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7 H i d d e n K e y s t o FAV O R
Chapter 1 Any Uncommon Success Will Require Uncommon
Favor From Someone
Chapter 2 The Divine Purpose Of Favor Is To Enable You To

Hidden Keys to
Achieve Your Assignment

FAVOR
Chapter 3 Attitude And Protocol Decide The Flow Of Favor
Into Your Life

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Chapter 4 One Day Of Favor Is Worth A Lifetime Of Labor ©
Chapter 5 True Gratitude For Favor Received Will
Guarantee Your Success
Chapter 6 Favor Can Stop As Quickly As It Began
Chapter 7 Every Seed Of Favor You Sow Schedules A Wave
Of Favor In Your Own Future

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CHAPTER PAGE #

1 ANY UNCOMMON SUCCESS WILL REQUIRE 3

UNCOMMON FAVOR FROM SOMEONE
2 THE DIVINE PURPOSE OF FAVOR IS TO ENABLE 5
YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR ASSIGNMENT
3 ATTITUDE AND PROTOCOL DECIDE THE FLOW 9
OF FAVOR INTO YOUR LIFE
4 ONE DAY OF FAVOR IS WORTH A LIFETIME 19
OF LABOR
5 TRUE GRATITUDE FOR FAVOR RECEIVED WILL 23
GUARANTEE YOUR SUCCESS
6 FAVOR CAN STOP AS QUICKLY AS IT BEGAN 25
7 EVERY SEED OF FAVOR YOU SOW SCHEDULES 29
A WAVE OF FAVOR IN YOUR OWN FUTURE

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ANY UNCOMMON SUCCESS WILL
REQUIRE UNCOMMON FAVOR
FROM SOMEONE

Favor Is The Secret To Uncommon Success.

Favor Is The Difference Between Your Present
And Your Future. Favor does not go to those who need
it but to those who value it.
Favor creates envy. In Joseph’s life we see that
Favor stirred anger toward him.
Favor will cost you! When you receive Favor you
will also experience attack.
Why should you desire Favor? Because you will
succeed more quickly with Favor than you will
without it.
Every success story contains the Memory of Favor.
Lee Iacocca writes in Straight Talk about the
Favor that came from his mentor.
Bill Gates, the wealthiest man in America,
discusses how he, as a college student, wanted an
opportunity to experiment and try something new. He
received Favor!
You cannot work hard enough to get everything
you deserve. You cannot work long enough to be debt-
free. It will require Uncommon Favor to take giant
steps into an Uncommon Dream. “The Lord thy God
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shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the

works of thine hands,” (Deuteronomy 16:15).
Many Do Not Realize That They Are Desperately
In Need Of Favor. The people of Nineveh did not
realize they needed Favor until Jonah cried out in
judgment.
Uncommon Men Are Humble Enough To Pursue
Favor. “Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king
that he would give him time, and that he would shew
the king the interpretation,” (Daniel 2:16).
Pursuing Favor With God Qualifies You To
Receive Favor. You Have No Right To Anything You
Have Not Pursued. “Ye have not because ye ask not,”
(James 4:2). David sought Favor. “Make Thy face to
shine upon Thy servant: save me for Thy mercies’
sake,” (Psalm 31:16). “The young lions do lack, and
suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not
want any good thing,” (Psalm 34:10). “He shall pray
unto God, and He will be favourable unto him,” (Job
33:26). “And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the
Lord hearkened unto him,” (2 Kings 13:4).
Uncommon Favor Should Be Pursued, Requested
And Celebrated. When the servant of Abraham knelt
and asked God to show him Favor, it was appropriate.
God Is The Source Of Favor. He responds to faith
and pursuit. Within hours, Rebekah was en route
back to Isaac because of the Favor of God.
Any Uncommon Success Will Require Uncommon
Favor From Someone.
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THE DIVINE PURPOSE OF FAVOR
IS TO ENABLE YOU TO ACHIEVE
YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Wise Men Study The Law Of Favor.

