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I like to start with something funny and I heard about this wealthy man. He was known for being eccentric
He was having a big party at his house in his backyard. He had this huge swimming pool filled with sharks and alligators
He announced to the guests anyone that will swim across my pool. I'll give you anything you want in a few minutes
There was a big splash this man was in there going 90 to nothing
Dodging sharks maneuvering around alligators made it to the other side just in the nick of time
The owner said wow, you're the bravest man I've ever met now
what do you want me to give you the man said what I want more than anything else is the name of the person that
Just pushed me in
Say it like you mean it this is my Bible. I am what it says. I am. I have what it says
I have I can do what it says I can do today. I will be taught the Word of God
I boldly confess. My mind is alert. My heart is receptive
I will never be the same in Jesus name god bless you. I
want to talk to you today about
declaring fever
one way our faith is released is through our words and there is a connection between
Speaking favor and receiving favor. It's not enough to just believe you have favor
It's not enough to just expect favor. You have to take it one step further and declare a favor
Every day you should declare I have the favor of God
Favor is all my family favor is on
My health favor is on my business favor is on my finances when you speak something out
You give it the right to come to pass?
When you face difficult situations instead of being discouraged thinking, why did this happen?
You need to declare the favor of God is turning this around
Favor is bringing healing freedom vindication victory into my life
It's one thing to think it but when you declare it angels go to work in the unseen realm things begin to check
We prayed we believed we hoped that's good. But it's time to start speaking favor
Speak favor over your finances father
Thank you that your favor is bringing me clients thinking that your favor is causing me to stand out
Thank you that what I touch will prosper and succeed
The scripture says Jesus increased in favor with God and with people
You can increase in favor the more you thank God for it. The more you declare it the more favor you're going to see
Joey you say I have favor, but I never get good breaks. I never see anything unusual
Maybe it's because you're not declaring it. Why don't you step it up a notch?
All through the day father. Thank you that your favor is endorsing me
Thank you that your favor is bringing me into prominence thinking that favor is taking me to new levels
That's not just being positive that's releasing your faith for the favor of God
There were five of us children growing up. We never left the house without my mother saying father
Thank you that my children have your favor
Work for all of us except my brother Paul 4 out of 5 is not bad
But it's good to pray over your children
Ask God to protect them guide them give them wisdom
But don't stop there speak fever over them father
Thank you that my children have favored with their teachers favor with other students favor that causes them to excel
David did this he said surely goodness and mercy
Will follow me all the days of my life the word goodness in one translation is fever
He was saying surely fever follows me all of my life in effect
He was saying favor is keeping enemies from defeating me
Favor is making me attractive favor is bringing promotion and opportunity. He didn't just think about it
He didn't just hope it would work out. He spoke favor over his life
No wonder the prophet Samuel came to him and anointed him the next king
No wonder he defeated a giant twice as sighs. No wonder King
Saul couldn't kill him when you're constantly talking about the favor of God
Braggin on his goodness. You will go places you couldn't go on your own you will overcome obstacles that seem impossible
Maybe you've been single for a long time
You don't think you'll ever meet the right person start declaring
The favor of God is bringing someone awesome into my life
favor is making me attractive favor is putting me at the right place at the right time if you're struggling in your
Finances instead of complaining the favor of God is bring an increase in promotion
Favor is opening doors that I can't open favor is causing good brakes to come to me
Or the medical report doesn't look good. You could just pray about it
Hope you get better start declaring
The favor of God is bringing healing
The favor of God is causing me to recover
The favor of God is helping me to defy the odds with long life. God will satisfy me
ever since I've started ministering
I've said father. Thank you that your favor causes me to stand out that when people turn me on they can't turn me off
Every week somebody tells me I was flipping through the channels. I don't like TV ministers
I never watched them, but Joel I turned you on and I couldn't turn you off. I
Know that wasn't a coincidence
It wouldn't have happened if I had not declared favor
The dreams God has put in your heart. You need to speak favor over their
Problems that look impossible declare the favor of God is turning them around
Nehemiah in the scripture had a dream to rebuild the walls around jerusalem
They were torn down and the people were there unprotected this seemed impossible
Nehemiah was living a thousand miles away working as a cup bearer to the king
He didn't have the influence the connections the resources the funding
But when God gives you a dream he lines up everything you need his favor will cause it to all come together
the question is
Are you going to activate this favor?
