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Call to Fasting
The difference between what our Christianity ought to be and what it actually is in our day comes down to a lack of prayer and fasting. We plan to do something about that. See my challenge at the end of this article.
Fasting for Personal Freedom
If you are miserable, and your prayers have remained unanswered, it is because you are not sufficiently in tune with God yourself. Sometimes our impure motives block answers from coming, sometimes it is an impure theology which denies the power of God. Combining FASTING with the Word and prayer will eventually eliminate both. The problem is not God's unwillingness to give good things. Don't ever think that. (See Matthew 7:11). God is a good God, but we have become fleshly. To fast unto God means to stop eating for a few days, or many days, and intensify your prayers. Boldly speak out the promises of God during this time. Your answer will come.
Fasting to Minister like Jesus
Jesus fasted 40 days before starting to destroy the works of the devil with power, and we won't do the works he did - especially the miracles - unless we also fast with similar dedication for long fasts. John 14:12 records our Savior saying, "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also." There are very few Christians who believe in Jesus enough to follow His example in fasting. But that is what it takes to consistently do the works He did. Short fasts can produce miraculous results, as they have in my life, but the results consistently fall short of the glory of God also. God is calling us to longer fasts. He is calling us to be prophetic, not pathetic. We should stop making excuses. Yes, it is a battle, it does involve moments of pain, but as one Christian said, "Pain is weakness leaving". Godly leadership is related to our willingness to bear pain, where required (and it often is).
It will no longer do for one in ten thousand Christians (if that) to be serious about undertaking long fasts for the glory of God. God is calling His people everywhere to undergo extended periods of fasting and prayer, as well as many short fasts, in preparation for a huge harvest of souls that has already begun in some places - for example - Central and Latin America. The church leaders in these nations are people of fasting and prayer, or at least they got started that way.
Fasting and Grace
God has already given us every spiritual blessing in heavenly places (Ephesians 1:3), including the love of God poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5), but we don't experience much of it, we don't walk in much of it, until we learn to "cash in" God's checks through persistent fasting and prayer, with a focus on Jesus and the Word of God. Fasting, when combined with prayer and a determined focus on speaking and applying the Word of God, will root out the garbage which is clogging us up, both spiritually and physically. We see too much evidence of sin and unbelief to deny that we are need of radical cleansing.
Fasting does not earn us merit with God. The salvation and forgiveness of God is a gift (Ephesians 2:8,9) and fasting can't buy it. But fasting is a major key to actually, in reality, putting down the flesh and worthless thoughts, and humbling ourelves before God that we might receive greater grace (James 4:6). Fasting brings us into line with the will of God. Very few people on this planet experience much of the will of God for them. The will of God is expressed through the Word of God. That should not surprise us.
Fasting as a religious practice puts the practitioner in touch with the spiritual world and deepens devotion to whatever spirit one is worshiping. That is why muslims, who during Ramadan fast 30 days a year during daylight hours, are generally so deeply entrenched in their beliefs (though there is no solid basis for them). We as Christians, have often failed to deepen ourselves in consecration and faith towards God through fasting, which is why the Spirit of God often has so little effective power in and through our lives. It won't do to decry the lack of power, love or holiness in the church. God has given YOU and I the power to be a part of the solution. The ball is in our court.
Benefits of Fasting
Isaiah 58 tells us the benefits of fasting. Fasting won't benefit us much if we cling to impure motives and continue to treat people wrong. Stripping out the conditions and the negative parts which had to do with the people's failures, we can extract the following statement from Isaiah 58 concerning those who fast, so as to bring their attitudes and actions in line with God's will:
If you fast according to God's will, you will take delight in approaching God. Your voice will be heard on high. You will loose bonds of wickedness, undo heavy burdens, let the oppressed go free, and break every yoke. You will share (physical and spiritual) bread with the hungry, and clothe (spiritually and physically) the naked.Your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily, your righteousness shall go before you, the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. You shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and He will say, 'Here I am'. Your light will dawn in the darkness, your darkness shall be as the noonday. The Lord will guide you continually, satisy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail (which implies continual fulness and refreshing by the Holy Spirit); you shall restore and build up the community in righteousness. (See Isaiah 58).
Wow! What motivation God gives us! Do you believe those promises? If not, you should fast and pray to remove your unbelief! Fasting (while meditating on the Word) will kill and burn up unbelief like nothing else. Almost everybody can fast short fasts, and most of us could fast long fasts. I am of a slight build, yet God has enabled me to fast many days on several occasions. It has changed my life, and will continue to do so in the future.
