Acts 14:23
"And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed"
As I attended the church today, I realized I had completely forgotten about the 21 days of prayer and fasting that we would be starting off today. It was a good thing I never have breakfast on Sundays.
As I got home after the service, I was very confused as to what kind of fast plan I would choose. This is my first time ever and I wanted to make sure I would complete the 21 days plan and not desert it mid way because it would be too hard for me keep up with. Does sound convenient but it is not so, I just wanted the plan to be something that would hurt me but also something which was practically possible to do too.
I went through the different plans on the internet and the material provided by our church... It was all so confusing! There were cook books for sale for the 21 day fast!!! I was like what??!!??? How is that even possible??!!! Anyway, while I was doing this I had eaten half an apple, since I was sure I wasn't going to do the full fast, which means eating nothing for 21 days.
I thought about eating just my cabbage soup, fruits and raw vegetables for 21 days and ate some soup... But,
by the end of the evening I had decided that it might not work and as it didn't seem so much like a fast... And that is when I decided the best plan which would hurt and also be do able was 1 meal a day plan. This is kind off a big deal for me, since as a self confessed foodie. The plan is not only to eat only once a day but also to avoid all my favorite junk food like pizza, burger, fries, ice cream etc etc. So, that is what its gonna be.
Since, the whole idea of fasting and praying is to get closer to God, I am going to pray and meditate on God's word more than regular. I also have a list of things that I will be praying about. This is a first for me and I am ready for it.
Really need Lord's presence in a lot of things at the moment. Amen!
"And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed"
As I attended the church today, I realized I had completely forgotten about the 21 days of prayer and fasting that we would be starting off today. It was a good thing I never have breakfast on Sundays.
As I got home after the service, I was very confused as to what kind of fast plan I would choose. This is my first time ever and I wanted to make sure I would complete the 21 days plan and not desert it mid way because it would be too hard for me keep up with. Does sound convenient but it is not so, I just wanted the plan to be something that would hurt me but also something which was practically possible to do too.
I went through the different plans on the internet and the material provided by our church... It was all so confusing! There were cook books for sale for the 21 day fast!!! I was like what??!!??? How is that even possible??!!! Anyway, while I was doing this I had eaten half an apple, since I was sure I wasn't going to do the full fast, which means eating nothing for 21 days.
I thought about eating just my cabbage soup, fruits and raw vegetables for 21 days and ate some soup... But,
by the end of the evening I had decided that it might not work and as it didn't seem so much like a fast... And that is when I decided the best plan which would hurt and also be do able was 1 meal a day plan. This is kind off a big deal for me, since as a self confessed foodie. The plan is not only to eat only once a day but also to avoid all my favorite junk food like pizza, burger, fries, ice cream etc etc. So, that is what its gonna be.
Since, the whole idea of fasting and praying is to get closer to God, I am going to pray and meditate on God's word more than regular. I also have a list of things that I will be praying about. This is a first for me and I am ready for it.
Really need Lord's presence in a lot of things at the moment. Amen!
Zechariah 4:6
So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power,but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.
So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power,but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.
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