Nehemiah wasn't a cabinet member. He wasn't on the Kings executive staff
He was working in the kitchen, but he understood this principle the favor on his life would help him accomplish dreams
He couldn't accomplish on his own
He asked the king for permission to return to Jerusalem to work on the project for some reason the King liked him
Didn't make sense to let him off that long but the king said yes
Nehemiah said I'm going to need protection. Will you give me a letter addressed to all the leaders in the cities?
I'm travelling through telling them Who I am
The king agreed Nehemiah didn't stop there. He said one more thing King. I don't have any supplies to rebuild the wall
I don't have any money
I need a letter from you
Asking the people that owned the lumber mills and the stone factories to give me the materials that I need
when you know
You have favor you'll have a boldness a confidence to ask big to expect advantages
again
The king said yes in Nehemiah - he said the king granted me these requests
Because the gracious hand of God was upon me
He was saying I know why all this happened the favor of God is on my life
When you see God's favor
Always take time to thank him take a moment to say Lord. I recognize this was your goodness
Thank you for favoring me. Thank you for making things happen that I couldn't make happen
Nehemiah started on the wall, and he had all kinds of opposition. But every time the favor of God helped him to overcome
It should have taken him more than a year to rebuild it, but he did it in just 52 days
God's favor will accelerate things it's not going to take as long as you think to
Accomplish your dreams to recover from the illness to pay your house off the fever on your life is speeding things up
Nehemiah said in verse 18. I told all the people
How the gracious hand of God was on my life?
He was constantly bagging on God's goodness
Constantly talking about his favor
When you face situations that seem impossible don't talk about how big the problem is
Do like Nehemiah and start declaring the gracious hand of God is on my life
Well, your child is off course, yes, but the favor of God is bringing him back
You can't start your business. You don't have the connections. Yes, but I have an advantage the favor of God is bringing the right people
Well, the medical report says you're done. Yes, but I have another report it says I will live and not die
Father thank you that your gracious hand is on me. Thank you that your favor is doing what medicine cannot do
Well Joel, I tried this for two weeks and nothing happened
This needs to be a way of life where every day
Whether it's sunny or rainy
Whether you're on the mountaintop or in the valley you get up in the morning and say I have the fever of God
That's not just to remind yourself
Not just to show God that you're trusting him, but you're showing the enemy who you belong to
The scripture says if you will acknowledge God in all your ways, he will crown your efforts with success
One way to acknowledge God is all through the day under your breath declare his favor
Before you make that presentation at work father, thank you that I have fever with these people go into the mall lord
Thank you that your favor will help me find what I need
The favor of God will help you get the best deals favor will put you at the right place at the right time
You pull into a crowded parking lot right when you drive in that car backs out you get that upfront spot
That wasn't a lucky break. That was the favor on your life
Stay tuned for more of this week's message
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Years ago, I promised our daughter Alexandra that I would get her a cell phone the next day. She came running dad
Can we go to the store? And I said yes
Jonathan heard we were going he wanted to come said that's great Jonathan
We'd love to have you but you already have a cell phone. He said I know dad
I just want to look when when Victoria heard that we were all going
She decided to come along as well turned into a family affair
Driving to the store
Under my breath just out of habit. I said lord. Thank you for your favor
Thank you that you'll help us find what we need
We walked in the store man came out to wait on us showed us some phones
Alexandra found the one that she wanted we were about to check out
Jonathan came up and said dad. I really want the newer version of my phone where his was not even a year old
Practically brand-new and I didn't really want to do that. The salesman asked to see my phone
He typed something in the computer and said you're due for an upgrade at no charge. I said well great
Give Jonathan the new phone and I'll take his his was like new to me
We were about to leave the salesman said to Victoria. What kind of phone do you have?