Many Christians would like to have miracle working faith as long as they can still follow their own agendas, and pursue their own interests. This kind of faith, real faith, does not come by continually hearing and disobeying the Word of God. When we really "hear" with a right heart attitude, faith comes, but many times our hearts are too hardened, we only hear with our minds. Perhaps some of my readers are approaching this message with a hardened heart. Excuses arise in your mind. Excuses arise in your mind. Your heart has been hardened by either unforgiveness towards others, personal compromises or a desire for other things, especially fleshly comfort. If this is you, you are out of the will of God. Your condition is serious, though outwardly others may not see the trouble. If you want a real cure, however, fast and pray. God even favored the wicked king of Israel, Ahab, after he fasted in response to God's message of judgment. Then you will see a radical change, and you will start to take an amazing delight in God.
Challenge to Response and Action
I'm urging my readers to fast and pray. If you decide to do that after reading this message, write me. Tell me some of the days you are fasting. My promise is to pray for you seriously and personally if you will commit yourself to fast at least 3 days in a row, I will join you in bringing your petitions before God, and praying for God to strength you. The best way is if you can post them on the forum but if you don't want others to know you could email me. God is faithful and will answer, if we persist in faith and dependence upon Himself.
I believe the Lord has called me to help enlist an army to pray and fast for major miracles and breakthroughs. We will reach the masses through the internet and by other means. But at the core of it, we know that only God can produce results, and the blood of Christ will be applied to more and more people if we can express our desire, through prayer and fasting, for the Spirit of God to work
Please give your feedback on this message and let me know your response.
Yours in Jesus Christ's Service,
Michael Fackerell
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Desiring more God
Hi Michael greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus. Im on the 2nd day of a 21 day fast. Im expectin 2 have clarity 2 hear God, an increase in the annointing, freedom from strongholds an greater intimacy with the holy spirit. Please pray that I may have an overflow of the annointing. Thanks a lot. Plus I really luv your site.
Not showing Love
Hey, I came here because I was wondering about something, but that's not important. I read this and I noticed something really rude. I read this article and it seemed very good, but when you talk about Ramadan, you go out of your way to put in the parenthesis, "though there is no solid basis for them." For me, this ruined the article. Was it really the purpose of this article to go out of your way to attack another belief? I know we are Christians, and the only way to heaven is through Jesus, Son of God, but our job is to spread God's neverending Love. Does it show Love to the Muslim people when you go out of your way to say something like that about them? Especially because this is a Christian website, so most of the people reading this are already Christian. They get the point that our beliefs are different from Muslim beliefs. You made a great tie to the way the Muslims fast, but I thought that comment was rude and messed up the beauty of the article. We Christians often get a hard time about OUR religion not having any solid evidence. I don't know about you, but I don't like someone trashing my religion. How hippocritical is it to go and disrespect them? So much of our problems arise because we can't just Love everyone like God does and live together. If a member of a different belief was reading the article to see what Christianity was about, they would definately be turned off by that comment. We need to show others that our religion is about Godly Love, and then through that they will see the light. That comment makes us no different than everyone else and all the other religions, but Christianity shouldn't be that way at all. I'm sorry, I know this is a long comment about such a small thing but it really bothered me, because I see so many people turned away with bad impressions of Christians because they feel judged. I hope you understand where I'm coming from.
fasting
Hi,
So I’ve been a Christian I guess you could say since last June when I asked Jesus into my life. But I remember giving my heart to the lord when I was 8 in the living room with my mom. Not sure if that counts because I have always been away from him since last year. Anyways I still had been living my own way and not really knowing Jesus until only a few weeks ago. I have been praying and praying for the longest time to not have anxiety or depression, but the thoughts have always been looming with me and the feelings within me. I never stopped to think why nothing has changed. I still wasn’t living a righteous life for Jesus. I was doing other forms of meditation not christ related and never really read the bible, is a bit overwhelming for me to know where to begin to read. But still going to church. My mom gave me a book to read about a lady with failed relationships who had searched for spiritual satisfaction through all things possible except god and was wondering if she was ever going to get married. God told her to 'try jesus' this time. And she did. Even though it took her awhile to get her life fully together for jesus, he answered her prayers in his time. This just made me realize what I have been doing wrong and as of 3 weeks ago have stopped all other forms of meditation and readings. Have stopped sex, drinking and smoking (these are things I had to do for myself). And have decided to fully live for God, Jesus. I am currently on my 6th day of fasting from solid food. Have just been having juices, tea and water mostly. Hot cocoa once and a banana smoothie today to get me through work. Not sure if these are some wrong things to have during a fast? My hunger has increased the past two days, had thought after the first 4 days it would have decreased. I’m seeking god through this fast for a breakthrough in my life spiritually and mentally. I am praying for him to release the strongholds the devil has on my mind and for my light to finally shine through. I have been so overwhelmed these past two weeks in the desperate want for these feelings of 'not being good enough', 'not being able to be myself', ‘not being fully happy’ to go away once and for all. I feel this has stopped me from living fully and being who I really am. I always feel left out from whoever I am with, whenever. I have been praying and reading god’s word. First day of the fast was up and down for me felt amazing and free after church service, really felt god with me and the next morning also. Then I went around people again and had the same feelings which discouraged me again. This is the same for the other days. One good day, one bad day. I still don’t feel him close to me. I am wondering what I am doing wrong? I have learned to focus my prayers on Jesus, thanking him. I have been trying to read his word and reflect on it but can’t seem to focus on one topic, can’t hear what he wants me to read or focus on. Am I fasting for the wrong reason? Am I not praying enough? I feel I can’t hear what it is he wants me to do? Am praying to focus on godly things, not wordly things, and for me to serve him and others. I know I just have to keep believing, hoping and having full faith in Jesus. I know he is healing. I just want to really hear him.
