Focus: Understanding the mystery of favor to Destiny.

From the beginning, man was not designed for stress but for rest. Adam was placed in the garden and did not plant any fruit but was favored to eat of it. Adam was created to manage the garden of Eden. He was a gardener (Genesis 2:15)

Some points about Favor;

1. Favor is Gods input that magnifies Mans output.
2. Favor is what adds flavor to your labor. (Gen 26:12)

The hand or Arms of God [Gods help or favor] Psalm 44:3, Luke 5. God focuses his attention on you to help you and men will always attend to you.

What is favor?

1. Its kindness beyond what is due to you. Favor is to be given preferential treatment. (Daniel 1:9)
2. Divine Partiality; being Gods candidate and Favorite. (1 Sam 16:1-13). Favor does not choose qualifies but it qualifies the chosen. (Psalm 89:20)
3. The good hands of God at work in a man’s life. (Nehemiah 2:5-8
4. Its enjoying what you are not qualified for. (Joshua 24:13)

Every believer is a candidate for divine favour. Favor breaks protocols

Who are destiny helpers?

1. They are people that help to translates you desire of dreams into reality.
2. They provide platforms that ushers you to the next level/phase.
3. These are burden bears and barrier breakers.

4 Kinds of Destiny helpers

1. Divine connectors. (2 Kings 5:1-15). They may not to be able to connect you directly but they can be a link to your helper.
2. Men/Women of Influence. These are people connected to high places.
3. Gifted people. Destiny helpers can come in the form of gifted people. Some people are multi-versatile, multi-talented. (Exodus 31:3-5)
4. Burden Bearers: These are trusted and faithful people who will stay with you through troubles until your Glory comes.

What makes favour special:

1. Favour distinguishes people. (Luke 5:1-2)
2. Favour overrides expertise. Peter was a professional fisherman but he laboured all night until God intervened (Luke 5:4). Goliath was a professional, David was anointed.
3. Favour cancels disappointment. (Luke 2:2-10)

How do I Trigger divine favour?

1. Gods mercy: When God wants to favour a man, first comes mercy.
2. Be a promoter of Gods Kingdom: If you want God to favour you, you need to favour the kingdom of God (Psalm 102:14).
3. Consistent Expectation: The expectations of the righteous shall not be cut-off (Proverb 23:18)
4. Be a channel of Favour: Favour others. God is not mocked for whatever you sow, you shall reap (Gal 6:7), Proverb 11:17
5. Connect yourself to Agents of Favour.

Peter had unmerited breakthrough. Disappointment ended up as divine appointment. Peter was upgraded from a fisher of Fish to a fisher of men.