the
desolate than the children o the married
wie( saith the +ord. -nlarge the ,lace o
thy tent( and let them stretch orth the
curtains o thine ha)itations: s,are not(
lengthen thy cords( and strengthen thy
sta'es2 or thou shalt )rea' orth on the
right hand and on the let ..."
:ou +an &o th%s. :ou are su--ose& to &o
th%s. :ou are to s%n. your way to 5%+tory.
,on(ess 5%+tory an& (a5or be(ore %t be+o*es a
real%ty.
Bnlar.e your *%n%stry an& outrea+h by (a%th.
Soon, you w%ll see the (a5or be.%n to wor2. It %s
5ery %*-ortant to sense the w%ll o( the S-%r%t o(
9o& (or your l%(e. S-en& t%*e %n -rayer
+on+ern%n. new outrea+hes. ,on(ess (a5or an&
.u%&an+e %n ea+h s%tuat%on. Then, slowly be.%n
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to ste- (orwar& %nto new areasH %t *ay be
-ur+has%n. new lan&H %t *ay be bu%l&%n. new
bu%l&%n.sH %t *ay be enlar.%n. your bus%nessH or
%t *ay be enter%n. %nto new *%n%str%es su+h as
soul w%nn%n., ra&%o an& tele5%s%on *%n%stry, et+.
<o not *o5e out too Du%+2ly. Test the S-%r%t
(or .u%&an+e an& a--ro5al as you *o5e out. Be
w%ll%n. to w%th&raw +erta%n ste-s an& *o5e %n
other &%re+t%ons at the .u%&an+e o( the S-%r%t.
So*eone sa%&, CI &o not want to .et %n the
(lesh an& (a%l 9o&.C
:ou ha& better .et %n the (lesh an& (a%l than
s%t there an& rot not try%n. to su++ee&. :ou w%ll
be %n the s-%r%t *ore t%*es than you ha& thou.ht.
?et su++ess l%5e %n your s-%r%t. 1hen you
exer+%se the (un&a*entals o( (a%th, then 9o&
be.%ns to &o what you (or*erly +ons%&ere&
%*-oss%ble. ;a2e yoursel( a5a%lable to re+e%5e
(a5or an& honor.
Aesus sa%&, CI( a *an ser5e *e, h%* w%ll *y
(ather honor.C An. 1$:$#
%RITE DO%N ON A 2IECE OF
2A2ER THINS THAT !OU DESIRE
TO ACCO&2"ISH THROUH FAVOR
7THE ROAD TO SUCCESS8
;a2e a l%st o( -la+es %n wh%+h you nee&
(a5or &ur%n. the %**e&%ate (uture. Then *a2e
one wh%+h &eals w%th the 5%s%ons you ha5e %n
your s-%r%t (or 5%+tor%es %n the *ore &%stant
(uture.
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)o *ot !cce-t the 1ast as a Rule or Future /iving
?oo2 at the -ast an& &e+%&e to %*-ro5e u-on
your s%tuat%on. Bx-e+t 9o& to hel- you *o5e out
o( your rut throu.h (a5or@the roa& to su++ess.
I always ha5e a +on(ess%on that &eals w%th
&%stant (uture th%n.s %n *y *%n%stry. =e*e*berH
there %s .row%n. %n5ol5e& %n (a5or. $ Peter ":1!
C9row %n .ra+e, an& %n the 2nowle&.e o( our
?or& an& Sa5%or Aesus ,hr%st.C
,on(ess that your *%n%stry %s *atur%n..
,on(ess that your l%(e %s ta2%n. on new
res-ons%b%l%t%es.
;a2e a l%st o( those th%n.s wh%+h you &es%re
to +o*e to -ass %n your l%(e. So*e w%ll ta2e
wee2s an& *onths. Others w%ll +o*e to -ass
al*ost %**e&%ately.
1hen you ha5e rea+he& +erta%n .oals, then
*o5e out (or .reater .oals. Ne5er allow yoursel(
to rea+h the -o%nt o( Cha5%n. arr%5e&.C
<%s+oura.e*ent an& &%s%llus%on*ent w%ll set %n
ra-%&ly %( you &o.
