Proverbs 16:20-21 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trust in the LORD. The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction.
Five years ago, God brought Rick and I to a cross road, it was time for a change. A time to step out of our comfort zone, trusting and following God`s lead. Was it difficult, you better believe it was. Did we have unanswered questions and uncertainties, yep. Did we pray, yes but not as much as I would today; that`s a sure indication of my spiritual growth, thank you, God.
After attending our small, close to home local church, St Paul`s for 5 years, the Holy Spirit prompted us to check out a new contemporary service at a church in Chesapeake City, Jacob`s Well. We decided it wouldn`t hurt to visit, just to satisfy our curiosity. I liked what I felt and heard, it was so much different than the traditional type of worship, we had grow accustomed to. I felt alive and invigorated, Rick not so much. He wasn`t sure about this new "rock and roll" church. For nearly a year we attended the old and the new, doing justice to neither, before we comfortably made the choice to leave St Paul`s.
Father God, why am I feeling this over again? What are you trying to tell me, is this coming from you or my own insecurities and the remaining sin in me? Have you accomplished and fulfilled our time and purpose at Jacob`s Well? Father God, are we to give heed to your instruction, do you have plans to prosper us? Are you directing our steps to Cornerstone? So many questions, it wouldn`t hurt to visit! Linda, did you heard what you just said? Is this process to be duplicated? Really, LORD!
Ezra 8:23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayers.
"The Power of Praying Through the Bible," Stormie Omartain explains: Prayer is always a strong weapon against the enemy. Fasting makes it even more so. When the LORD puts on your heart that a particular request needs to be accompanied by fasting, you would be wise to listen. Fasting takes prayer to a whole new level, keeping evil at bay and breaking down strongholds. Fasting is a way of saying, "I deny myself what I want most and put God first in my life."
Fasting and praying bring your body into submission by informing it that it is not in charge. Fasting says, "I`m a spiritual being before a physical being. I`m physical, so I need to eat, but I`m spiritual too. I`m going to assert the supremacy of my spiritual allegiance beyond and before my allegiance to my body and its desire for food."
Yes, LORD I will fast and pray, YOU ARE LARGE AND IN CHARGE! I love you and trust you, probably no co-inky-dink I read this devotion today, thank you, God. Amen!
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