Day 45 -favour

 Had a bit of a moment yesterday.  The sun was shining and I wanted to try to get focused on my prayer appointment today so I went for a walk.  Its about half an hour to the local garden centre which has a large cafe.  I was listening to worship music on the way and the playlist just happened to be perfect to help me pray. I got to the cafe which was chock full of elderly ladies - literally bus loads of them. It was so busy. But I got my coffee and found an empty table where I continued to listen to music.  All of a sudden, in the middle of the noise of the coffee shop I felt the presence of Jesus. I saw myself kneeling in front of Him and He had His hand on my head.  It has been a long time since Ive had that experience - many years, but I have felt it before and the last time it was all about the favour of God being with me.  It was a moment of incredible peace and weird intimacy in a busy public place



I dont think its any coincidence that yesterday lots of you had mentioned me in prayer - thank you. It really makes a difference. , This morning I am going off to my prayer appointment confident that Im in right relationship with Jesus and trusting that He has a plan, cos I dont really have one 😀  

The favour of God is a gift. I know we live in His favour all the time and He is always good to us, but sometimes we catch a glimpse of His 'well done' in a specific way.  And its wonderful.  It's not a performance-related thing. Its relational. God loves it when we recognise who we are before Him, utterly dependant on His grace and yet co-workers and co-heirs with Jesus.  A few months ago Jesus put His finger on something in my life which wasnt quite right. I squirmed a bit, but there was no escaping the fact that He was calling me to be better and I wanted to be better. So I told Him that He is the most important thing in my life and that nothing matters more than my relationship with Him. As I said it, something shifted.   Yesterday I realised that my moment of favour was able to happen because I was right with God.  He is pleased that I am right with Him.  Im sure there are a million things that are selfish and idle and unkind and greedy and proud about me - Im in no way saying Im perfect.  But I think right now Im in a 'real' place with Him.  I dont think Im hiding anything or pretending. 

In return for your kind prayers for me this week Im praying that you all know the favour of God - the sense of His pleasure in you and the feel of His hand of blessing on your head.

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