One *an, who* I re+ently +ounsele&, was
at the -o%nt o( -hys%+al s%+2ness &ue to
ret%re*ent w%thout a -lan. He was so s%+2 an&
+on(use& that he (oun& %t &%((%+ult to .et out o(
be& %n the *orn%n.. I( he ha& ha& a -ro.ra* %n
*%n& u-on ret%re*ent he woul& ha5e *o5e& %nto
a new +hallen.e wh%+h woul& ha5e &r%5en h%*
(orwar& an& len.thene& h%s l%(e.
Su++ess +o*es as you -ush (orwar& %n
(a5or. :ou are to .o (ro* one .lory to a new
.lory. $ ,or. ":1!.
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$RIN !OUR DREA& INTO
REA"IT!
)(ter you ha5e -raye& an& +on(esse& (a5or
%n a new s%tuat%on, then -ut %t %nto a+t%on. Ste-
out, an& &o the th%n. you ne5er &%& %n the -ast.
Th%s *ay be to start a new -rayer .rou- or a
new *%n%stry outrea+h. It *ay be start%n. a new
bran+h bus%ness or a&&%n. new &e-art*ents
w%th%n your -resent bus%ness.
Try not to .et yoursel( out so (ar that you
+annot .et ba+2 to lan& %( you (%n& yoursel(
*o5%n. %n the wron. -attern.
4EE2 !OURSE"F IN $A"ANCE
There %s a th%n l%ne between the w%ll o( 9o&
an& the w%ll o( the (lesh. ;a2e a bol& +on(ess%on
that you are *o5%n. %n H%s w%ll an& that He %s
.u%&%n. you.
Jn. 16:1. "@hen ;e( the <,irit o truth(
is come( ;e will guide you into all
truth..."
9o& %s .u%&%n. you. Bx-e+t th%s (a5or.
,on(ess th%s .u%&an+e. He %s .u%&%n. you to&ay.
=e(use the ne.at%5e +on(ess%on o(, CPoor ol&
*e. He ne5er .u%&es *e.C Th%s %s &estru+t%5e to
(a5or an& .u%&an+e. 9et yoursel( %nto the 5%+tory
l%ne w%th a healthy, -os%t%5e a--roa+h to your
s%tuat%on.
<o not *o5e out w%thout -rayer, soun&
a&5%+e, an& ser%ous thou.ht. 8a%th &oes not
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)o *ot !cce-t the 1ast as a Rule or Future /iving
always (ollow hu*an a&5%+e. Tra%n yoursel( to
2now when 9o& %s lea&%n. you beyon& the
natural. 4ee- %n balan+e to the best o( your
ab%l%ty.
=e(use to *o5e out on (leshly %*-ulses.
4ee- yoursel( +o*-letely surren&ere& to
Aesus ,hr%st.
;ay your +onstant &es%re be only 9o&>s w%ll
(or your l%(e.
?earn to re+o.n%Ie the e.o o( sel( wh%+h
wants to .a%n estee*. :our &es%re to be a
su++ess %s to br%n. .lory to the ?or& Aesus
,hr%st.
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11 S2ECIA" TESTI&ONIES ON
FAVOR
A Teena*e irl Recei'es 9ob
) youn. wo*an stoo& %n one o( our ser5%+es
%n )lexan&r%a, ?ou%s%ana, an& .a5e a .low%n.
re-ort.
She sa%&, CBrother Buess, I want to .%5e
test%*ony on what (a5or &%& (or *e a(ter hear%n.
you -rea+h the 1or& o( 9o& on (a5or a (ew
*onths ba+2. I went %n (or a Eob %nter5%ew. I was
too youn.. I was only .o%n. to be there three
*onths, an& the e*-loyer wante& a -er*anent
e*-loyee. I ha& +on(esse& (a5or on the way (or
the %nter5%ew. I ha& +on(esse& (a5or the &ay
be(ore w%th re.ar&s to th%s %nter5%ew.C
CThe *an rea& *y a--l%+at%on an& then
turne& to *e an& sa%&, >1hy &o you th%n2 I
shoul& h%re youG>C
CI a* a bless%n. e5erywhere I .o,C was her
res-onse. CI a* a bless%n. to *y e*-loyer,C she
+ont%nue&.
