January 19, 2011

  • Awakening Update and Encouragement

    We're half way through the Awakening 21 days of prayer and fasting (Day 10 1/2). In the days before starting the fast, I made a list in my fasting journal of all the reasons to fast - health and spiritual.  I also made a fasting prayer list.  I included concerns, dreams, relationships, little details, ginormous mountain moving requests...  All the things I felt God was pressing in my heart.  I am now continuing my journal by posting each day my current weight, thoughts, dreams, and changes in the areas I am praying about. 

    As I read back over the last 10 days, I see wonderfully beautiful strides in my fasting prayers.  This reflection has also brought back memories of all the times I have fasted (disconnected from the world) and prayed (connected to God) in the past.  I am reminded that I have seen God and continue to see God move mightily!  In posts to follow, I want to share some of those times with you.  Feel free to share your experiences in the comments.  This might be the encouragement someone needs to continue or start their own prayer and fasting. 

    God is real.  God is powerful.  We can connect to that power and see change in our lives.  These stories are affirmation. 

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    Click here to read a very recent fasting testimony I shared on day 2 of the Awakening.