14 Facts You Should Remember When You

Desire Favor
1. Favor Is A Gift From God. What is Favor?
Favor Is Not An Accident, But A Deliberate Design By
God To Reward You For Acts Of Obedience Invisible To
Others. “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the
good of the land,” (Isaiah 1:19).
2. Favor Is When God Causes Someone To
Desire To Become A Problem-Solver In Your
Life. It may be a relative, your boss or a stranger.
According to the Scripture, God is the Catalyst for
linking you to the Golden Connection with someone
who blesses you. “And the sons of strangers shall
build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto
thee:...that men may bring unto thee the forces of the
Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought,”
(Isaiah 60:10-11). “...that the mountains might flow
down at thy presence,” (Isaiah 64:1).
3. Favor Is An Attitude Of Goodness
Toward You, Not An Exchange Or Payment For
Something You Have Done. The world uses
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“favors” as a substitute for Favor. Favors usually are

actions designed to manipulate. “My son, if sinners
entice thee, consent thou not,” (Proverbs 1:10). “For
the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb,
and her mouth is smoother than oil: But her end is
bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Her
feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell,”
(Proverbs 5:3-5).
A congressman may say to a lobbyist, “I will push
this bill through if you will give me $25,000 for
another project.” That is an exchange. It is a
transaction. You intimidate and obligate others
through favors, not Favor. That is the satanic substi-
tution for the Divine Plan of Favor. You will always
resent anyone you owe.
Satan has always attempted to imitate God. He
envies the success of God, the strength of God and the
love that God has generated toward Himself. So, he
emulates God.
4. Favor Is The Divine Way To Success.
5. Favor Is An Attitude Designed To
Reveal The Heart. “O satisfy us early with Thy
mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Make us glad according to the days wherein Thou hast
afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.
Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory
unto their children. And let the beauty of the Lord our
God be upon us: and establish Thou the work of our
hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish
Thou it,” (Psalm 90:14-17).
6. Favor Is An Exception To The Rule, Not
A Normality. Millions struggle without seeing
significant progress. “Except the Lord build the house,
they labour in vain that build it,” (Psalm 127:1).
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7. Favor Is The Willingness, Desire And

Participation Of Someone To Help You Advance
Or Obtain Something You Want. Noah obtained
protection through the Favor of God. Jonathan
showed Favor to David and David showed Favor to
Mephibosheth, his son.
8. Favor Is A Current, Always Moving
Toward You Or Away From You. “And the angel
said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found
favour with God. And Mary said, Behold, the
handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy
word. And the angel departed from her,” (Luke 1:30,
38).
9. Favor Is A Gift From God To Enable You
To Achieve Your Assignment. Mordecai knew this
and told Esther, “...thou art come to the kingdom for
such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14).
10. Favor With Others Is Necessary To
Complete Your Assignment From God. Moses
realized this to enable him to do what God had told
him to do. “...and in the hearts of all that are wise-
hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all
that I have commanded thee,” (Exodus 31:6).
11. Favor Is Proof Of The Love Of God.
12. Favor Will Increase Dramatically When
You Aggressively Cooperate With The Laws Of
God. “And Moses said unto the Lord, See, Thou sayest
unto me, Bring up this people: and Thou hast not let
me know whom Thou wilt send with me. Yet Thou
hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also
found grace in My sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if
I have found grace in Thy sight, shew me now Thy
way, that I may know Thee, that I may find grace in
Thy sight: and consider that this nation is Thy people.
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And He said, My presence shall go with thee, and I

will give thee rest,” (Exodus 33:12-14).
13. Wise Hearts Search For Opportunities
To Sow Favor. “A good man sheweth favour, and
lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion,”
(Psalm 112:5). “The just man walketh in his integrity:
his children are blessed after him,” (Proverbs 20:7).
14. Any Good Seed Guarantees Eventual
Favor...Even Years After It Is Planted. The king
could not sleep. So, he read. Then he remembered a
good deed was unrewarded.
So he had Mordecai rewarded for stopping the
assassination attempt. Haman had to celebrate it
publicly. “Then took Haman the apparel and the
horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on
horseback through the street of the city, and
proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the
man whom the king delighteth to honour,” (Esther
6:11).
The Divine Purpose Of Favor Is To Enable You To
Achieve Your Assignment.
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ATTITUDE AND PROTOCOL
DECIDE THE FLOW OF FAVOR
INTO YOUR LIFE

Favor Is Not A Mere Miracle But A Reward.