The e*-loyer res-on&e&, CI thou.ht I ha& a
.%rl h%re& (or th%s Eob be(ore you +a*e alon., but
now I a* not +erta%n.C
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CI nee& a (ull t%*e, -er*anent .%rl,C sa%& the
e*-loyer. I +an>t un&erstan& why I a* h%r%n.
you 2now%n. that you are lea5%n. %n three
*onths.C
She staye& w%th th%s *an (or the three
*onths. He was well -lease& w%th her. )s she
was *a2%n. (%nal -lans (or &e-arture (ro* the
o((%+e at the +lose o( the tenure o( her
e*-loy*ent, the e*-loyer sa%& to her, C,an you
(%n& *e so*eone else who %s (ull o( l%(e an&
5%+tory su+h as yoursel(G I ha5e ne5er ha& su+h
a -leasant ex-er%en+e w%th any e*-loyee.C
&issionar: Finds Fa'or %it( $usiness
&en
=e+ently a (r%en& o( *%ne (oun& (a5or %n
5ery %*-ortant o-erat%ons o( h%s *%ss%onary
enter-r%ses.
)(ter hear%n. th%s *essa.e on (a5or, he
be.an &%l%.ently to a--ly th%s truth. He
+o*-are& %t to a r%5er o( (a5or e5erywhere he
turne&. <%((erent ones be.an to +onta+t h%* to
hel- h%* -ro*ote the wor2 o( the ?or&.
A $an;er Finds a 2o<erful Tool for
O,eratin* a $an;
=e+ently where I ha& been *%n%ster%n., a
ban2er a--roa+he& *e. He be.an to tell *e
what a bless%n. the *essa.e on (a5or ha& been
to h%*.
)s I l%stene&, he tol& *e that he 2ee-s the
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S-ecial Testi$onies on Favor
boo2 Favor, the Road to Success %n the ban2 to
.%5e away to h%s e*-loyees an& +usto*ers.
He was ex+%te&. He sa%&, CI .o to wor2
ex+%te&. I ant%+%-ate the law o( 9o&>s (a5or
wor2%n. %n our ban2. It %s l%2e .o%n. to +hur+h. I
ex-e+t (a5or to (low %n the o((%+e w%th the
e*-loyees an& w%th our +usto*ers.C
=e+ently he *a&e a 5%s%t to one o( the other
ban2s w%th wh%+h he was a((%l%ate&. He sa%&, CI
was sho+2e& %nto real%ty. It was l%2e a rat ra+e.C
It was so*e t%*e be(ore he ha& 5%s%te& another
ban2 a(ter he ha& learne& the law o( (a5or. Th%s
ban2 2new noth%n. o( the law o( (a5or.
,on(us%on re%.ne&. He sa%&, C;an, was I .la& to
.et ba+2 to -ea+e an& (a5or w%th 9o& an& w%th
*y asso+%ates.C
I was %n a southern state re+ently when I was
a--roa+he& by another ban2er. He ha& about the
sa*e test%*ony about (a5or w%th 9o& an& w%th
*an. He ha& .%5en one o( the boo2s Favor, the
Road to Success to a +usto*er. Th%s *an was
ha5%n. so*e ser%ous (%nan+%al trouble. The
+usto*er was so ex+%te& that he -la+e& the boo2
un&er h%s -%llow an& sle-t on %t. He was ex+%te&
about 9o&>s wor& on (a5or an& honor both w%th
9o& an& w%th *an.
The ban2er brou.ht th%s +usto*er to +hur+h
w%th h%* that &ay to *eet *e. The +usto*er ha&
a test%*ony that he wante& to share w%th *e on
the results o( 9o&>s (a5or %n h%s l%(e.
He sa%&, C)(ter I -la+e& 9o&>s wor& un&er
*y -%llow, a *%ra+ulous th%n. ha--ene& to *e.
!1
) *an +a*e u- to *e an& .a5e *e an outr%.ht
.%(t o( se5eral thousan& &ollars. ;y +r%s%s was
*et. I was able to .et out o( the (%nan+%al
-ressure I was un&er.C
By the way th%s boo2 on (a5or has *any
s+r%-tures (ro* the B%ble. Th%s %s what the *an
was re(err%n. to when he -la+e& th%s boo2 un&er
h%s -%llow. It was not that he +ons%&ere& th%s
boo2 on (a5or as the B%ble. He was ex+%te&
about 9o&>s wor& %n %t.
A Fat(er S(ares His Testi+on: of Ho<
His Son Found Fa'or at Sc(ool
I was %n west Texas. ) brother %n ,hr%st
+a*e %nto the *eet%n. Eust as the ser5%+e was
about to be.%n. He a--roa+he& *e an& sa%&,
CSo*et%*e I woul& l%2e to .%5e you a test%*ony
about how *y son (oun& (a5or to be a .reat
bless%n. %n h%s l%(e.C
I tol& h%* to .%5e %t to *e real (ast r%.ht
then.
