I have been feeling an abundant need to fast and pray of late. There are specific things in my personal life as well as the lives of my loved ones that I feel the need to focus on...but more than just that. I am feeling a burden that as God's people it is way past time to draw closer to Him and seek His will in our lives. I am making some adjustments in my daily life to draw closer. Struggling to wake up the extra twenty minutes early to read scriptures and pray every morning, turning off the television and listening to sermons online more frequently and even focusing on avoiding those things in my diet that I know are unhealthy for me. I know, you may say the food is not a spiritual aspect but I am finding lately that for me at least it is. When I carefully consider the things I eat and drink I am mentally taking account of what I am putting in my body..somehow in my brain that translates to being more concious of what I see or listen to. I don't know how that is, but I find for me it is a truth. Beyond the daily changes though I feel God calling me to take time and separate myself from the troubles and concerns of the world. To come to Him in fasting and prayer for the needs of his people. That the broken hearts would be healed, that ministry would be called, that we would feel the outpouring of his spirit and prepare for what is to be fulfilled in prophecy. So, I have considered my week and what I have to do each day and I have settled on Fridays. Friday shall be my day of personal fasting and prayer. I will bow before God and plead his mercy and grace be poured out on His people throughout the world. If you have specific prayers I will bring them before Him too. Or join me in prayer and fasting if you can. We will raise our voices as one to God and plead for his direction. It is time. There is a beautiful song by Michael Card and John Michael Talbot that goes as follows.
"Come and worship the Lord, for we are his people. Come, let us bow down in worship. Bending our knees before the Lord who saves us."
Come with me and worship.