Your life can overflow today with Favor greater
than any past experience you can recall. “And Jesus
increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with
God and man,” (Luke 2:52).

32 Ways To Unleash Uncommon Favor

In Your Life
1. Wisdom Will Increase Favor. “Now
therefore hearken unto Me, O ye children: for blessed
are they that keep My ways. Hear instruction, and be
wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that
heareth Me, watching daily at My gates, waiting at
the posts of My doors. For whoso findeth Me findeth
life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord,” (Proverbs
8:32-35).
2. Diligence Creates Favor. “The soul of the
diligent shall be made fat,” (Proverbs 13:4). “He that
gathereth by labour shall increase,” (Proverbs 13:11).
3. An Understanding Heart Attracts
Favor. Understanding people and their needs.
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Understanding a teacher, an instructor or a mentor.

“Good understanding giveth favour,” (Proverbs 13:15).
4. Appropriate And Right Words Often
Generate Favor From Those Around You. “Death
and life are in the power of the tongue,” (Proverbs
18:21). “Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and
they love him that speaketh right,” (Proverbs 16:13).
5. Humility Generates Favor. “The fear of
the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before
honour is humility,” (Proverbs 15:33).
6. An Uncommon Skill Or Anointing Often
Creates Favor. “The king answered unto Daniel, and
said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods,
and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing
thou couldst reveal this secret. Then the king made
Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts,
and made him ruler over the whole province of
Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise
men of Babylon,” (Daniel 2:47-48).
7. Repentance Brings Favor. The prodigal
son discovered this. “And when he came to himself, he
said, How many hired servants of my father’s have
bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him,
Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me
as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came
to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his
father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell
on his neck, and kissed him,” (Luke 15:17-20).
8. Favor Increases When You Associate
With People Of Integrity. Boaz had a great
reputation for integrity.
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Ruth gleaned in his field.

That association brought blessing to all involved.
9. Favor Comes When You Solve A
Problem During A Crisis. Daniel interpreted the
king’s dream before all the wise men were going to be
killed. His promotion was inevitable. “For this cause
the king was angry and very furious, and commanded
to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. And the decree
went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they
sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. Then Daniel
went in, and desired of the king that he would give
him time, and that he would shew the king the inter-
pretation,” (Daniel 2:12-13, 16).
10. Favor Can Come When God Reminds
Someone Of Something Good You Have Done.
The king was reminded that Mordecai had not been
rewarded for revealing the plot to assassinate the
king. The king scheduled a parade for him! “And the
king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to
Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that
ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him,”
(Esther 6:3).
“And Mordecai went out from the presence of the
king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a
great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen
and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was
glad,” (Esther 8:15).
11. Obedience To God Guarantees Favor.
“Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed Me,
even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the
storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house,
and prove Me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if
I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour
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you out a blessing, that there shall not be room

enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer
for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of
your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit
before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts,”
(Malachi 3:9-11).
12. Uncommon Achievement Attracts
Uncommon Favor. The queen of Sheba brought gifts
to Solomon because of his achievement. “And when the
queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and
the house that he had built, And the meat of his table,
and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of
his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also,
and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up
into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in
her. And she gave the king an hundred and twenty
talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and
precious stones: neither was there any such spice as
the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon,” (2 Chronicles
9:3-4, 9).
13. A Good Attitude Often Influences
Favor. “...a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou
wilt not despise,” (Psalm 51:17).
Nabal, Abigail’s husband, acted foolishly toward
David, but because she intervened wisely, David
showed Favor and mercy.
Two thieves were crucified with Jesus. One
received mercy because of his attitude toward Christ.
The other was eternally lost. Attitude Affects Favor.
14. Favor Comes When You Solve A
Problem More Quickly Than Others Are Willing
To Solve It. When Nabal insulted David, Abigail took
swift action. “When Abigail saw David, she hasted...
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and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to