He sa%&, C;y son was (a%l%n. e5ery subEe+t
when he was -asse& to the 0th .ra&e %n h%.h
s+hool. )bout that t%*e he was han&e& a +o-y o(
your boo2 on (a5or. He rea& %t an& was
(as+%nate&. He rea& %t a.a%n se5eral t%*es. He
be.an to +la%* (a5or w%th 9o& an& *an. He
+la%*e& (a5or w%th the tea+hers an& (ellow
stu&ents. He +on(esse& that as Aesus %n+rease& %n
w%s&o*, he too woul& %n+rease %n w%s&o*.C
The test%*ony +ont%nue&. C;y son has Eust
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re+ently .ra&uate& (ro* h%.h s+hool. He
+on(esse& (a5or (or (our years. It wor2e&. He
was on the ) honor roll. Th%s *eant that he ha&
to be on the honor roll e5ery t%*e &ur%n. h%s last
(our years %n s+hool.C
Pra%se the ?or& (or -eo-le l%2e th%s (%n&%n.
(a5or w%th the*sel5es an& those about the*.
)s you &e5elo- +on(%&en+e %n yoursel(, your
whole worl& +han.es. :our outloo2 +han.es.
The real you +an +o*e al%5e an& *an%(est %tsel(.
The ?or& Aesus +an +o*e (orth an& *an%(est H%s
-ersonal%ty an& H%s *ental ab%l%ty %n you.
166 Club $elie'es in Clai+in* Fa'or
Pat =obertson has .%5en away thousan&s o(
these boo2s on (a5or to the -eo-le who wat+h
the 700 ,lub. He has .%5en %t to all o( h%s
e*-loyees. B5erywhere we .o we run %nto
-eo-le who re+e%5e& th%s *essa.e (ro* the 700
,lub as a .%(t.
Continuous Flo< of Testi+on: on Fa'or
I ha5e ha& -eo-le stan& %n l%ne three an&
(our at a t%*e to tell *e how th%s *essa.e on
(a5or has +han.e& the%r l%5es. One .%rl sa%&,
CTh%s boo2 sa5e& *e.C )nother .%rl stan&%n. by
sa%&, C;e too. I was Eust about washe& out when
I re+e%5e& th%s *essa.e on (a5or, an& 9o&
hel-e& *e to .et %t all to.ether a.a%n.C
Fa'or on t(e 9ob
!"
I ha5e ha& *any, *any, *any -eo-le test%(y
to a +o*-lete about (a+e %n att%tu&es on the Eob.
They were .ett%n. sto*-e& an& tra*-le& be(ore
a--l%+at%on o( (a5or truths. Then th%n.s be.an to
+han.e. They were treate& w%th res-e+t an&
honor.
Honor %s %n you. Bel%e5e %n the Aesus o(
honor, an& He w%ll (low throu.h you. 1hen
your att%tu&e +han.es, -eo-le +han.e.
!ou Need to 4ee, oin* O'er T(ese
Scri,tures
One *an +a*e to *e an& sa%&, CI than2 you
(or re*%n&%n. *e to .et %n (a5or a.a%n.C He sa%&,
CI really ha& th%s wor2%n. but I .ra&ually be.an
to ta-er o((, an& %t %s not wor2%n. as well as
be(ore.C
"om. 1:$ "... %race )e to you and ,eace
rom %od our !ather( and the +ord
Jesus 1hrist."
9ra+e %s (a5or you &o not &eser5e or *er%t.
9ra+e or (a5or %s l%2e a bra2e on the
auto*ob%le. It %s there (or you to use. 'se %t an&
enEoy %t.
8a5or wor2s %n e5ery bel%e5er to a *easure,
but on+e you be.%n to st%r %t u-, %t w%ll wor2 %n
*any *ore areas.
I Ne'er Drea+ed I Could A,,l: T(is in
T(at Area
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;any -eo-le ha5e +o*e to *e w%th
-roble*s. 1hen I tell the* to +on(ess (a5or,
they loo2 at *e %n a*aIe*ent. COh, I ne5er
&rea*e& o( a--ly%n. (a5or %n th%s s%tuat%on.C
I -ersonally ha5e (oun& that you *o5e %nto
(a5or by le5els. :ou learn to +on(ess %t %n one
area an& (or.et %t %n another. So 2ee- at %t. It
2ee-s un(ol&%n. %nto .reater &%*ens%ons.
