God’s Favor
It’s been more than a year since my husband died and it is hard for me to comprehend the magnitude of God’s favor I have experienced over that period of time.
After Richard died, I cried out to God to fill the void of his absence and give meaning and purpose to my life without him. My desire was to bring honor and glory to God in both the way I handled my husband’s death and how I would live the life of a widow. God has answered my prayer beyond measure and my heart is full of gratitude to him.
The Pursuit
It hasn’t been without work on my part, though. In moving to a new state and leaving behind family and friends, I knew it would take major effort to establish a new life for myself and hopefully bring blessing into the lives of others. To do so, I have sought the Lord daily in study and prayer, introduce myself to everyone I meet, and continually invite people to my house and to join me on walks around the neighborhood. I have found a wonderful church and am looking for different opportunities to serve. In thinking of how I can bless others, I have been greatly blessed myself.
God is a good God and is with us in all circumstances. During this time, I have gone through one of Richard’s studies with a friend, Abiding in God’s Favor: The Pursuit of What Pleases God. It was a study that I had only been through once before and it has really spoken to me. It has opened my eyes to what enables us to experience God’s favor and what are the benefits of God turning his face toward us.
I won’t reveal in this blog all I have learned because I hope you will download the study to complete for yourself. My prayer is that you will be blessed as I have been blessed, pursue what pleases God and abide in his favor.