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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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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 through Us
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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MAKING SPACE: NOVEMBER 4 – NOVEMBER 27
Posts every Wednesday and Friday: Reflect on how to use fasting to make more space for God in your life. God made a space in His world for us. Make space in the morning and enjoy intimacy with Him. Make space in your schedule to breathe and be refreshed by Him. Make space in the moment and better reflect God to others. Make space in your conversations with others and learn how to listen like He does. Make space in your commitments so that you can say Yes! to the things He wants you to do.
COMING NEXT! A SEASON OF HARVEST: DECEMBER 2 – DECEMBER 22
Daily posts: Fasting from physical food promotes hungering for more of God. And God hungers for a soul harvest, which is why He sent Jesus as a baby, just like food grows from small seeds. He was nurtured by His parents and by His Father in heaven. “He kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” (Luke 2:52) He came to spiritually harvest all the seed-planting that we do, because He is the Lord of the Harvest (Luke 10:2). And He responds with magnificent joy to the finding of each lost one who is saved to grow in Him (Matthew 18:13). Explore what it means to plant seeds for His harvest, especially during this season of celebrating the birth of Jesus.