T(e Testi+on: of Rut( and Fa'or
"uth 2:2 "9nd "uth the 4oa)itess said
unto *aomi( +et me now go to the ield(
and glean ears o corn ater him in
whose sight I shall ind grace. 9nd she
said unto her( %o( my daughter."
=uth was a .ent%le. She was now l%5%n. %n
Israel. Th%s *a&e her the un&er&o.. She was
+erta%nly o( the *%nor%ty ra+e.
Ta2e a loo2 at her s-%r%t. C?et *e .o to the
(%el& ... I shall (%n& .ra+e K(a5orL.C She ha& a
5ery -os%t%5e att%tu&e about l%(e. She was sure
she woul& be su++ess(ul. She +on(esse& (a5or
be(ore she le(t the house.
How &%& her +on(ess%on turn outG There was
no &oubt about %t. 9o& was wor2%n.. Her
+on(ess%on o( (a%th %n hersel( an& %n 9o& be%n.
w%th her was -ay%n. o(( well.
"uth 2:./7 "9nd she went( and came(
and gleaned in the ield ater the
rea,ers: and her ha, was to light on a
,art o the ield )elonging unto >oaC(
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who was o the 'indred o -limelech.
9nd( )ehold( >oaC came rom
>ethlehem( and said unto the rea,ers(
The +ord )e with you. 9nd they
answered him( the +ord )less thee. Then
said >oaC unto his servant that was set
over the rea,ers( @hose damsel is this=
9nd the servant that was set over the
rea,ers answered and said( It is the
4oa)itish damsel that came )ac' with
*aomi out o the country o 4oa): 9nd
she said( I ,ray you( let me glean and
gather ater the rea,ers among the
sheaves: so she came( and hath
continued even rom the morning until
now( that she tarried a little in the house.
Then said >oaC unto "uth( ;earest thou
not( my daughter= %o not to glean in
another ield( neither go rom hence( )ut
a)ide here ast )y my maidens:... I have
charged the young men( that they shall
not touch thee= and when thou art
athirst( go unto the vessels( and drin' o
that which the young men have drawn."
Nor*ally a .ent%le woul& not be re+e%5e&
w%th su+h 2%n&ness, but th%s was a -erson o( a
&%((erent nature. She bel%e5e& %n (a5or %nstea& o(
ra+%al -roble*s or reEe+t%on. The wor2ers o(
BoaI re+o.n%Ie& so*eth%n. %n her an& .a5e her
-er*%ss%on to wor2 %n the (%el& w%th the other
*a%&ens.
1hen BoaI arr%5e& (ro* Bethlehe*, the
(%rst th%n. he sa%& a(ter he .reete& h%s *en was,
C1hose &a*sel %s th%sGC
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It *ust ha5e been lo5e at (%rst s%.ht. Her
stron. s-%r%t o( (a5or &%sar*e& th%s .reat *an.
The (%rst th%n. he &%& was to or&er the *en to
lea5e her alone an& let her &r%n2 o( the%r water
an& eat o( the%r (oo&. C)n& BoaI sa%& unto her,
)t *ealt%*e +o*e thou h%ther, an& eat o( the
brea&, an& &%- thy *orsel %n the 5%ne.ar...C =uth
$:16.
Then a(ter th%s he or&ere& h%s *en to &ro-
so*e barley on -ur-ose an& let her a+tually
.lean a*on. the shea5es. C... ?et her .lean e5en
a*on. the shea5es, an& re-roa+h her not: )n&
let (all also so*e o( the han&(uls o( -ur-ose (or
her... rebu2e her notC =uth $:151#.