She showed to him. He said you need a new phone. He checked the computer. She wasn't due for several years
I thank them for checking for all their help as we were walking out the manager
Another man said wait a minute. She's not leaving without a new phone
The salesmen looked at the manager like what do you mean? What do you want me to do? He said just give her a phone
His eyes got this big. He said you mean like give her like free like not charge her
The manager said yes, give her any phone she wants we went in there to get one phone
We walked out with four, but we only paid for one
You may think that was good luck. I know that's the favor of God
Driving home. I'll reach my hand back to my children said come on get some of this favor off of me
I can't stand it all
When you not only recognize you have favor, but you declare favor
God will show out in your life. You will see things that you don't deserve
If you're in real estate father, thank you that your favor is causing my properties to sell. Thank you
That favor is bringing the right buyers
Before you take the exam at school father
Thank you that fever is causing me to excel before you meet with those new clients or thinking that your favor is making me attractive
Well Joel God's got bigger things to deal with than me getting a cell phone or finding a good parking spot
Can I tell you you are god's biggest deal you are the apple of his eye he wants to show you his goodness
That's what fever is
Zacharias said ask for rain in the time of rain
Rain in the scripture represents favor this seems odd if it's raining. Why do you need to ask for rain?
God was saying just because my favorite is available
You're not going to experience it unless you call for it unless you declare it
You may not be able to see it. But right now it's raining
It's raining healing raining freedom
Raining promotion raining spouses raining good brakes raining abundance
God is showering his favor like never before
My challenge is don't let it pass you by
Don't go around just hoping believing the way you get in. The rain is by declaring favor
Father thank you that your favor is opening doors. No, man can shut thank you that your favor is bringing good brakes
Advantages preferential treatment Lourdes thinking that favor is defeating enemies
Turning negative situations around braking forces that are trying to stop me
Every time you declare favor you're asking for the rain. That's what allows God to show out in your life
I have these friends their son played on a minor league baseball team his dream of course was to make it to the big leagues
He's extremely talented
Led the division in hitting for several years
But it seemed like every time he was about to get promoted to the big leagues
Something would come up he would get passed over his parents told me again
And again how he was leading the league in homeruns how he was having a banner year
But for some reason he would get overlooked they could have been discouraged thought it's not meant to be
But they did what I'm asking you to do. They kept declaring the favor of God father
Thank you that your favor is on our son. Thank you. That favor is putting him at the right place
Thank you that your favor is causing him to stand out the team
He played for had a star player in the major leagues in his same position
It looked like that player would be there for years but one day
Unexpectedly, the star player requested a trade he was sent to another team this young man was suddenly promoted
To the big leagues he went on to live out his dream of playing major league baseball when you declare God's favor
He will move people out of the way to make room for you
Favor will promote you suddenly
unexpectedly
things that you didn't see coming
You may not see how you can accomplish a dream how you'll get well
Doesn't look like it's ever going to change. I have good news
It's raining if you'll do your part and keep declaring God's favor like with my friend
God is going to do something unusual something that you weren't expecting
Where suddenly you're from?
Suddenly you get well or suddenly you meet the right person
When we acquired this building, we hired architects to draw plans to see what it would take to renovate it
We had to build our own power plant plus an additional five-story building the cost came right at a hundred
Million dollars we didn't have those kinds of funds. So we met with our bank to see what they would loan us
We had known these bankers for years way back with my father
They knew the church's finances and how strong the ministry is and the potential for growth
We met they were very nice
But they were as negative as can be
They told me all the reasons why it wasn't going to work out
How they could never take that kind of risk of loaning us that money how every bank was going to say
No on and on I left there so discouraged I was young. I didn't know any better
I've learned since people don't have the final say
People don't control your destiny
People can't see the favor on your life. They don't know what God is about to do
Don't let them talk you out of your dreams
Don't let people convince you that you can't get well, you'll never afford a nice house. You'll never break the addiction
They're looking at the natural we serve a supernatural God one touch of his favor will catapult you ahead
They may be negative discouraging condescending. Let it go in one ear and out the other
None of that can stop your purpose the favor on your life will defy the odds
Favor will take you where you don't have the qualifications on paper. It may not make sense. Don't worry
God knows what he's doing
I woke up the next morning with a fire in my spirit
Something on the inside said Joel God didn't bring you this far to leave you where you are
He didn't move the Rockets out of that building cause the mayor to be good to you
Change City Councilmembers mine bring you through a lawsuit so you could get stuck where you are. I
Realize the favor of God had brought us that far and the favor of God was going to keep us going
Instead of being discouraged thinking look how big these obstacles are. My attitude was look how big my god is father
Thank you that your favor is bringing the right people people that will get behind the vision
Thank you that your favor is making a way where I don't see away
We decided to try another Bank. We had never met these people
Never had any contact
But when we walked in it was night and day difference from the very beginning they were for us
They had a letter on the table
Offering us alone in the mountain three times what the other Bank said, we'd never get. They hadn't even seen our finances
They never looked at our books when I saw they would loan us that much I said
How about loaning us the whole amount so we can do it all they said that won't be a problem. We'll make that happen
God has these divine connections lined up for you
People that will be behind your vision people that will be for you not people that you have to convince
You may not have seen them yet, but they are in your future
God has already ordained them to help you the favor on your life is going to close the wrong doors
But open the right doors Oh Joel. I've been too clear in favor, but I don't see anything happening
Does it look like it's ever going to change?
