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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 guest, 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. Dodge in 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 favor. One way our faith is released is through our words. 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 favor.

Every day you should declare I have the favor of God. Favor is on 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 change. 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. Thank you 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.

Well, joy, 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. Thank you 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. Four out of five 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 favor over them.

Father, thank you that my children have favor 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 favor.

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