When you have God’s favor, there really is nothing to fear…
Luke 1:30
“And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.”
And His favor is enough. When the Lord asks you to step out in faith and do what seems impossible, like Mary, you’ll find courage knowing God favors you.
In fact, the only thing to fear, is to lose sight of the favor of God. Without it, (without the confidence that comes from the knowledge of His favor), fear is gripping.
It literally means to find grace in His sight. Finding grace = finding favor. When the grace of God comes, the favor of God comes. When you promote grace, you’re promoting His favor upon your life. So, how do you do it? How do you find grace in the sight of God? Well, there’s a lot more to it than can be shared in a single blog post… but, for starters, here’s a good place to begin:
- Know that He is gracious…
- This sets the stage in your life. Your ability to receive from God is rooted in your understanding of who He is. He is gracious, and He wants to shower grace and favor upon your life.
- Stop earning and start believing…
- The very essence of Grace is that it cannot be earned. It must be received by faith, and is something that we learn to walk and grow in.
- Do what he did…
- There’s another man in history who found grace in the eyes of God. His name is Noah, and you can see what made the difference in His life by reading Genesis 6:8-9.
His favor makes you fearless!
Here’s another side of the same coin: What are you afraid of?