Day 6 of my 21 Day Fast.

Today was a balanced day. I had time to pray, and personal study. Then later I went out for personal business. There continues to be an increase sensitivity to the Holy Spirit through out the day. I have always purposed to be sensitive to His presence, but a spiritual fast heightens your sensitivity to God's presence. This is really what you want! If nothing else different happens for the remaining of my 21 day fast, I will operate spiritually in a new dimension. The wisdom of God will flow very easily in my life. My response to God's will increases exponentially, and I will be a happier person. Unfortunately, the more my life returns to its normal routine after the fast, the less the sensitivity of His presence will be. Bomber!! Therefore, celebrate the change you are experiencing during your spiritual fast. Remember, if you're during a spiritual fast, with bible study and prayer, you are more like Jesus this week than you were last week.

Day 5 of my 21 Day Fast

Can't speak for Daniel from the book of Daniel, but it would be great if I didn't have any other responsibilities for 21 Days but to seek God. But, distractions - distractions - distractions. Life is full of distractions. You know, that just might be the point. That is, when you're seeking God with your whole heart, you must by an act of your on will reduce the number of distractions that will clearly break your focus on God. I think so! The burden of responsibility rest with us to seek God during a period of fasting and prayer. Isn't that why we endeavored to fast? So God's responsibility is mostly to watch and hopefully admire the faithfulness of His children as they practice abstinence in major areas of their life in seeking Him. Day 5 went so fast that I'm going to call it a "blur." The only notable exception was my time in quiet solitude with God. Seriously, if it wasn't for placing God on the front-end of this day, I am absolutely sure that this day would have been stressful.

Day 4 of my 21 Day Fast.

Remember, there is always opposition to your blessings. We know that the Devil is your enemy and he makes no qualms about it. People in your inner circle can be a serious hindrance to your relationship with God. But the biggest opposition can be ourselves. For example, I am fasting for a specific answer and for godly wisdom to handle personal issues. Today God gave me an opportunity to display His wisdom in an area that I am specifically praying about, and I blew it big time! I have watched that moment a thousand times in replay and I got one word to say-ROOKIE! Therefore, learn from my painful mistake. God will test your resolve in the areas you have identified as your greatest need, and if you haven't truly humbled yourself, you will flunk the test-I did! Bottom line, fasting is just as much about humility as it is about your blessing. Remember, we look at fasting from one perspective and God is looking at it from another. From His perspective, you ain't getting a thing unless you humble yourself before him. Thank God I have 17 more days to get it right!

Fight the good fight!

Day 3 Rocked! I created a memorable moment today! This was the 1st time of my 21 Day fast. The first two days were a bit challenging. The headaches and distractions was a drag on me spiritually. But I am no rookie to this journey. That's why I chose to share it with you. Remember, the race is not given to the swift nor the strong, but to him/her who finishes the race. It is my hope and prayer that you finish with me. Much more than I, God wants to release the blessing heaven has stored up for you. Don't cancel your heavenly blessing. Stay with me on the journey. Everyday gets better and better. Let me share with you a golden link to your blessing in this fast. Daniel didn't get the answer he seek until his 21 day fast was over! Therefore, keep fighting the good fight of faith! Amazingly, during a fast the real battle isn't with the Devil, but with ourselves. We yield to temptation because our flesh is weak, hungry and tired! But, remember what our Lord did in the Wilderness for 40 Days & Nights while fasting, He didn't yield to the temptation of Satan (Devil). He stood un-apologetically on the Word of God. Remember what the Word of God says about you: you are the head and not the tail; you are above and not below. Now fix your eyes on the prize waiting for you on the other side of this fast and go for it in Jesus Name!

Day 2 of fasting & prayer

Don't be dismayed by headaches and pains; don't let yourself talk you out of the fast. Your flesh don't want to fast; it wants you to continue stuffing fats, sugar, pork, and everything else you can eat down your throat. Day 2 of your fast is when you resolve to go all the way! If you're doing the 21 day fast as I am; you have discovered what your menu will be for the next three weeks. If you are doing the Daniel fast, you can't eat anything other than fruits, vegetables, nuts, dried fruits and things like that. Water is the only beverage you can have. You might be tempted to alter the menu. If you do, let it be for health reasons and not because you have talked yourself out of making the sacrifice you need to make for your spiritual breakthrough. The only reason you should be doing this fast with me is because you have identified your greatest needs and you are going to fast and pray to the Lord for his deliverance.

Day 1 of a 21 Day Fast

The first day of fasting can be disappointing if your expectations are to high and you haven't properly prepared. Our responsibilities don't change because we're fasting; our assignment don't change because we're fasting. We must purposely put the Lord on the front end of our day. When you rise up in the morning, find a quite place for at least 20 minutes strictly for prayer & study of the Word of God. You will learn painfully that if you don't purposely make God your agenda before everyone else, you will complete a day of fasting and still feel empty and discourage. Therefore, raise your expectation for a spiritual breakthrough during this fast. Write down your greatest needs and pray it through in Jesus Name!

Lord teach us how to pray!

In Luke 11:1-5, we have an account of a disciple waiting for the Lord to finish His prayer and made a simple, yet powerful request: Lord, teach us how to pray as John taught his disciples. He didn't ask Jesus to teach them how to work miracles or preach a sermon, he wanted the Lord teach them how to connect with God on a level that brings spiritual power and wisdom. The request suggests something you ought to consider; are you praying properly? Do you have the ability to access your heavenly Father? That disciple wasn't interested in an instruction manual, he wasn't interested in sounding prolific, he wanted results! Let's be real, the Christian life is far to serious for games; we have unshakable needs that require an unshakable God! When I pray, I want and need answers and God said, "call on me and I will show you things that you do not know ."Jeremiah 33:3. If you're going to live the life, why not live it right! If you're going to pray, why not approach God correctly. Jesus told us in Luke's Gospel exactly how to approach God and get what you want; he gave us the road map-follow it! Don't allow yourself to believe that there is another way-WRONG! When Jesus speaks you better listen-he is the Word of God. And the Word of God is profitable and not one word is wasted. Jesus taught a simple formula you can use when you pray: 1) Praise 2) Priorities 3) Provision 4) Pardon and 5) Protection. I call them the 5 p's of prayer. It go's like this; approach God with praise on your lips; approach him with your priorities straight-His interest always supersede yours: "His Kingdom come; His will be done." Recognize Him as your true provision and resource for every need you have. Remember, God read minds, He has X-ray vision, He can leap tall buildings in a single bound, so we can't pull anything on Him. Therefore ask Him to pardon your sins. If you have any, you can bet you last buck He already knows. So don't offend the creator-only spiritual rookies still try that lame approach. Lastly, ask God to protect you from the sins that you are attracted too; I like to say, there is a sin with your name on it! If we're going to live a righteous life, we will need the creator help and protection; His name is Jesus!