p.s have been baptized!
thank you (sorry if so long)
Fasting
I am currently at the end of day 1 of my 3 days fasting without eating or drinking anything. Several years ago, after reading the book of Esther and how Esther told the jews to fast for 3 nights and days, I became convinced that I was to carry out this type of fasting too. I have attempted it several times, but failed. I pray that God grant me the strength this time to carry on to the last day.
What am I fasting and praying for? I am praying for a direction for my life. I am praying for clarity. I am praying for a sense of worth. All my life I have never had confidence in myself or my abilities; I have had more fear than faith and I cannot really say what it is I am afraid of. I am confused and, though I have a lot of dreams and aspirations, I do not see my life amounting to anything.
I have tried many things to help myself, but I still find myself in my confused state. I have prayed to God for His intervention, His guidance; but yet I still feel worthless. I have had to disbelieve in the existence of God. And, needless to say, the thought of suicide lingers on my mind.
My life is not that pathetic, I just do not see the reason for it.
I believe, by the grace of God, since God is my creator; before the end of my 3 days fasting, there will be a miracle in my life. A major turning point. Please pray along with me and you can send me an email to pingu2k5@yahoo.com if you have any reading materials, prayer points and/or parts of the scriptures that will be of help to me. I am 25 years old.
Thank you.
May God Bless You
I read your comments, and I would like to say that you are not alone in your feelings. I understand them completely as I was once where you are long ago. I think you should at least drink water during your fast, and you should enter his courts with thanking him for what he has done, what he is doing and what he is going to do. Worshipping him with praise music before your prayer will help immensly with him listening to you. You should verbally declare before you fast that you want to fast for three days as a sacrifice for GOD to hear you, and if you have never fasted before I would also get people from a Christian church to do it with you so you don't feel all alone doing it. If you have accepted Jesus as your saviour, but have not gotten baptized I URGE you to do that it is one of the steps of receiving your COMPLETE salvation although ultimately that decision is GOD's to make on judgement day. I think it would help your chances of him hearing your prayer faster. For some people for some reason it takes longer for him to respond to you than for others. I think also before you get baptized you need to verbally state that you truly in your heart repent for all the sins you committed against GOD and against yourself in rebellion and let GOD know that you want him to change your life around and that you surrender ALL your problems and fears and thoughts to him and to please take control of your life. Repenting is a sure way to get heavens ears to open up, and repenting during your 3 day fast would be the best. Ask him to pour his blood over your sins, and to heal all your wounds. Do this for three days during your fast and it should work. If it does not work with a 3 day fast then do another 3 day fast on water only and pray for a need of another person, not for yourself. My sister in law did a 40 day fast for a friends father who was dying of cancer. She agreed that all she would eat on this fast were protein bars and energy shakes, and she did it all the way up to the 40 days. She could not have children prior to doing this, but her selfless act of making a sacrifice of such a degree for another human in need GOD granted her her hearts desire. She now has 3 boys all with Bible names Michael, Malachi and Matthew. I pray the lord will lead you and help you and guide you and please get baptized in a CHRISTIAN church not Catholic(it's not the same).
GOD BLESS YOU!
Hi, my name is Caleb I'm from
Hi, my name is Caleb I'm from South Dakota, I'm 23 years old three others and myself are trying to get a Youth Group started, after a camp that we did this past weekend, we felt that there was a need and an urge to start one up. We have been praying for the direction in which God wants us to take it (none of use have really any experience in this, so if you know of any tips or anything to help us further I would love to know) In addition I am starting a 3 day fast today to get centered and pray for this movement.
Starting on my first fast for 7 days today - please pray for me
Hi Michael,
I reached this site while desperately looking for something more to do along with my prayer. I am praying for a very specific need.
My mother was bitten by a poisonous snake (a viper) on May 16th 2011. She was rushed to the hospital for treatment, and it was then that we found out that she had also suffered a stroke after the snakebite. Thanks to the grace of God, today all the poison has gone from her body, but she is unfortunately still suffering from the stroke. She is totally bedridden and unable to speak, eat (she’s being fed through a tube), breathe (she’s dependant on a tracheotomy tube), walk, etc. She is currently still in a hospital in India (where my parents live). I believe the only way she can be completely healed is by prayer. Please, please pray withe me for her to be fully healed.