the ground,” (1 Samuel 25:23). “Whatsoever thy hand
findeth to do, do it with thy might,” (Ecclesiastes 9:10).
15. Favor Emerges When You Solve A
Problem Cheerfully. “For it is God which worketh
in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure. Do
all things without murmurings and disputings,”
(Philippians 2:13-14). “A merry heart doeth good like
a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones,”
(Proverbs 17:22). “Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy,
and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now
accepteth thy works,” (Ecclesiastes 9:7).
16. Favor Often Flows The Moment Others
Discern The Supernatural Presence Of The Holy
Spirit Operating In Your Life. Consider Joseph.
“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee
over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his
ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and
arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold
chain about his neck; And he made him to ride in the
second chariot which he had; and they cried before
him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all
the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I
am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his
hand or foot in all the land of Egypt,” (Genesis 41:41-
44).
17. Integrity Guarantees Favor. “Let not
mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy
neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So
shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the
sight of God and man,” (Proverbs 3:3-4).
18. Excellence Attracts Favor. Excellence
begins with attentiveness to detail. “Finally, brethren,
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whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are

honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things
are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if
there be any praise, think on these things. Those
things, which ye have both learned, and received, and
heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall
be with you,” (Philippians 4:8-9).
19. Respecting Authority Unleashes Favor
Into Your Life. “Remember them which have the
rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of
God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their
conversation,” (Hebrews 13:7).
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers.
For there is no power but of God: the powers that be
are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth
the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they
that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For
rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil.
Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that
which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same,”
(Romans 13:1-3).
20. Honoring Your Parents Guarantees
Lifelong Favor From God. Parents are keys to
Uncommon Favor from God. Disobedient children are
ignorant of God and the Law of Favor and how it
works. “Honour thy father and thy mother, as the
Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days
may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee,
in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee,”
(Deuteronomy 5:16).
21. Increasing Your Knowledge Of God Will
Increase Your Favor With God. God responds to
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pursuit. “Then shall ye call upon Me, and ye shall go

and pray unto Me, and I will hearken unto you. And
ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search
for Me with all your heart,” (Jeremiah 29:12-13).
“...but the people that do know their God shall be
strong, and do exploits,” (Daniel 11:32).
22. Favor Comes When You Serve Someone
Who Is Highly Favored Of God. Ruth received
Favor from Boaz because he saw her serve Naomi.
Pharaoh loved Joseph. When Joseph’s brothers
and families came, they all received gifts of real
estate.
23. Favor Will Increase When You Solve A
Problem Others Are Unable To Solve. The king
was in torment. Nobody could interpret his dream.
Daniel did what others could not do. Favor was his
reward! “The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of
a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord
of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldst
reveal this secret. Then the king made Daniel a great
man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him
ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of
the governors over all the wise men of Babylon,”
(Daniel 2:47-48).
24. Your Favor Will Increase When You
Follow An Instruction From A Wise Mentor.
Naomi advised Ruth to stay in the fields of Boaz. “And
Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good,
my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that
they meet thee not in any other field. So she kept fast
by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley
harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her
mother in law,” (Ruth 2:22-23).
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Ruth followed Naomi’s instruction and ultimately

became the wife of Boaz.
25. Diplomacy And Gracious Responses
Birth Favor. “Thou art fairer than the children of
men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath
blessed thee for ever,” (Psalm 45:2).
26. Wise Use Of Your Gifts And Skills Will
Unlock Favor Toward You. Joseph interpreted
dreams. “And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have
dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret
it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst
understand a dream to interpret it. And Joseph
answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall
give Pharaoh an answer of peace,” (Genesis 41:15-16).
“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as
God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so
discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my
house, and according unto thy word shall all my
people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater
than thou,” (Genesis 41:39-40).
27. Your Appearance Influences Your Favor
With Others. When the king saw Esther he extended
Favor toward her. “Esther put on her royal apparel...
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen
standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his
sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden
sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near,
and touched the top of the sceptre,” (Esther 5:1-2).
28. Honoring Your Boss Guarantees Favor
From God. “Servants, be obedient to them that are
your masters according to the flesh, with fear and
trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth,
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the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be

bond or free,” (Ephesians 6:5, 8).
“And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he
served him: and he made him overseer over his house,
and all that he had he put into his hand,” (Genesis
39:4).
29. Favor Increases When You Stop A
Tragedy Or Solve A Problem For Somebody.
Joseph prevented a national crisis through his feed-
the-hungry program. Paul on the island brought the
miracle of healing to the father of Publius.
30. Gifts That Reveal True Appreciation
Are Often Keys To Unlocking Favor With Others.
“A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him
before great men,” (Proverbs 18:16).
31. Favor Often Emerges When Your
Intercessors Pray For You. Peter experienced this.
He was in prison, but the church prayed. God became
involved. The doors of the prison opened. Peter was
released (see Acts 12:2).
32. Dependability And Loyalty Guarantee
Favor With Your Employer. “Most men will
proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful
man who can find?” (Proverbs 20:6, also see Proverbs
28:20).
Attitude And Protocol Decide The Flow Of Favor
Into Your Life.
Favor Can Turn
Tragedy Into Triumph
Within Moments.
-MIKE MURDOCK

