Wow, that is an awesome thought.

You ought to write Psalm 5:12 on an index card and tape it to your refrigerator.

I did!

"For surely, O Lord, you bless righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield."

God didn't put anything in book he didn't want us to take to heart, and I really feel 90 percent of problems we blame on devil would be eliminated if we just started disciplining ourselves to view our circumstances through eyes of God.

As Christians, I know we all believe God's word. But ask yourself this question: If Living God, creator of everything seen and unseen has supernaturally surrounded you with his favor and provision, why are you worried about light bill?

Nine times out of ten, we are fretting and worrying because we have chosen to believe enemy's assessment of our situation instead of God's.

When our minds start believing enemy's lies, we need to remind ourselves of what God says about us. Doubt and unbelief may cause you to feel that you are not good enough, or qualified enough, or attractive enough.

Tell enemy, outloud, that according to God's word you were wonderfully and fearfully made and you are well able to do exactly what God has called you to do. When enemy lies to you and tells you you'll never get married, you declare to him that your God will withold no good thing when you walk uprightly.

When money is running low in checking account and rent is due, throw your hands up toward sky and thank Creator of everything that he supplies all of your needs according to his riches in glory.

It is this type of faith and expectancy that activates God's promises and provision in your life. Concentrate on becoming favor-minded. In every situation and in every circumstance, realize his desires for you are to prosper you and not to harm you (Jer. 29:14).

In every circumstance or trial you face:

1. You must admit that God is fully able to meet your need.

2. Find promises in his word that directly relate to your need and clearly illustrate that he wants to meet that need.

3. Declare, outloud, his promise so he, enemy, and you can hear it. Repeat it every time doubt or fear try to raise their ugly head again.

4. Pray and wait on him.

Folks, when we combine prayer with a new commitment to saturating our mind with his word, we are conducting spiritual warfare.

When Jesus used Peter and John to heal crippled beggar in Acts 3, it had several powerful effects.

The first of which, obviously, was a man received freedom from an incredibly painful, life-long ordeal. This is just another portrait of compassionate nature of our God, to touch us and heal us where we hurt most.

But secondly, this miracle had a residual effect for kingdom of God. Others were touched by God’s kindness and mercy in this man’s life.

When all people saw him walking and praising God, they recognized him as same man who used to sit begging at temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him (Acts 3:9).

We don’t know precisely how long this man had sat crippled outside temple gate, but word does tell us he was there every day. That means many people knew of this man’s condition and former way of life.

We may not have walked out of a wheelchair, or been healed of a life-long sickness or ordeal, but there is not one of us who hasn’t been greatly touched by him in some way. In itself, fact he has saved us from our lost, sinful state is a miracle.

I know we are all immensely grateful for God’s love, mercy and goodness in our lives. Where would we be without it? But God wants that goodness to not only flow to us, but through us as well.