I have decided to fast for 7 days (have a glass of apple juice 3 times a day) while I continue to pray for her to be healed. This is the first time I am paying with fasting and therefore am asking for you to help me with your prayers.
I will let you know when my mother has been healed by our Lord.
Suma
SNAKE BITE
So sorry to hear about your Mother. I pray the LORD will deliver her completely from this situation. SHe should fast and remove the toxins left by the venem herself and flush it all out of her system by drinking alot of water. Maybe a 40 day fast for her on nothing but water and liquids with an IV would assist her. Just a suggestion, I pray the Lord heals her.Amen!
Wow, I'm so glad that I can across this website
I am currently on my third day of my liquid fast of my 10 day fast. When I woke up this morning hungry and weak. I was so sensitive to the Lords spirit. I feel so rejuvenated. Today I felt the truth of what my sisters pastor said during Christmas about "Its my honor" Although you all may not know exactly what that sermon meant because that will be a whole lot of more writing. ......I saw it in a different light. Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Although I will never be able to pay God back. It is my honor that I endure hunger pains, weakness, and hurt for Jesus that died for me. I'm hearing from God more than ever right now Im weak but he is strong and he has surrounded me with angels. I feel them. Im asking God for clarity in my life. Im praying for our economy, my family and friends, my new place, my modeling career, school, and giving back to the community. I feel that the best is yet to come and I would like for you to join in with me and pray that all prayers will be answered. Chains will be broken, prosperity will come into my life in all areas, that my anointing will go to another level and that I will bring people to Christ. I will be praying for you all as well. God bless.
AMEN
GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU! AMEN for your sacrifice and keep on fasting don't stop with this one. Do the 40 day one: here is a fantastic fast I found that is so awesome I feel 10 yrs younger within the first 5 days of starting it. I have not been strong enough to complete it yet all the way to the 40 days but I don't give up I just restart another one all over again.
Pray for me
I'm asking for prayer during my time of fasting, I'm seeking the Lord's face through fasting and prayer today. If it's God's will, I will fast once a week. Please pray that I will be strengthened through God's power.
Thanks,
Ezra
Fast
Hi, I have just made and intention to fast from today for a total of 10 days. I have an addiction that I have been struggling with and this morning the Holy Spirit revealed to me, while rushing to work, that Satan is trying to destroy me with this habit. I feel the urge to partake and then after my body tells me that something is going wrong. I believe this to be the final outcry of the Holy Spirit in this regard as everytime the Holy Spirit cries out about this addiction, I get a terrible migraine - which I have right now. I have been praying silently about this and suddenly looked at a comment in response to the Deliverance Prayer when someone indicated the value of a 10 day fast. Immediately the Holy Spirit rushed through me with confirmation that this is what I needed to do as this person's fast was to get rid of an alcohol addiction - and it worked. I will consume one meal daily with continuous intakes of water and most importantly will try to abstain from my addiction. I believe that by Day 4 I will feel the start of my deliverance and I ask that you please pray for me to be strong and ask God to deliver me. This is the ONLY thing that keeps me annexed to my previous lifestyle and when this is gone, I will be able to contribute my all to God and the upliftment of His kingdom. God Bless!
Praying for you, Abby
May God strengthen you to do this fast and get your deliverance!
three day fastibng....
I'm starting a three day fasting starting 5/28/10 just to glorify god... if i had to d it for my troubles it will not end... i just want to move closer to god because for a long time i feel like hhe wants to tell me something but it feels like there's a barrier forcing me not to listen. Pray for me and I'll also pray for you to. God Bless
I have sinned against God, I
I have sinned against God, I have went my own way and led by seducing spirits. I gave my self over to pornography, masturbation, fornication, lying, and just an altered mind state altogether. i have disrepected reputed gangleaders, mob bosses and organizations under demon power. I used to get on the internet and would fall into trances, and when I come out things would be all wrong. Death is stalking me, and I need help. Its been four years and I still get harrassed.All these things were done under demonic influence. Its pretty serious. Since then I have given my self totally (the best I could) over to the lord Jesus Christ. Sadly tho the consequences of my sins still follow me and try to torment me. The enemy hates me, and wants to kill me. I am barred and blackballed seems like from every aspect of society. I have had several spiritual encounters in which demons taunt me. Its pretty terrible, however I still am trusting in the true and living God. It's like because of what im going through God has allowed me to see the truth of alot of things. The enemy has control over the people christians and non christians alike. Its very seroius. I have been kicked out of every church I have attended. Once in my home a demon stood there and told me, I'm going to kill you, you mother *****. I was so depressed and possessed I was like what ever, then the demon left, but while it was leaving, I said ha! i'll just go to church. It immediately re appeard and said " this is going to be interesting" and it left. Well that was about four years ago and I have seen demons lead the pastor, worship, prayers and everything else and I have been banned from churches by the pastors and their followers. Yes!!!!! it's that serious. He has everyone that see's me hate me. I see spirits in people its so horrible. even with christian artists, im seeing things. Nothing is as what it seems, I have opened some pretty serious doors, and I need help and fellow ship with true believers. I tossed out my christian cds the lord revealed to me hidden messages from the enemy himself. So please I need to link with true believers. And pray for me, I need it. They want to kill me. Oh and yes I repented from all of these wrongs that I did, and told people I was sorry. The have so many lies out here about me and has ruined my reputation, image, name and everything esle. I need total healing and restoration. Please ya'll pray for me and with me. I want to be free from these bondages, also I walk in constant fear of people knowing where I live, or just going to my car its pretty serious. I've angered some real gangsters and mob figures under demonic persuasion. I need you Jesus, and I need you guys to stand with me if thats possible. thank you.
