Coming before God in brokeness through Fasting and Prayer....

✿ 2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

It is easy to pray for us, our needs and for anything related to us.

But when was the last time we bowed down in brokenness before God for someone else's salvation, healing or need?

When was the last time we sacrificed something that is precious to us(food/time/activity), to pray for someone else?

 ✿ Ezekiel 22:30: "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none."

Can we be that one person God's looking for to stand in the gap and pray?

Jesus Christ our Lord is our greatest intercessor.

✿ Romans 8:26, "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans."

~We need to get back to fasting and praying. It's important, that once in a while we shut away work, pleasure, food and seek God's face, pray and feast on His Word.

We can give up food, or choose to sacrifice something we like to do everyday like reading the News paper, watch TV, use the computer & spend more time at Jesus's feet. We need to learn to separate our self from everything else to be with God.

Look around..Satan is on a rampage and at such a time God's looking for sacrificial souls who will join Him in holding these forces of evil back. 

In these days of trials God's looking for people who will stand in the gap and pray.

Let's fast, pray and intercede more than we ever have. We can fast alone, in small groups of two or three or as a family or as a church. Let's get hold of prayer partners (our spouse, friend, mom or just any one who is willing to commit to pray can be our prayer partner) and pray.

Can we be the one God's looking for?

~If one of us can put a thousands to flight...

Two of us can send legions fleeing!

God will speak to those who take time to listen.

✿Esther 4:16," Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."

All through the Bible we see men and women of God fasted and prayed. Sometime a whole nation or tribe fasted!

✿Judges 20:26," Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the LORD. They fasted that day until evening and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the LORD."

It was also practiced by the New Testament believers.

✿ Acts 13: 2-3," While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off."

Be Blessed,

YSIC

Julia

Let us lift up our eyes....

Let us lift up our eyes to God and pray for all things at all times!

▓▒░☆ Psalm 121: 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from?

2 My help comes from the Lord,

    the Maker of heaven and earth.

✿For salvation of loved ones!

✿For restoration of strained relationships.

✿For healing, physical, emotional.

✿To strip the powers of darkness, for our battle is not against flesh and blood but evil forces in heavenly realms.

▓▒░☆ Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes 12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

✿For financial break through.

✿And believe God to bind and rebuke the satanic powers.

✿For those who are mentally oppressed by the enemy.

✿For those under severe depression

✿For the 100's and 1000's held in bondage to pornography, witchcraft & pray for their deliverance.

✿For the out pouring of the Holy Spirit in a mighty way in our city, land and across the Nations of the world.

✿ For World wide revival.

✿For a renewed passion for God and Holiness in our lives.

✿For God to cleanse the society of all evils like corruption, abuse of children and women, lawlessness, cheating etc.

✿For other individual and personal requests....

 So let's make 'Fasting and Praying' our life style!

And finally let's not fast to please men but do it to the Lord.

▓▒░☆ Matthew 6:18 "so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will 

reward you."

Be Blessed,

Julia 

True Fasting: By —William Arthur Ward

Read this:
Here's a diet for fast days, to feast on...
Fast from judging others; Feast on the Christ dwelling in them.
Fast from emphasis on differences; Feast on the unity of life.
Fast from apparent darkness; Feast on the reality of light.
Fast from thoughts of illness; Feast on the healing power of God.
Fast from words that pollute; Feast on phrases that purify.
Fast from discontent; Feast on gratitude.
Fast from anger; Feast on patience.
Fast from pessimism; Feast on optimism.
Fast from worry; Feast on divine order.
Fast from complaining; Feast on appreciation.
Fast from negatives; Feast on affirmatives.
Fast from unrelenting pressures; Feast on unceasing prayer.
Fast from hostility; Feast on non-resistance.
Fast from bitterness; Feast on forgiveness.
Fast from self-concern; Feast on compassion for others.
Fast from personal anxiety; Feast on eternal truth.
Fast from discouragements; Feast on hope.
Fast from facts that depress; Feast on verities that uplift.
Fast from lethargy; Feast on enthusiasm.
Fast from thoughts that weaken; Feast on promises that inspire.
Fast from shadows of sorrow; Feast on the sunlight of serenity.
Fast from idle gossip; Feast on purposeful silence.
Fast from problems that overwhelm; Feast on prayer that [strengthens].
—William Arthur Ward (American author, teacher and pastor, 1921-1994.)

