Sunday, January 22, 2012

Fasting Day 8



Fasting can change your course and give you a fresh call on your life.

Read Acts 13

When wisdom or insight were needed for the early church. When the nation of Israel had its back up against a wall. Whenever there has been intense time of need, God’s people fast.

Paul and Barnabas had been taught, trained, and prepared for ministry but there is a difference between when you think you are ready and when God says you are ready. If we launch into something without hearing a clear word from the Lord it always ends in disaster for everyone involved. This is “meekness” in action. Paul had been trained by the best theologians of his day but still waited for a bunch of fishermen to approve his being launched into ministry because He knew it wasn’t about his ability or even his call but it was about God’s timing.

You may have had tuggings on your heart, feeling as if the Lord was calling you to something more but not knowing what. During this fast, expect the Lord to reveal to you the timing and the open doors for new avenues and adventures with God.

As you see the result of Paul’s waiting was that millions, in fact billions have been impacted by the Gospel. It is always worth the wait.

Please pray for:

- Our State Auditor General – Jack Wagner, he deals with many of the tax issues that impact us on a daily basis.
- Choose another family in our church to pray for (we have approximately 150 families, praying for 21 should not be a problem)
- Pray for a release of the gifts and callings in our church like we have never seen before.
- Pray for our staff – Lisa Lyons, Pastor Mike Hough, Beth Hough, Sherri Cappalonga, Terri Gagliardi, Lindsay Boger, Beth Polovino, Kim Lincoln, Dean Carlson, Daryl Aitken keep this ministry functioning day to day and keep you informed of all the is going on.
- Pray for that portion of the fruit of the Spirit that is “faithfulness”
- Choose a country with a “F” name to pray for today (find out information by going to https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

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