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Honor the Hungry Day 6: Never Fail
This is what the LORD says: Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who relies on human strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD. That person will be like a stunted shrub in the wastelands. They will not see prosperity when it comes. They will live in the parched places of the…
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Honor the Hungry Day 5: Stand Firm
Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Stand firm when the world seems to disagree with you serving others whom they think do not deserve it. Be alert to the ways that God wants you to love your neighbor, your enemy or the hungry homeless when your mind says that…
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Honor the Hungry Day 4: Focus
Thomas Edison said, “A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.” To honor the hungry and love our neighbor as ourselves, we must actually do something, and we must focus our minds, hearts and actions. It is an intensity of spirit, not just an intention, that allows God to work…
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Honor the Hungry Day 3: Passion
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. (2 Cor 1:…
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Honor the Hungry Day 2: Serving
Consider your spiritual gift and serve someone a tall drink of God’s living water (John 4:10)! As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the multifaceted grace of God … whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which…
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Honor the Hungry Day 1: God Says …
Is this not the fast which I choose, to loosen the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free and break every yoke? Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into the house? And when you see the…
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New Habits 8: Sabbath Rest
We want to follow our new habit with fervor and faith, but also with the same grace toward ourselves that God gives us and with an understanding of the role that rest plays in growing our spiritual life. When you plant a garden, there are many different places in the process where letting the soil…
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New Habits 7: True Family
The new habit that God has spoken to you about may affect other people that you live with, live for and live around. Make sure it is a positive effect and make sure that it fits in with the family roles that God has currently ordained for you. Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD…
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New Habits 6: Recovery
Because you have spent such intimate time with Him during your 30 Day Fast, you have already jump-started whatever recovery might be needed during this season of your life. As you continue to identify your focus, it may involve rebuilding, repairing and restoring habits that were your strength. Don’t be afraid to go back there!…
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New Habits 5: Walk it Out
It’s not hard to know what we should do differently … identifying a few goals, listening to God’s whisper and examining our heart can be the easy part! It’s when we try to include these new habits into our life in a way that becomes second nature that is hard. Sometimes it seems easy and…
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FIVE MARKS OF A DISCIPLE: OCTOBER 5 – NOVEMBER 2
Posts every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Fasting builds intimacy with God, and encourages you to grow inwardly, upwardly, and outwardly. Explore five marks of a transformed disciple of Jesus and determine five actions that will allow God to change you. An action that applies to each mark is focus. Fasting and prayer is God’s way for us to find the kind of focus that builds intimacy within and actions without. Be with Him. Be like Him. Do what He wants.
COMING NEXT! MAKING SPACE: NOVEMBER 4 – NOVEMBER 27
Reflect on how to use fasting to make more space for God in your life. Make space in the moment and better reflect God to others. Make space in the morning and enjoy intimacy with Him. Make space in your conversations with others and learn how to listen like He does. Make space in your schedule to breathe and be refreshed by Him. Make space in your commitments so that you can say Yes! to the things He wants you to do. God made a space in this world for us. Let’s return the favor!
