I had a conversation the other night with a youth leader of mine. In it I received one of the best compliments of my life. He said, "April the strength of you as a leader is not that you are always the best at everything, but the fact that you have lived a life of purity and the ears of God hear your cries and the favor of God follows you. Everything you touch God blesses. You may not be the best at something, but he will align you with someone who will help make the best happen. Everything you touch, the favor of God seems to come upon and make into gold."
I began to think about the favor/blessing of God. God favor aligns you in a place where your life will bring him glory. You might be successful, but its not to point a finger at yourself and say--LOOK at ME! Rather, people look at your life and say look at what God is doing through her.
I think being in church planting provides the perfect opportunity to shout a life that proves that God really does bless those who remain true to him and follow him out of devotion to His heart. I think of Element. Last week, we had 29 students filling a gym. In a little over nine months--LOOK WHAT GOD HAS DONE. I founded Element with no ideas on how to plant a youth ministry! God really did breath his favor over it. He has brought the funds, leaders, and miracles.
So my question to you today is, "Are you living a life worth of God breathing his favor over?"
