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New Habits 4: The Squish
However God directed you to plan your 30 Day Fast, He wanted it to be sincere, humble and private. As you emerge from your time of fasting, He is interested to see new habits and changes in your life that you will begin to implement from your special time with Him. He wants you to…
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New Habits 3: Strong Bones
Because of your 30 Day Fast and extra attention to your relationship with the Lord, you may be experiencing a comforting renewal, a needed revival, or a total resurrection in your spiritual life! Before I moved to Florida, I had also come to the end of my infertility journey with only multiple miscarriages as the…
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New Habits 2: Scorched
We know God has spoken to us about a new spiritual habit, but our life post-fast may feel scorched! We get pulled back into what has become the norm for us! But now is the time to recognize the truth about what is going on around us, without apology and without emotion, and ask God…
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New Habits 1: Christ’s Character
New habits are about identifying the action you need to take and how you will incorporate it into your life. But just as important, identifying an overwhelmingly strong understanding of Why? this habit will make a difference will fuel the motivation you need to keep following through. For a Christian, that means that most new…
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Fast Day 30: God’s Response
There are many ways we can call out to God: we can pray as Jesus taught us, be persistent in our prayer, pray out loud and keep our hearts prepared to pray through fasting. We know what we want and now we know how to approach Him! Let’s take our relationship with our gracious Lord…
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Fast Day 29: Feeding Guests
Home is more than a house or a physical shelter, but a symbol of a person’s health and happiness. It is a place where we are fed, physically and emotionablly. It may not be a permanent place, but there is a permanent relationship to wherever we call home in our heart. The roots that ground…
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Fast Day 28: Feeding the Hungry
As we fast, the more hunger we feel for something physical and for something spiritual, the more we relate to those who are truly hungry. Sometimes we might think that God’s mandate to feed the hungry means to feed only those who are extraordinarily hungry because of extraordinary circumstances. In all the accounts of Jesus…
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Fast Day 27: Satisfied
Jesus taught what is known as the Beatitudes or the Blessings to start off His Sermon on the Mount. I love that He began this teaching by defining what it means to follow Him in such a positive way, not in a condemning way! The follower He describes is someone who is humble spiritually, who…
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Fast Day 26: Hungry and Needy
What is the difference between hunger and greed and gluttony? Your fast may help you to explore these three aspects: Hunger, first and foremost, is a compelling need or desire for food, but we may characterize any strong and compelling desire or craving as a hunger. For example, a hunger for more in life, a…
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Fast Day 25: Hungry and Homeless
Hunger and homelessness is not a modern phenomenon. Lamentations was written by Jeremiah, the prophet of God, in the 6th century before Christ and this book of the Bible is known for its imagery and poetic brilliance. Jerusalem and the temple were judged by God and then destroyed by the Babylonians. They felt their rejection…
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HABITS OF JESUS, MARCH 12 – APRIL 4
Daily posts to learn more about how Jesus modeled His life for us. For 21 days leading up to Easter, explore the habits of Jesus that kept Him hungering for His Father and continuing His mission. Even though He was separated from Him on earth and about to be separated in a different way by His death on the cross, He was faithful and believed in His resurrection.
Coming Next: FASTING IN THE BIBLE, APRIL 8 – MAY 29
Posts every Wednesday and Friday to learn about fasting in the Bible. We will review the whole Bible, exploring what happened when fasting was a special focus for the people of Israel, in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Keeping in mind the way that Jesus taught us to fast, we will find new ways for us to enact a spiritual habit of fasting in our modern lives.
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