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Fasting to Hear & Receive a Word from the Lord

5/11/2021

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I was recently given a book by my Aunt Michelle, or aunt Miki as we've all called her since we were young. I was flipping through the pages when I saw something that really got me thinking and understanding the usefulness of fasting. I began to think about giving up things that we want, need, or desire and replacing them with prayer and meditation on the word of God. When those wants or needs start to fill our thoughts we 
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can turn to the word of the Lord for our sustenance. In this time of fasting we can hear and receive a word from the Lord. If we, as Christians, have any unwanted things in our lives, we need to fast and humble ourselves until that thing breaks and leaves our life.

Deuteronomy 8:2-3 Remember how the Lord your God has led you in the desert for these forty years, taking away your pride and testing you, because he wanted to know what was in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands. 3 He took away your pride when he let you get hungry, and then he fed you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had ever seen. This was to teach you that a person does not live on bread alone, but by everything the Lord says. 


"Fasting will bring greater humility to your life, and fasting will help you understand that you don't live on bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. When you fast, you are saying, " I live by the word of God. The word of God is my strength. The Lord is the strength of my life." John Eckhardt, Author of Fasting for Breakthrough and Deliverance.

Also use fasting to release Divine Guidance. Isaiah 58:11 The Lord will always lead you. He will satisfy your needs in dry lands and give strength to your bones. You will be like a garden that has much water, like a spring that never runs dry. Fasting can help believers make decisions inspired by divine guidance. It can be a useful tool for important decisions and Ministry Choices.

I am very glad to have been given this book and the opportunity to get a better understanding of fasting. I believe fasting can eliminate unwanted things in our lives and ultimately bring us closer to the Lord, allowing us to hear and receive a word from the Lord.

In His Name,
Blake
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carolyn keefer
5/11/2021 04:19:27 pm

WOW Blake ! What an inspiration ! I've never thought that much about fasting.....I'm a snacker! However, it's a topic which you have really spiked my interest. Thank you for sharing! Also, thank you for all you do for all of us!
Together in Christ ~ Carolyn

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Jan Roeth
5/12/2021 05:37:04 pm

Well said, Blake. Blessing ❗✝️

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