Sorry for the delay in Chapter 12. I started it yesterday but was unable to finish it before I had to get on with the day. Don't forget to READ THE PASSAGES PROVIDED and if you are just joining in on the blog, everything in italics is coming directly from this book. I decided to do this since everyone doesn't have time to read a whole book and for those who are interested in learning more about fasting.
Col. 1:10-12
The mountains you face seem so big, but you take that tiny seed of faith, plant it into that mountain, and wait. Faith and patience must go together.
I've heard people say they just couldn't make it past a day or so on a fast because they got discouraged. They listened to their flesh instead of continuing in faith and felt worse than when they started. What happened to walking by faith and not by sight?
Matt. 17:20, NIV
I encourage you to meditate on this scritpure for a while and not just pass over it as familiar territory. People facing major obstacles usually believe they need "great faith" to overcome them, but that isn't what Jesus said. He said "nothing" would be impossible to us--not if we had great faith--but if we had faith like the smallest seed.
We need to stop measuring our faith by the size of the problem.
When Pepeter tried to walk on water, he made it only a few steps because he took his eyes off Jesus and fear dragged him down.
Matt. 14:31
Heb. 13:7, NIV
As I asked before, if our Lord fasted, why would we think that we should not fast? There is no record of Jesus ever healing anyone until He returned from the 40 days of fating that launched His earthly ministry...If Jesus did not begin to minister before fasting, how can we?
There may be times when you are fasting and praying and standing in faith, yet you still do not sense that anything is happened. There's no "sprout" showing through the dirt.
Ps. 35:13-14, 27-28 (In this psalm, David had not yet received an answer to his prayer, yet he was able to wait in faith, proclaiming the praises of God.)
The Lord will reward your diligence; His delight is in the prosperity--the wholeness--of His children.
Do not let the enemy drag you down with discouragement. Remember, God gives you the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Sometimes you will not feel like praying when you are fasting, but pray anyway. You will be amazed how God will show up and it will be like all of heaven has come down and glory has filled your soul.
Heb. 11:1
Remember the faith of Abraham? It was credited to him as righteousness--because He believed God.
When you believe God for something, you are exercising faith, which pleases Him? Are you dreaming the dreams of God for your life and your family? Are you believing Him for those things--those evidences to come to pass?
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