HELLO
Sorry to hear about your situation. I have met Satan face to face and I can tell you that he has no power over you, he cannot harm you all he is doing is scaring you. Like a bully! You must possess something in your future that he is trying to keep you from. Surround yourself in another christian church if you need to, and the spirit of legion is regional. I was under the same attacks once, and moving to the other side of the US really helped me ALOT! I know it sounds crazy, but if you are in a city where you grew up and bad stuff happened to you it's the spirit of Legion that is tormenting you . Legion is 66 strong. DO a 40 day fast on water and liquids and pray. Ask GOD to remove the demonic off of you after the 40 day fast.
GOD BLESS YOU
Congrats.
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Fasting until Pentecost
Please pray for me to be successful in the Fast that the Lord has led me to. I have a house Church in Warrenton, MO. and we as a group are not satisified with the status quo. We are drinking of the Spirit for miracles, signs, and wonders. We have had many people delivered from demons and some healings, lumps, rotater cuffs healed, knees and backs, but we want the greater works which would be past raising the dead. I am seeking a more intimate relationship with the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I know He said, I am a rewarder of those who diligently seek me. Thank's for your prayers, We are pushing back the darkness in the State of Missouri. Tami
fasting
I started a fast today for the first time in my life. I have started other times but failed. I read some of the articles on fasting and am taking it more seriously. I have not made up my mind as to how long I will fast. How do I decide this?
Star
NEW FAST
Try this fast it really works: www.40day.com
3 Day Fast
I only fasted once before, after I read the book of Jentzen Franklin's Fasting. As I find it very difficult to fast I could not do it again. I am going on a fast now for 3 days as I need to walk closer to God and His will in my life, starting today.
fasting
i have fasted on many occasions. i have come to realized that fasting is not just giving up of food. u can fast from anything. there are times where i don't watch t.v for a week, turn off my cell phone and only communicate through e-mail. before you can do a 40 day fast (which i have done) or the Daniel's fast u must prepare your mind and body for this fast. remember a fast is giving up what u deem to be necessary in ur everyday life and taking that time and energy to release ur faith!
Just curious
LaShawna did you give up food for 40 days or something else??
I am starting to fast today
hi every1. my name is Nothando.i will like u to please pray for me as i have started fasting today. i will fast for 3 days. i will be only drinking water.and by the way today is my birthday but i have just thought to start fasting today and also thank the Lord for all the wonderfful things that He has done for me. and i want to be really close to God.i need God to show me the right way. i want to do the right things all the time. stay blessed.
How did your fast go? I
How did your fast go? I started fasting Tuesday. I find myself seeking the word more and more. I want to personally know him. Please pray for me as well. I dont know how long I will fast. I dont plan to come off until i get what I want. More understanding of the LORD. I want to be solid in christ more faith.