=uth ha& so *u+h (a5or w%th BoaI that she
a+tually -ro-ose& to h%*. )(ter they were
*arr%e&, =uth .a5e b%rth to Obe&, who be+a*e
the (ather o( Aesse, who be+a*e the (ather o(
<a5%&. So =uth, the .ent%le wo*an, ha& so
*u+h (a5or w%th 9o& that He o5erloo2e& H%s
law (orb%&&%n. the *arr%a.e o( an Israel%te w%th
any other -eo-le, an& she be+a*e -art o( the
l%nea.e wh%+h brou.ht the ;ess%ah, Aesus
,hr%st, to the worl&. Pra%se ye the ?or&F
I Ne'er Drea+ed I Could Ha'e T(is Nice
a 9ob
One la&y sto--e& *e be(ore +hur+h one &ay
an& sa%&, CI ha5e rea& your *essa.e on (a5or. I
be.an to a--ly %t. I now ha5e the best Eob that I
ha5e e5er ha& %n *y l%(e. Be(ore I rea& th%s
*essa.e I ne5er woul& ha5e ha& +on(%&en+e to
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a--ly (or th%s Eob. The 1or& on (a5or bu%lt u-
*y +on(%&en+e. I Eust *a&e a--l%+at%on (or a Eob
that yester&ay I woul& not ha5e &rea*e&
-oss%ble (or *e. I 2now I ha5e that Eob an& I a*
thr%lle& w%th Aesus.C
I reEo%+e& w%th her. HalleluEahF
A Sales+an Re=oices in Fa'or
CThey tol& *e ne5er to +o*e ba+2. I &%& .o
ba+2. They sa%&, >1e &o not l%2e your -ro&u+t or
your +o*-any, &o not +o*e ba+2.> Then I rea&
your *essa.e on Favor, the Road to Success.2
I stoo& %n (ront o( that bus%ness, +on(esse&
(a5or, an& went ba+2 a.a%n. Now %t %s one o( the
best +usto*ers I ha5e. They turne& +o*-letely
aroun& when I +han.e& *y att%tu&e about 9o&>s
(a5or an& *y own +on(%&en+e %n 9o& wor2%n. %n
*e.C
Th%s %s one o( *any s%*%lar test%*on%es that
I re+e%5e o(ten.
I Ha'e No 9ob, %(at S(all I Do>
The -astor en+oura.e& the *an who ha&
Eust re+ently be+o*e a -art o( the%r (ellowsh%-.
Then the -astor sa%&, CBy the way, let *e share
a boo2 w%th you wh%+h has been a bless%n. to
*any %n our (ellowsh%-.C
Aohn too2 the boo2 an& was %nstantly
+a-t%5ate&. He rea& %t an& rerea& %t. He
+on(esse& the s+r%-tures on (a5or. ?ater he *a&e
a--l%+at%on (or a Eob about wh%+h he 2new
!!
noth%n.. They h%re& h%* an& sent h%* to s+hool
(or s-e+%al tra%n%n.. He was w%th the +o*-any
less than a year when I *et h%*. H%s ta2eho*e
-ay (or one wee2 was *ore than the a5era.e
-erson *a2es %n one year.
Nee&less to say Aohn .%5es these boo2s
away by the bun&les.
By the way, Aohn %s a (%+t%t%ous na*e, but
the story %s true.
A 2astor)s Testi+on: on Fa'or
CI ha5e been tea+h%n. (ro* your boo2 on
(a5or (or a year now. It has turne& our +hur+h
aroun&. Our -eo-le are blesse&. 1oul& you
-lease +o*e an& share w%th us on (a5orGC
I went. I was blesse&. The -eo-le were
blesse&.
&: O<n Testi+on:
C:ou really &o not ha5e to bother w%th th%s.C
COh, yes, let *e see %( th%s won>t wor2 out
better.C He 2e-t (u*bl%n. throu.h sets o(
s+he&ules.
C:ou really &o not nee& to bother about
th%s.C
COh, no bother, let *e see so*eth%n. else, %t
*ay wor2 out %n th%s way.C He 2e-t .o%n.
throu.h *ore boo2s.
CPlease &o not bother, %t w%ll be all r%.ht Eust
as %t %s now.C
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COh, no, Eust a *%nute, I bel%e5e I ha5e %t.C
I ha& as2e& th%s *an %( %t were -oss%ble to &o
a -art%+ular th%n.. To tell you the truth I ha5e
(or.otten what %t was I was try%n. to &o. It +oul&
ha5e been a +han.e %n a s+he&ule on a -lane or
so*eth%n. o( a s%*%lar nature. H%s res-onse was
e*-hat%+ally %n the ne.at%5e.
I then than2e& h%* an& was about to lea5e
when he be.an to +ontra&%+t e5eryth%n. that he
ha& -re5%ously sa%&. The th%n. he sa%& +oul& not
ha--en ha--ene& e5en wh%le I %ns%ste& that he
(or.et %t an& he 2e-t %ns%st%n. that he bel%e5e& %t
woul& ha--en. Pra%se 9o& (or H%s (a5or.