Copyright © 2001 by Mike Murdock • Wisdom International

The Wisdom Center • 4051 Denton Hwy. • Ft. Worth, TX 76117
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ONE DAY OF FAVOR IS WORTH
A LIFETIME OF LABOR

Favor Is The Golden Room Of Miracles.

Favor Is The Greatest Harvest You Can Receive
From God.

16 Rewards Of Favor
1. Favor Can Instantly Stop A Tragedy In
Your Life. It moved Joseph from the prison to
Pharaoh’s palace in a single day (see Genesis 41:39-
40). Esther had Favor with the king and saved an
entire nation.
2. Favor Is Often The Only Exit From A
Place Of Captivity And Bondage. Joseph knew
this. He requested Favor from the butler. Eventually
it came.
3. Favor Can Make You Wealthy In A
Single Day. Ruth experienced this. “So Boaz took
Ruth, and she was his wife,” (Ruth 4:13). The wealth
of Abraham was transferred to Rebekah through Isaac
in a single day.
4. Favor Can Silence A Lifetime Enemy
Forever. Haman was hung after the king showed
Esther and Mordecai uncommon Favor.
5. Favor Can Make You A Household
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Name In 24 Hours. The king chose Esther to be his

queen and a nobody became a somebody in a single
day (see Esther 2:16).
6. Favor Can Double Your Financial Worth
In The Midst Of Your Worst Tragedy. It happened
to Job. “...the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had
before. So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more
than his beginning,” (Job 42:10, 12).
7. Favor Can Accelerate The Timetable Of
Your Assignment And Destiny. Joseph became
Prime Minister within 24 months...even after a false
accusation.
8. Favor Can Create Instant Access To
Uncommon Leaders Or Mentors. Daniel knew
this. Daniel was able to motivate and get in the good
graces of the leader sent by the king to kill the wise
men of Babylon. “Therefore Daniel went in unto
Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the
wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him;
Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in
before the king, and I will shew unto the king the
interpretation,” (Daniel 2:24).
Daniel received instant access to the king. “Then
Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and
said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives
of Judah, that will make known unto the king the
interpretation,” (Daniel 2:25).
9. Favor From God Often Increases Favor
With Enemies. “When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him,”
(Proverbs 16:7).
10. Favor Causes A Flow Of Wealth And
Influence. “Therefore thy gates shall be open
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continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that

men may bring unto thee the forces [wealth] of the
Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought,”
(Isaiah 60:11).
11. Favor Can Cause Instant Restoration
Of Everything Satan Has Ever Stolen From You.
Job received twice what he had before. David was
restored to kingship. Abraham moved in Favor with
the king and Abimelech gave him many gifts. “And
Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants,
and womenservants and gave them unto Abraham,
and restored him Sarah his wife. And Abimelech said,
Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it
pleaseth thee,” (Genesis 20:14-15).
12. Favor Can Cause A Barren Woman To
Give Birth To A Child. “And God said unto
Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her
name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will
bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will
bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings
of people shall be of her,” (Genesis 17:15-16).
“And God remembered Rachel, and God
hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she
conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken
away my reproach,” (Genesis 30:22-23).
13. Favor Is Instant Credibility Without
The Cost Of Years And Money.
14. Favor Grants Protection During Storms
Of Criticism.
15. Favor Positions You For Every Harvest
And Gift.
16. Favor Will Produce More Than A
Lifetime Of Labor. Ruth was a peasant woman.
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She worked hard for her living. She toiled, she

sweated and remained poor. But in a single day, Boaz
accepted her as his wife.
Favor moved Joseph from the prison to the palace
of Pharaoh in one day. Nothing is more glorious or
more miraculous. Nothing else can create ecstasy like
a single experience of Favor.
Favor is the secret, hidden and unspoken dream
of every human living today. We strive for it, pray for
it and even beg for it.
Favor can turn tragedy into triumph within
moments.
One Day Of Favor Is Worth A Lifetime Of Labor.
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5


TRUE GRATITUDE FOR FAVOR
RECEIVED WILL GUARANTEE
YOUR SUCCESS

Even Fools Receive A Measure Of Favor.

