God Favors You

Alli … it seems like God is telling me that He is GOOD. When things around us appear not so good … when our situation seems anything but good … it is at those times to remember that God is good. He is good. He is good. Oh, he is good!  Just live with integrity and God has good things for us! And integrity is something we both aim and strive for … so, let’s pray!

Heavenly Father, good afternoon! Thank you for being good. Thank you for the tears that come just saying that you are good. It often seems like I don’t deserve so much goodness from you … and yet, it just is how you are … you just are good! Thank you for revealing your goodness to me and to your favored daughter, Alli!

For the Eternal God is a sun and a shield.
    The Eternal grants favor and glory;
He doesn’t deny any good thing
    to those who live with integrity. (Psalm 84:11)

and

You, O Eternal, are the One who lays all good things in the laps of the right-hearted.
    Your blessings [favor*] surround them like a shield. (Psalm 5:12) * “favor” in some translations

Lord, here I am. You called, and I ran.  I ran because you called me to pray your goodness over my friend Alli. And so Alli … right now I pray that God’s favor and goodness would be obvious to you today. I pray that you can look back to yesterday and see God’s favor over you then. I pray that you can look to tomorrow and anticipate God’s favor and goodness touching you over and over and over.  And as we acknowledge this … this fundamental aspect of our God … let’s give glory to God. Let’s give all the glory to God. Glory! I pray this in the name and authority of Christ Jesus, King of kings. Amen.