A Ne*ati'e Re,ort on Fa'or
CI &o not bel%e5e %n (a5or. It &oes not wor2.C
C1hy notGC I res-on&e&.
CI +on(esse& (a5or (or a +erta%n Eob, an& I
&%& not .et %t. It &oes not wor2.C
CIt %s not su--ose& to wor2 %n e5ery
s%tuat%on. 9o& %s so5ere%.n. He 2nows what w%ll
wor2 out r%.ht %n ea+h s%tuat%on. I( you ha& (a5or
%n e5ery s%tuat%on, you *ay .et the wron. Eob,
the wron. *ate, or the wron. whate5er.C
<o not .%5e u-. I( (a5or &oes not wor2 %n
ea+h s%tuat%on, &o not throw u- your han&s %n
&%s.ust. 4ee- -ress%n. (orwar&. 'sually th%n.s
be.%n to ha--en r%.ht away. Other th%n.s ta2e
*ore t%*e. So*e th%n.s are not su--ose& to
ha--en. Han. loose an& reEo%+e always
re.ar&less.
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2aul)s Testi+on: of Fa'or or race
1 1or. $5:$0 ">ut )y the grace o %od I
am what I am: and his grace which was
)estowed u,on me was not in vain ..."
CIt %s not *e. It %s the .ra+e an& (a5or o(
9o& wh%+h *a2es *e what I a*,C sa%& Paul.
9o&>s (a5or +han.e& Paul. H%s (a5or was .%5en
to Paul, an& he res-on&e& by wal2%n. %n %t.
8a5or %s l%2e a tra%n. :ou +hoose to .et on
the tra%n an& +oo-erate w%th the tra%n. I( you &o
not Eu*- o(( o( the tra%n, %t w%ll +arry you where
you are .o%n..
<o not Eu*- %n an& out o( (a5or. Han. %n
there by (a%th an& %t w%ll br%n. you throu.h.
=e*e*ber, you stay on your tra%n by (a%th.
8a5or or .ra+e %s -oure& out on you Eust as %t
was on Paul, an& %t w%ll ta2e you to .reat he%.hts
%n the ?or&.
Paul tells us that 9o&>s (a5or too2 h%* (ro*
be%n. a *ur&erer to be%n. a soul w%nner.
1ol. $:6 "@hich is come unto you( as in
all the world2 and )ringeth orth ruit( as
it doth also in you( since the day ye heard
o it( and 'new the grace o %od in
truth."
CIt has been wor2%n. all o5er the worl&. It
has been br%n.%n. (orth tre*en&ous +han.es %n
l%5es. Heathen are be%n. +han.e&. 8ru%ts aboun&
e5erywhere. I also ex-e+t the sa*e to ha--en to
you.C
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Th%s was Paul>s +on(ess%on about .ra+e or
(a5or. It has brou.ht (orth (ru%t e5erywhere %t
.oes.
1al2 %n (a5or, &ear one.
:ou too w%ll ha5e .ra+e@(ru%t %n wh%+h to
reEo%+e.
8a5or %s a +ho%+e. :ou +an +hoose l%(e an&
su++ess by +hoos%n. to wal2 %n (a5or. Or you
+an +hoose to be a bu* an&, w%th 5ery l%ttle
e((ort, you soon w%ll a++o*-l%sh your *%ss%on.
,hoose to be a w%nner. 1hen the *en an&
wo*en set out to w%n %n the Oly*-%+s, they -ay
a -r%+e. They wor2 at %t &a%ly.
:ou ha5e to -ut (orth e((ort to 2ee- (a5or
(low%n..
Tit. .:$ "That )eing Dustiied )y his
grace( we should )e made heirs
according to the ho,e o eternal lie."
It %s by h%s (a5or an& .ra+e that you ha5e
been *a&e an he%r w%th Aesus %s Paul>s
test%*ony.
It %s l%2e a set o( tw%ns. One %s -ull%n. the
other alon. an& say%n., C,o*e on. 1e +an &o %t.
Aust ste- out %n .ra+e, an& we +an &o %t
to.ether.C
Aesus has *a&e you an he%r w%th H%* by H%s
(a5or. ?earn to sub*%t to H%s .u%&an+e. He w%ll
lea& you (orwar&. Bx-e+t (a5or to br%n. you %nto
the (ull *%n%stry o( Aesus.
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