You have already received the Gift of Favor many
times whether you realize it or not. “But let all those
that put their trust in Thee rejoice: let them ever
shout for joy, because Thou defendest them: let them
also that love Thy name be joyful in Thee. For Thou,
Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt Thou
compass him as with a shield,” (Psalm 5:11-12).
“Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound:
they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of Thy
countenance. In Thy name shall they rejoice all the
day: and in Thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
For Thou art the glory of their strength: and in Thy
favour our horn shall be exalted. For the Lord is our
defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king,”
(Psalm 89:15-18).
Stop for a moment. Identify the Dominant
Source of Favor in your life. Have you written a note
of appreciation? Have you sown Favor into your own
family?
 What You Fail To Recognize, You Stop
Celebrating.
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 What You Stop Celebrating, You Stop

Rewarding.
 Anything Unrewarded Will Exit Your Life.
Favor Celebrated Becomes Favor Perpetuated And
Repeated. Examine the life of Abigail. “So David
received of her hand that which she had brought him,
and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see,
I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy
person. And when the servants of David were come to
Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David
sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife,” (1
Samuel 25:35, 40).
Note the secret of Ruth. “Then she fell on her
face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto
him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou
shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a
stranger? Then she said, Let me find favour in thy
sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and
for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine
handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine
handmaidens,” (Ruth 2:10, 13).
Ask yourself these questions:
1. Who are the top 10 who have made the
greatest deposits in your life?
2. How have you honored those who have
shown you Favor?
True Gratitude For Favor Received Will
Guarantee Your Success.
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6


FAVOR CAN STOP AS QUICKLY
AS IT BEGAN

Never Trivialize Favor.

It is not guaranteed. It is not eternal. It is a gift.
The Israelites expressed this. There rose up one
who “knew not Joseph.” “And the children of Israel
were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and
multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land
was filled with them. Now there arose up a new king
over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. And he said unto
his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel
are more and mightier than we: Therefore they did
set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their
burdens,” (Exodus 1:7-9, 11).
Favor Is Often Ignored Or Taken For Granted.
How many times has someone paid for a meal
and no one really took the time to say, “Thank you?”
Untrained children gladly eat a meal and then get
upset when their mother asks them to “do the dishes.”

11 Things That Can Stop The Flow Of

Favor Into Your Life
1. Favor Stops When You Trivialize Your
Access To Wise Counsel. “My people are destroyed
for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected
knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no
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priest to Me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy

God, I will also forget thy children,” (Hosea 4:6).
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning;
and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise
counsels,” (Proverbs 1:5).
2. The River Of Favor Will Dry Up When
God Observes Greed. “Will a man rob God? Yet ye
have robbed Me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed
Thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a
curse: for ye have robbed Me, even this whole nation,”
(Malachi 3:8-9). It is a tragedy, an absurdity and
futility to try to breathe Favor into a family or an
individual whom God has chosen to curse because of
their greed.
3. Favor Stops When Gratitude Stops.
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified
Him not as God, neither were thankful,” (Romans
1:21).
4. Favor Will Stop When You Deliberately
Ignore An Instruction From God. Saul ignored
the instructions of Samuel to destroy King Agag and
all the Amalekites. Favor stopped. Saul was removed
from the throne and David became the king (read 1
Samuel 15:9-11, 26).
5. The Flow Of Favor Stops Because Of An
Attitude Of Arrogance And Self-Sufficiency.
When Nebuchadnezzar sneered at the authority of
God because of his uncommon success, God permitted
him to live like a beast in the field until his humility
returned (see Daniel 5:20-21).
6. Any Broken Or Ignored Law Of God
Stops Favor Toward You From God. “They are not
humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared,
nor walked in My law, nor in My statutes, that I have
set before you and before your fathers. Therefore thus
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saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will