I AM REALLY ENCOURAGED AND MOVED AND VERY CHALLENGED
I HAVE BIN GOING THRU ALL THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANA PRAY FOR.I ALSO HAVE THINGS I WANA PRAY FOR SO I AM STARTING TOMORROW.3DAYS FIRST AND WILL CONTINUE NEXT WIK.I WANT TO PRAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA.THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT IS REFUSING TO LET CHRISTIAN MOVEMENTS HOLD THIER SREVICES IN SCHOOL.M FROM A MOVEMNT CALLD CU(CHRISTIAN UNION).WE ARE BEING DENIED THE RIGHT TO WORSHIP SO I WANT TO STAND IN THE GAP THIS WEEK FOR THE MOVEMENT.I ALSO WANA PRAY FOR MY LIFE.THERE IS A CERTAIN BROTHER IN CHURCH WHOM I LOVE AND HE LOVES ME 2.SO I WANA PRAY THAT THE WILL OF GOD MAY BE DONE IN OUR LIVES.IF GOD WANTS US TO BE TOGETHER THEN LET IT BE.ALSO I WANA PRAY FOR MY FAMILY N FRIENDS.ALSO FOR MY COUNTRY BOTSWANA.I HAVE ALSO FOR THE PAST WEEK FEELING THAT GOD IS TRAINING ME FOR SMTG.I JST HAVE THS FEELING GOD WANTS TO USE ME FOR SMTG BIG.I THANK THE LORD FOR THAT.PLEASE EVERYONE PRAY FOR ME.M REALLY BLSD BY YOUR EMAILS.I JUST LOVE THIS SITE!!!!!!mwxaaa
Need prayer
Hi,my name is Laurie & I'm a married 29 year old mother of three. I will start my fasting Monday for the entire week or longer if necessary drinking only water & eating only bread. This fast is offered for the full recovery of my 6 year old daughter Sophie Rose. Sophie was born very normal & healthy, then at 2 weeks she started with a fever of 104. My husband & I made 3 trips to three different hospitals for her to get help & no one thought it was necessary for her to be admitted. Well, they were very wrong, Sophie was left untreated for three days so therefore became septic and stopped breathing. She has lots of damage to her brain causing her to be blind, she has seizures & still cannot walk or crawl, she cannot talk & has lots of trouble eating. She is a 6 year old little girl trapped in a body that won't work, she is like a 6 mth old baby. We've traveled with her, had therapy, got all the equipment needed......the list goes on & most importantly we pray non stop for her, but still no change. My heart is telling me that this fast is what I need to do for her healing, I'd like Sophie to have no traces what so ever of brain damage, that would be a true miracle & I'll do whatever it takes for it to happen, she's depending on me & God, we're in this together. Please pray that I get through my fasting, it will be hard as a mother of three, & most importantly that Sophie recieve her healing. If anyone has a story to share with me about miracles they've experienced through fasting that would be great & so inspiring! Please pray for Sophie she so desperatly needs prayers, thank you all & God bless all of you, Laurie.
Sophie Rose
Hello Laurie,
How is Sophie doing now?
If you still have a need concerning Shopies' health, I would like to advise you to take her to one of this two pastors/man of God. I have seen God using them in a great way.
I am not saying other pastors are not anointed. This pastors are anointed and are doing the works that Jesus did and more than what he did – as the bible says. They are true servents of God and you don’t have to pay anything.
1. Pastor Chris of Christ embassy.
They have a healing school, were they teach you about faith, exercising your faith and receiving your miracle and keeping your healing. Everyday-8hrs for two weeks. On the last Sunday of your two weeks there, Pastor Chris will come and pray for all the people who attended.
Healing school is offer in South Africa. http://enterthehealingschool.org/
You can watch him on Loveworld christian channel and sometimes on TBN
2. Prophet TB Joshua the head pastor of Synagogue Church Of All Nations. The main branch is in Nigeria
http://emmanuel.tv/ - their website
You can watch him on Emmanuel Christian channel. I am telling you, If you need a miracle he is the man to see.
Just pay for your transport there, they will offer you accommodation and food for 7 days free of charge.If I ever find myself in a situation where I need a miracle, this is the place I will go.
God is using these pastors in a mighty way. People all over the world are going there for their deliverance and healing.Just watch their channels and you will be convinced.
Be encouraged by sister and be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might.
With God all things are possible.
fasting
Hi Laurie,
My heart goes out to you for your daughter! Have you ever had someone that truly believes in the healing power of God to pray over her? I was just taught recently that healing may not come straight from God but that we are designed to need each other and there are those that do have the gift of healing. The healing then comes from God through some one in the body of Christ. I want to encourage you with the fast though. That may very well be the key to the healing that you are desiring. I am a mother of 6 and just started a fast today. It is tough but read through the articles on this sight and remember that you are denying your flesh for deeper communion with God. When I was tempted to eat today I just reminded myself that I desired God so much more than food.
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Sophie Rose
I am praying for Sophie Rose. I am starting a 30 day fast (feb 4) and will add Sophie to my prayers. God Bless you. I pray the Lord gives you strength to complete your fast, and pray Sophie Rose is healed! You might want to consider praying the deliverance prayer on this site for you and your family. It will offer tremendous spiritual clarity during your fast. God Bless you and your family!
KarenF
I will be praying for you.
I will be praying for you. Was your fast victorious? I am not fasting. Please pray for me as well.
fasting
I came across your website. I started a fast before Christmas. only ate vegetables, fruits & water. lasted about 7 days. I am going to start on fast again tomorrow, going for 3 days maybe up to 40. There are many people in my life with unbelief & drug & alcohol addictions.
