January 10
Was your self-control tested yesterday? If so, how did you handle it? We are 1/4 of the way into the fast. You are growing in the Lord! Keep you eyes on Him and allow Him to live His life through you!
Was your self-control tested yesterday? If so, how did you handle it? We are 1/4 of the way into the fast. You are growing in the Lord! Keep you eyes on Him and allow Him to live His life through you!
1) Please remember to choose something to stop doing.
Whether it is....
- a bad habit
- a sin you have struggled with, or
- some kind of food or drink that you know is not good for you.
Whatever it is break free over this next 40 days
2) Keep reading Grace Walk and/or Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God
3) Get some kind of exercise - Go for a walk, park farther away from the store or the office. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Find some way to help you physical body work harder and better for you.
4) Read the following Scripture and think and pray about it through out the day. See what revelation the Lord will give you about it for you day, week, year, or life.
Matthew 11:28 - 30
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Have heavy do you feel every morning? How much of a burden are you carrying? What is your responsibility and what is God's?
5) Please pray about the following items
Matthew 11:28 - 30
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Have heavy do you feel every morning? How much of a burden are you carrying? What is your responsibility and what is God's?
5) Please pray about the following items
In the Lord's prayer we are told to ask first for our daily bread
- Pray today and everyday during our fast, a prayer of thanksgiving to God for what He has done for you!
Pray for your freedom blessings, that the Lord will continue to break us free of everything that binds us. We need to be set free of any lies, wounds, rejections, fears, addictions, sins, or any other thing that pulls us away from the Lord! Even some good things can prove to be a bondage. The pharisee's wanted to be God's servants so much that they placed their traditions in front of God! Samson trusted in the gifts of God more than God himself and it became a literal bondage to him. Allow the Lord to revel to you areas where you may be limiting God!
- Pray for your neighbors on the right side. These are the people we are closest to in proximity but many really don't spend any time talking with them. God has placed you in your neighborhood. Pray for your neighbors look for opportunities to bless them, not so much with your words as your actions
- Pray for the Spirit of love to take a primary role in our culture. The scripture tells us that perfect love takes away all fear (1 John 4:18). Think about all the battles of fear we are facing. When you listen to the news or the radio you will hear a lot of bad news. There are many things to fear and worry about but if love can invade our culture, His love. We can watch people get set free.