Fasting and Praying....

Hi..

We need to get back to more fasting & praying. It's important, that once in a while we shut away work, pleasure, food & seek God's face, pray & feast on His Word.
~~We can give up food, or choose to sacrifice something we like to do everyday like reading the News paper, watch TV, use the computer & spend more time at our Lord's feet. We need to learn to separate our self from everything else to be with God.
~~In these days of trials God's looking for people who'll stand in the gap & pray.

★ Ezekiel 22:30: "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none."
John Knox (A man of God) fasted and prayed often and was known as "an eminent wrestler with God in prayer. .".It's said that Queen Mary feared his prayers more than the army of Scotland!
All through the Bible we see men & women of God fasted & prayed. Sometime a whole nation or tribe fasted!
★Ezra 8:23, " So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer."
★1 Samuel 7: 6 b, " When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, "We have sinned against the LORD."
★Nehemiah 9:1-2," On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and having dust on their heads. Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the wickedness of their fathers."
★Esther 4:16," Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."
★Judges 20:26," Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the LORD. They fasted that day until evening and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the LORD." It was also practiced by the New Testament believers....
★Acts 13: 2-3," While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
Let's also fast & pray... 
~For revival in our land,
 ~For salvation of loved ones & the other lost souls around.
 ~For restoration of strained relationships.
 ~For healing..physical, emotional.
 ~To strip the powers of darkness.
 ~For financial break through.
 ~And believe God to bind & rebuke the Satanic powers.
 ~For those who are mentally oppressed by the enemy.
 ~For those under severe depression
 ~For the 100s & 1000s held in bondage to pornography, witchcraft & pray for their deliverance.
 ~For the out pouring of the Holy Spirit in a mighty way in our city, land & across the Nations of the world.
 ~For World wide revival.
 ~For a renewed passion for God & Holiness among the youth.
 ~For God to cleanse the society of all evils like corruption, abuse of children & women, lawlessness, cheating etc.
For other individual & personal requests....

So let's make 'Fasting & Praying' our life style!
And finally let's not fast to please men but do it to the Lord.
  ★ ♥Matthew 6:6 "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  ★ ♥Matthew 6:18 "so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
Be Blessed,
YSIC
Julia

★How do we fast? What kind of fast do we do?
Posted by pat_grach

http://​churchcanbefun.blogspot.com​/2011/01/​how-and-why-we-fast.html

http://​www.jentezenfranklin.org/​fasting/quicktips.php

http://​www.jentezenfranklin.org/​fasting/typesoffasts.php

  

Go to the King's court...

Hi....

Greetings...

So often we are faced with situations that so...trouble us and we try hard to find answers and judge the situation with our own wisdom.

Sometimes we are treated unjustly and our cry for justice is not heard by anyone down here on earth.

Esther heard her people the Jews were in trouble. She asked all the Jews to fast for 3 days and Night and then she and her maidens too chose to fast and then was ready to boldly enter the Kings Chambers.

She was willing to perish in the process of getting justice for her people.

Esther 4:16,"Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."

We too have to stand up for truth and maintain justice.

Isaiah 56: ¹ This is what the LORD says:
       "Maintain justice
       and do what is right..." 
Today when we face tough situations and look for justice and find none, we can always approach THE KING'S (JESUS CHRIST'S) Chamber or His Courts, at any time and we don't have to get His permission.

We only have to have the right relationship with Our Saviour JESUS CHRIST.

And have to get right with Him if there's any un confessed sin, have to confess & repent for sometimes our sins prevent God from hearing our petitions.

Isaiah 59: ¹ Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save,
       nor his ear too dull to hear. 

    ² But your iniquities have separated
       you from your God;
       your sins have hidden his face from you,
       so that he will not hear.

When we lay our petitions at our King and Saviour JESUS CHRIST'S feet we are sure to get fair justice, for God sees our hearts and judges out thought. He's a fair judge.

Esther stood up to speak up to the King for her people. Are we willing to stand up & speak to Our King when we face situation that needs God's attention??

Go to the Lord with your petitions. He is a fair judge & a compassionate & loving King.

Don't hesitate or fear to go to the King's Court with your petitions.

Julia