I have a food addiction myself eating the wrong things , eating too much. Please pray for my success to rid the evil spirits & devil from my husband, for his salvation as well as my
17 year old son. My 10 year old & I were baptized on January 21st. Please pray the Lord will give my his desires in my heart, that I will not be sad or angry in my heart. & that I would love others the way he loves me. I desperately need Jesus in my life. I also have a two year old daughter. and the things my husband says to me is hurting me very much, to the point of
suicide. Please pray for my deliverence as well as my family and prepare us for the coming
of Jesus.
Biblically acceptable?
I have fasted for a day without water.
I have been told that you may not eat when fasting.
However many have started eating after the second day of fasting.
Is it biblically acceptable to eat when fasting?
What fasting is
There are partial fasts where you limit the kind of food you eat. For example, you could have a fast where you only eat vegetables, and have no spice with them. Or a fast where you only eat bread. The prophet Daniel did fasts like this.
Normal fasts are those fasts in which you don't eat any food at all. But you should drink water, except in the case of an "Esther fast" which should never be attempted for more than 3 days and nights since without water you can damage your body.
So a normal fast is one in which you eat no food but drink plenty of water. Juice fasts are those in which you might have a few glasses of juice during the day. The juice can help greatly to maintain emotional equilibrium and give the energy necessary for functioning.
In the end, its up to the way the Lord is leading you to fast.
thanks for explaining fasting
i am from India and not baptized yet as i belong to another hindu religion and dont have my family support (husband and parents and inlaws) as of now to get baptized.
but am doing fasting from 3pm - 9am next day without eating food only water and have to take a hormone medicine at night to taking that tablet alone at night...
is it ok to take medicine while fasting ?
Also is this only partial fasting since i am eating between 9am-3pm everyday ?
please tell as I want my mother to be releived from the shackles of my verbally abusive and torturous father. it has been a torturous life with my father since 35 years, when she married him. i want her to reach God either on this earth or in heaven as soon as possible.
thanks for reading.
Fasting
I started a 3 day fast today with just water and green tea.
I'm seeking a closer walk with God and that I submit myself to His will for my life.
I will be praying that unforgiveness and anger will be removed from my heart and replaced with forgiveness and patience. I am also seeking to break soul ties and to know if God is viewing my second marriage as legal since my first wife divorced me when I was in prison.
All prayers and comments will be greatly appreciated.
You seem to know a lot about
You seem to know a lot about fasting. Please pray for my stength. I am fasting as well. Thanks Michael.
Please I have a friend who is
Please I have a friend who is a terrible place her name is Mary she is currently in a mental institution.She has went off the deep end.She lived on the streets for two year then she was living with her Mom and Had a baby..Recently they found her with the baby dead she had been taking care of it for days.She has lost everything.Please some one who Knows how to really pray for Mary
How is Mary?
Hey Caleb,
i read your story about Mary, how is she doing, dont give up God is faithful, we are His creation, born of Him who gave His only Son Jesus Christ to die for us, stand in faith and meditate on the promises of God.
Read Palsm see how David depended and trusted in God. I pray that it be well with Mary in the Name of Jesus Christ.
your sister in Christ Jackie
Thanks for ajob well-done.I
Thanks for ajob well-done.I have a concern and question on fasting.Is there any biblicla backing to support 30 days fasting?
Fasting for the LORD to shake of the Devils curses in our lives
I have been in your site for two weeks aleast thank you for setting a tool for our souls, I will be commencing a 3 day fast with my family as from Monday 01.12.2008 the theme of our fast is to beg the Lord to shake off the Devils curses in our lives which have followed us for quiet sometime now, personally I need the Lord to confirm if he real wants me to be a priest or its all in my mind, because despite the opportunties and efforts I make in life knowing that I have the talent they end up unfruitfully. I want the POWER OF THE LORD ALMIGHT IN JESUS NAME to bring the roof of blessing down to us, for every curse removed the LORD must replace it with Double blessings. pray for us Michael that the Lord reveals himself to us in Jesus' name after this i will tesify what the living LORD has done for us.
FASTING FOR THE FIRST TIME
Michael,
Thanks for the article. This will be my first time fasting starting midnight. I have a question. During the process of fasting i should not eat or drink anything? Please pray for me. I will be fasting to be closer to god and seek an answer if me and the mother of my child are met to be. Pray for me i wll be fasting for 3 days.
Thank You,
David
About Fasting and praying
Look forward to hearing back from you. I pray that you will be strengthened in the inner man for this fast, and that God reveal many things to you. Amen.