set My face against you for evil, and to cut off all
Judah,” (Jeremiah 44:10-11).
7. Any Ignored Opportunity To Solve A
Problem Stops Favor. You will lose Favor the
moment you ignore a problem you are capable and
called to solve for someone. “But whoso hath this
world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and
shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how
dwelleth the love of God in him?” (1 John 3:17).
8. Favor Stops When You Follow Wrong
Counsel. Rehoboam followed wrong counsel. “And
the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the
old men’s counsel that they gave him; And spake to
them after the counsel of the young men,” (1 Kings
12:13-14). Tragedy was inevitable.
9. Favor Stops When You Associate With
Wrong People. The children of Korah were
destroyed like he was. “And the earth opened her
mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and
all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their
goods. They, and all that appertained to them, went
down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon
them: and they perished from among the congrega-
tion,” (Numbers 16:32-33).
10. Favor Stops When You Dishonor Your
Parents. “A foolish son is a grief to his father, and
bitterness to her that bare him,” (Proverbs 17:25). “A
wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth
shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among
the brethren,” (Proverbs 17:2).
11. Favor Stops When You Ignore Wise
Counsel. “They would none of My counsel: they
despised all My reproof,” (Proverbs 1:30).
Favor Can Stop As Quickly As It Began.
Your Willingness
To Sow Favor Determines
Your Worthiness
To Receive Favor.
-MIKE MURDOCK

Copyright © 2001 by Mike Murdock • Wisdom International

The Wisdom Center • 4051 Denton Hwy. • Ft. Worth, TX 76117
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7


EVERY SEED OF FAVOR YOU
SOW SCHEDULES A WAVE OF
FAVOR IN YOUR OWN FUTURE

Every Day Is An Opportunity To Sow Favor.

Favor Is A Seed That Anyone Can Sow Into The
Life Of Another.
It does not require money, nor genius nor
uncommon skill. It requires love, attentiveness and
time. “Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man
doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether
he be bond or free,” (Ephesians 6:8).
“And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when
he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice
as much as he had before,” (Job 42:10).
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that
not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works,
lest any man should boast. For we are His
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good
works, which God hath before ordained that we should
walk in them,” (Ephesians 2:8-10).
When You Sow The Seeds Of Favor Consistently,
You Will Consistently Reap The Harvest Of Favor.
Erratic Seeds produce erratic Harvests. Seeds of
Love, Patience and Forgiveness will begin to grow in
your own life.
The Harvest Of Favor Is Reaped Over A Period Of
Time. Mordecai was celebrated years after he aborted
the assassination attempt of the king. Jesus “grew in
30  MIKE MURDOCK

favor with God and man,” (Luke 2:52).

Your Willingness To Sow Favor Is A Photograph
Of Your Thankful Heart. Thankful people celebrate
Favor. “And they, continuing daily with one accord in
the temple, and breaking bread from house to house,
did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of
heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the
people,” (Acts 2:46-47).
The Thankful Know That Favor Is A Gift To Be
Given, Not Demanded. Esther is an example. “And
said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in
his sight, and the thing seem right before the king,
and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to
reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of
Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy
the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces,” (Esther
8:5).
Uncommon Men Always Sow Uncommon Favor
Toward Others. “A good man sheweth favour, and
lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion,”
(Psalm 112:5).
David sowed into Absalom.
Abraham sowed into Lot.
Joseph sowed into Potiphar.
Uncommon Men Always Sow Uncommon Favor
Into Uncommon Women. Boaz sowed into Ruth’s life
(see Ruth 2:13-14).
Jesus Sowed Forgiveness Into The Life Of An
Adulteress. “When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and
saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman,
where are those thine accusers? hath no man
condemned thee?” (John 8:10).
Every Seed Of Favor You Sow Schedules A Wave
Of Favor In Your Own Future.
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7 H i d d e n K e y s t o FAV O R
Chapter 1 Any Uncommon Success Will Require Uncommon
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Chapter 3 Attitude And Protocol Decide The Flow Of Favor
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Chapter 4 One Day Of Favor Is Worth A Lifetime Of Labor ©
Chapter 5 True Gratitude For Favor Received Will
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Chapter 6 Favor Can Stop As Quickly As It Began
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