First Peter says hope to the end for the divine fever that is coming
You may not have seen it yet, but favor is on the way
Healing is on the way
Promotion is on the way the right people. They're on the way. I met a man a few years ago
That was so discouraged at one time. His company was very successful
He's in the design and graphics industry, but over the last couple of years his business had gone down
He lost all of his major clients. It looked like bankruptcy was inevitable
He went on and on telling me about the problem going into great detail of explaining all the setbacks
He had suffered and how unfair it was. I finally had to interrupt him and say we've talked long enough about the problem
Let's start talking about the solution. Let's start talking about what God can do. Let's talk about the fact that favor is on the way
We prayed together then I said there's something you have to do
Every morning you need to declare. I have the fever of God
Favor is bringing me new clients favor is turning my business around then all through the day under your breath
You keep thanking God for that favor. I saw him several months later. He was like a new person beaming with joy
He told how at his lowest moment when he thought he was done a company
Contacted him that he had never worked for and asked him to make a presentation
They chose him over several major firms. He said with this one new client
I will have more income than all my other clients combined. He's on pace to have a record year
what you're facing may seem
Impossible don't talk about the problem talk about the solution talk about the fact that favor is on the way
Yes, my finances may be low, but I know favor is coming. These people at work aren't treating me, right
I'm not gonna live bitter. I know favor is on the way
Well, my child is off course, but I know it's only temporary the favor of God is turning it around
This is what a man named zerubabbel did in the scripture
He was in charge of rebuilding the temple
But everything came against him city leaders hired attorneys to try to stop him
Wouldn't give him the permits other people were causing strife and trouble looked impossible
He could have been discouraged
He said who are you o great mountain that stands before me you shall become a mere molehill
I will finish the temple by shouting grace to him
He was saying I have this big mountain in front of me, but I'm not worried. I know it's about to become a molehill
How was this going to happen? What was his secret by speaking grace to it
Another word for grace is favor. He was saying yes this obstacle is big, but I have the favor of God
Fever is making my crooked places straight
Fever is defeating. My enemies fever is going to help me finish this project
He didn't talk about his mountain. He talked to his mountain when you face challenges
Don't get discouraged speak favor over them. Look at your bank account and speak favor to it
I will lend and not borrow what I touch will prosper in succeed speak favor over your health
This sickness is not the end. This pain is not permanent. The favor of God is bringing healing
Speak favor over the legal situation. I will be victorious
The favor of God is keeping my enemies from defeating me. It's not enough to just pray about it
It's not enough to just believe what's going to turn the mountain into a molehill is by speaking grace
Now I want to make a declaration a favor over you today
If you will let this take root in your spirit
I believe
Change that have held you back are going to be broken and you're going to be released into a new level of your destiny
I declare right now the favor of God is on your life in a new way
I declare favor over your family favor over your marriage favor over your finances
I declare favor at work favor with your boss favor with your colleagues favor with your clients
I declare favor is opening new doors of opportunity
Bring in promotion increase abundance causing the right people to be drawn to you
I declare favor over your health
strength energy
Wholeness you are free from sickness
chronic pain depression
Addictions I speak favored over every force
That's trying to stop you now declare right now that mountain is becoming a molehill
like with Nehemiah God's favour is going to accelerate it things are going to happen sooner than you think I
Declare the favor of God. It's going to catapult you to a new level
Going to take new ground set new standards
And reach the fullness of your destiny in Jesus name and if you receive it, can you say Amen today?
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Come into my heart. I
Make you my Lord and Savior
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