My fasting experience
So as you know from my recent post, I fasted for the first time in my life. I chose to fast and pray for three days for the deliverance of my drug addicted sister. However, in the midst of it I felt that God saw it fit to change me instead. I was given two dreams during my fast. One of them was about several small fires that were ablaze all over my neighborhood showing me that he was refining and changing me. In the second dream my sister in the was on the other side of a door and I would not let her in to help her because she was high and just as I woke up Gods voice said "Behold I stand and the door and knock!" So He definitely showed me my unwillingness associate with and help her. In all actuality, during these hard times with my sister, I got so tired of being hurt and depressed and caring about her when she doesn't care about herself, that I got the point where I just started fanning her off and shutting her out of my life because it's just easier for me not to deal with her at all. So I used the excuse that I gave it to God so that I would not have to have her in my life anymore. So He showed me that when I reject her, I am directly rejecting Him also, and that cut me pretty deep. The last thing I would ever want to do is reject God. Either way, I learned a lot about myself during those three days. I was talking with my husband about it all and he was telling me how much I was changing and it really made for an emotional moment because during my fast I felt like I was so far away. Even though I was still here going to work and participating in every day life, my mind was so focused on God that I checked out for a while. That's the best way I could describe it. It was amazing and from this experience, I have experienced just how near I can draw to God if I just deny myself and make the conscious choice to put him first. I got so much out of those three days and I know that I will definitely fast more and more in the future. Thank you to those who prayed!
Your sister in the Lord,
Hannah B.
God grant me strength!
I came across this article tonight after doing a search on fasting. The past few days I have felt that God is calling me to fast for the deliverance of my sister. She is a very rebellious drug addict with a seizure disorder. Her afflictions have caused her, her children and all of us as a family great grief! I have cried and prayed for her deliverance with no return and no sign of any type of any recovery. Even so, I still feel that God hears my cries and sees how my heart is poured out. He knows that I feel helpless and he knows how I long for her to have a better life. Recently I remembered a scripture in Matthew (17:14-21) about the boy with the demon that caused him to have violent seizures. When the disciples came to Christ and asked why they were unable to drive out the demon he told them that this kind came out through prayer and fasting only. So I feel this is my last hope and my last resort. All I want for her is for her to be sober and healthy. I want for her to be the mother that her children need and the great woman of God that she was intended to be. Please, if you're reading this. Please pray for me that I am given a measure of strength as this is my first fast. I do not want to fail. This is my last hope. PLEASE pray for me and pray that my sister Risa is delivered!
Sincerely,
Hannah B.
PS: Here's the passage in Matthew
I listed above.
NKJV
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Matthew 17:14-20
14 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
17 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”
20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. 21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
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Please pray for me
Hi, Michael! I'm going to be fasting this Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Please pray that God gives me wisdom and guidance to know and do the things He's called me to do. Please also pray that I will be filled with greater boldness through the Holy Spirit to share the Truth of God with others.
Peace and blessings.
Yes I have prayed
that you will be filled with the Spirit of Wisdom and the power of God from this time on. Let me know how it goes.
Fasting for deliverance from bondage
Hello Michael,
I just came across this site about an hour ago. I was looking up curses after a dream I had 2 nights ago and last night. Basically the dream let me know that the devil was trying to destroy what God is bringing to pass in my life right now and in the near future. The Lord was warning me that if I did not come against the devils stronghold on me that he would devour what has already been shown to me by God. I am starting my fast tonight and will be going at least 3 days but shooting for more until I receive full deliverance from the enemy and his curse. Pray for and with me as I go into battle.
Thanks,
Ken
Fasting
Dear Michael
Please pray with me, i will start fasting tonight at 21:00 for 3 days on water only fast.
Im am a born again christian but my life is not going accordingly now im just asking for God to intervene because all the problems that i have are making me drift away from him.
I know all things are possible with God im asking for a miracle in a this situation that im going through.
Nwabisa
The POWER of fasting!!
Hi everyone! I would like to share my story with all of you. Me and my best friend had misunderstanding and ended our friendship. As a christian person I knew that I have to forgive and forget all the pain that seemed so deep and sharp. In my heart I knew that I had to pray and maybe even fast for that person. I was wrongfuly accused of things that I didn't do and it was very difficult to forgive and more difficult to forget and pray for someone who betrayed my trust. I came across a few web sites that contained articles on " power of fasting". I used to fast before and it always helped in any situation. So I decided to start fasting as much as I could for salvation of my friend. I was fasting for 6 days a week. 3 days , than I ate for 1 day and than fasted another 3 days...I ate only 1 day a week...I did it for about 1 month...I wept and prayed for his salvation day and night but it seemed like God didn't hear me...or didn't want to answer me...Than I suddenly realized that I have to confess all my sins and humble before God more....Than I fasted for 7 days straight ,drinking only water...after that I started fasting 6 days in one week -every week....in 2.5 months my friend called me on my phone and appoligized...He said that he was wrong and that he needed my forgivness...I told him that " I forgive him" and our conversation ended . I kept fasting for another month . He called again and told me that he wanted to talk to me in person. He was shocked to see how skinny I looked ...Barely recognizing me...Tears were dripping down his face...He told me that he changed and that he is close to Jesus now. We became good friends again. This experience of fasting changed me inside out..I became humble, calm, peaceful...
Fasting does wonderful things...With Jesus Christ anything is possible!
Alana A