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Let’s Pray for our Fasting Life

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Heavenly Father, May I pause for a moment to pray for my Fasting life and for the Fasting lives of my dear friends?

Lord God, will you settle our minds when we hear this word? Will you remove the weighty stipulations that we preconceive each time you call us to fast? Will you fill us with your peace and thanksgiving in place of our self doubt?

Lord, to fast with you is to spend deeper time with you.

May that statement be the starting point of our Fasting Life. May we see your desire for our full attention as an open door to simply…be with You.

All too often, we see Fasting as something too big and unattainable. When, Lord, Fasting is you and me. May we sit in that truth. And, Father, help us to grow in Fasting as we are/where we are. Will you guide our time together? Please teach us what our Fasting Life looks like. May it be more about your words over us and less about “what we can do or not do.” Simply, You.

I pray we will see our Fasting Life as a starting point to hearing your voice. That we will become more familiar with your words for us. And that we will be able to discern your voice above our inner thoughts and above the noise of the world.

Whether we fast with you for one hour or two, whether we spend a half a day or a full day, whether we set weekly dates or monthly, I pray we will practice this intentional time with you so we may know You. Selah.

Above all else, may I say Thank You. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to talk to you about all things and in all ways. Thank you for seeing us as the individual daughters that we are. Thank you for not being a God of expectations and obligations but of freedom and of love. And thank you for always drawing us into your arms, into your thoughts, and before your Throne.

It is before you that I pray for Fasting today.

Amen

*Jeremiah 9:23-24

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Prayer For Our Nation

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Almighty Creator,

Do you hear my stomach as faithfully as you hear my words?! I wonder this as I fast alongside a nation of prayer warriors. I wonder if you smile at our sounds and at our random food thoughts. I wonder if you sit in contemplation over the thoughts and battles and determination that resides within us during our times of prayer and of fasting. I wonder, God, how precious we are in your sight as we fight on our knees.

Lord, how I love to use my words to magnify Your Name! What a cherished gift You have given to us. The gift of words. The sound of our voice. The proclamation of praise. Yes, such sweet gifts!

Dear Lord, I pray for hope to set ablaze in each of our hearts.

Father God, I have a request to lay at your feet.

Will you revive our American soil? Lord, as I say that, my heart smiles knowing that You already are. Revival is spreading across our nation! We hear the song, we see the baptism, we testify of Salvation! Coast to coast, you are setting a revival in our land.

So, Lord, my question is deeper still.

Will you Drain the Swamp that has rooted itself so deeply in our soil? Yes, I think that is the pinpoint of my prayer. Yet, even as I cast this request at your feet, I see the fruit of your handiwork in this too. Lord, as dark as the infestation is, Your light is shining powerfully upon the darkness! I feel like “it” got too big for their own good. As if they think they are unstoppable. As if they are in full control. As if they won.

Lord, my heart almost giggled at those last sentences. As if I know the full story. As if I know the Truth. For I do, I know You, the infinite Way, the Almighty Truth, the everlasting Life.

Father, I pray in all my boldness before Your Throne, please stop the ones who think they are unstoppable. Right now, lay your right hand upon their heads. Speak Your decree upon them today. That each and every one of them will have no choice but to declare You as the Victor! That they may taste and see Your goodness! That they may know that You alone are God! {Psalm 85}

Jesus, may I pray so boldly and specifically, perhaps selfishly? Lord God, will you lead the path for President Trump’s return as President of our United States of America?! Will You keep him in the White House without him having to miss a beat? Lord, our nation has witnessed You doing SO much for the integrity and character of our foundation through Trump’s leadership.

You have built a wall of defense around this man as he daily stood for our nation’s protection, both within and without our border. The world is remembering who we are. We were remembering who we are. We are the land of the free. We are the home of the brave. We are Americans. And we are proud to be! For in our American pride, we kneel humbly in Your Sovereignty.

God, this is my pointed prayer. Pave our path quickly and powerfully back under the leadership of President Trump, of Vice President Pence, of the people, and of Your Mighty Name!

Before Your Throne and at Your feet,

Amen

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How to Fast

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Last week, I wrote a post on Praying Deeper for Your Country. The post encouraged my readers to spend time in prayer and fasting for the country they love so dearly. The day in which we live needs the prayer and fasting of God’s people. Our world is facing a newness that is dark and deeply stifling. Heartaches and regulations and oppression and slavery are occurring throughout our world, nation to nation.

We need to pray.

We need to fast.

The question then arose, How?

The answer to How do I fast is simple.

1. Choose a day.

2. Choose a meal.

3. Choose a place.

Let’s say you chose Friday, breakfast, and your favorite reading chair. Which means, every Friday when hunger strikes or when the Lord whispers Pray upon your heart, you get on your knees beside your favorite reading chair and you pray for the matter on your heart. Every time. Repeat this intentional act of prayer each time hunger hits throughout your breakfast hours. Pray intentionally.

Fast for a set purpose and for a set period of time.

I feel compelled to say this…

Upon reading this email/blog post, dedicate the next hour to fasting for your country. Start right now. 🙂 Now is the moment to begin. And to begin with one hour.

Imagine if each of us purpose to dedicate one hour to fasting how quickly each day would be covered in united prayer and fasting? Imagine the power of prayer! Picture the mountains of dark deception being moved by the mighty hand of God!

We get to pray.

We get to fast.

We are the conduits the Holy Spirit desires to use. We are the only part of creation that has full access to the Throne of God. We are called and equipped and blessed with the ability to pray. Oh, that we will pray! That we will fast!

Our land needs us. Our freedom needs us. Our children need us. Our economy needs us. Our future needs us. Our present day in which we are living in today needs us to do our part in fighting for purity and holiness and freedom.

Our part as a child of God is to pray on our knees before the very One who loves us and gave His Son to die for us.

Prayer sister, in the name of our Resurrected Savior Jesus Christ, I ask you to join me in prayer and fasting … now.

Matthew 17:14-21,

Jaclyn

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