The Narrow Way

Favor is beautiful.
It’s sacred.
It’s evidence that God’s hand is on your life.
But favor, if left unguarded, can become a target.

Not everyone will understand it.
Not everyone will celebrate it.
Not everyone can handle what God is doing in you.
And that’s okay.

Because God didn’t give you favor to prove anything to people…
He gave it to fulfill a purpose.

And when God starts to elevate your life, your voice, your influence,
You’ll have to learn how to carry it without letting it carry you.

You’ll have to learn how to be visible and still hidden in Him.
How to be accessible but still discerning.
How to be bold and still humble.
How to keep your heart pure, when the spotlight tries to expose every part of you.

Proverbs 4:23 says,
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

Everything.

Your words.
Your responses.
Your posture.
Your peace.

So when the crowds cheer, guard your heart.
When the critics speak, guard your heart.
When new opportunities come, guard your heart.
When people start treating you differently, guard your heart.

Because favor without a guarded heart leads to burnout, comparison, and compromise.
But favor with a guarded heart?
That’s where true fruitfulness lives.

And guarding your heart doesn’t mean you become cold.
It means you become wise.
It means you let God filter what gets in and what gets out.
It means you stay soft enough to love and strong enough to walk away from what no longer aligns with your calling.

Favor requires filters.
Not every comment needs a response.
Not every opportunity is a God-appointment.
Not every voice deserves access to your inner circle.

You can be kind and have boundaries.
You can be honored and stay humble.
You can be seen and still stay surrendered.

Because favor is not about fame,
It’s about faithfulness.

So in this season of increase,
I’m not letting attention distract me.
I’m not letting platforms pollute me.
I’m not letting pressure steal my peace.

I’m guarding my heart…
Because it’s not just about where I’m going.
It’s about who I am becoming on the way there.

And I don’t want to just be gifted.
I want to be grounded.
I don’t want to just be elevated.
I want to be anchored.

So God, You can trust me with the favor,
Because I’ll keep guarding the foundation.

I’ll stay rooted.
I’ll stay low.
I’ll stay aligned.

Because the goal was never just favor.
It was always You.