It was the 2^nd stage of the interview process, and those of us that made it past the 1^st stage sat together waiting to be called upon for the interview. A lot of chit-chat was going on, especially as we reviewed the questions that were set at the first stage.

Then someone said, “I heard from an insider that they are taking only 6 people – 2 experienced, 4 fresh graduates”.

I scanned the waiting room. There were 20 of us under the “experienced” category while the fresh graduates were about 10. Which 2 will they take out of the 20? I wondered. While I was yet wondering and hoping, one guy said, ‘even if it is one person they are taking, I will be the one!’

I was taken aback. What a vain, arrogant guy he is, I said to myself, he must have a god-father in this company! There was no time to voice out my thoughts, for the interview session started shortly afterwards.

Later that day I gave him a call to ask him how his interview went. He talked about the questions he was asked, some that he could not answer and some he answered that both of us knew he failed. How I smiled inwardly as I said to myself, “let me see how you will be the only one taken!” Then I said, “You know you sounded very proud when you said ‘even if it is one person they are taking, I will be the one!’? You sounded like someone who has connection in there while the rest of us were wasting our time!”

“I was only expressing a promise of God – that He surrounds me with favor as a shield,” he replied innocently. “I may not have the best qualification, I may not be the most eloquent, I may not have the all the experience they are looking for, but I have God, who can work things for my favor. I have seen the hand of God in my life, times without number, especially when I do not deserve something, and He just does it for me. God is my connection!”

This got me thinking. It did not come as a surprise to me when later on I learnt that he was contacted for the next stage of the interview.

Have you ever experienced the hand of God in your life that all you can say is “this is a miracle” or “it is only God who could have done this for me” or “Do I really deserve this?”

I don’t know about you, but there are times in my life when I was not deserving of His love or His favor, but He just showered me with it anyway. It could even happen when I was slacking in prayer, being less diligent with the things of God, or being irregular with church attendance.  While I am not saying that one should take for granted your prayer life, sowing of seeds, attending church, reading and studying His word, etc (for these help to build our relationship with God, help us withstand/resist the wiles of the enemy, and gives us the natural and supernatural blessings that come with them), I have learnt that God is sovereign, and indeed He surrounds His children with love and favor. Most times the things He does for us are not because we merit them but because we are favored in His sight.

When you have the favor of God, you may not have the best CV to get the job, you may not have spent the most hours in the office to get the promotion (in the midst of ‘downsizing’), you may not have the best physical appearance to have the spouse of your dreams, or you may not have done something extraordinary to have your miracle when everyone else thinks it is impossible. With God’s favor, your case is different.

We are instructed to “Do our best…then trust God to bring victory…” [Proverbs 21:31 MSG]. The victory is yours because surely, the Lord blesses the righteous and surrounds them with His favor as with a shield [Psalm 5:12, NIV].

Have a favor-filled week ahead.

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