ទាញយកកម្មវិធីWondered by the Word — the Bible in a Yearគំរូ
Only by Prayer and Fasting
Key Verse : Mark 9:29
It had been a while since I last fasted, if I’m honest. I recalled the sweet intimacy from fasting in my twenties. The desperation I had coming to His throne. The expectancy in my heart that God would respond to my bold prayers. So why had it been so long since I had fasted?
The usual excuses ran through my mind. Busyness. But I’m cooking for my family. I have a work lunch that day. I don’t have any pressing needs right now.
But these were all responses from my flesh. It doesn’t like to fast, and why would it? Fasting goes against everything my flesh desires. And the more distance I put between now and my last fast, the less I thought to do it. But then I was reminded that I need it, no matter how hard my flesh fights it.
You see, a fast does just that—it shows the flesh that there is a need more significant than its wants. A declaration that God is truly the only need you have. That’s why some miracles only find their breakthrough with such a declaration.
Someone asked me recently if I always find that the floodgates open when I fast, and if not, why I do it? I don’t always see a miraculous breakthrough, but I do always find a peace. For me, I liken it to a chiropractor appointment—an adjustment that aligns my body. With a fast, it’s a spiritual adjustment that aligns my center to the Father. A fast always pops me back into place with eyes on Jesus and a renewal of the Holy Spirit.
Sometimes I see my bold prayers answered, but sometimes it’s something more subtle and quiet—a sweet connection with the Father.
Maybe some of you have never fasted. Wondered its purpose. Been hesitant to deny the flesh. Or it’s simply been a while. A fast is a beautiful spiritual discipline that extends a peace and intimacy that few other things do for my spirit. And I just want to leave that with you and maybe encourage someone. And if you’re up against it, remember, some things come only by prayer and fasting.
(Written by Brittany Rust)
Key Verse : Mark 9:29
It had been a while since I last fasted, if I’m honest. I recalled the sweet intimacy from fasting in my twenties. The desperation I had coming to His throne. The expectancy in my heart that God would respond to my bold prayers. So why had it been so long since I had fasted?
The usual excuses ran through my mind. Busyness. But I’m cooking for my family. I have a work lunch that day. I don’t have any pressing needs right now.
But these were all responses from my flesh. It doesn’t like to fast, and why would it? Fasting goes against everything my flesh desires. And the more distance I put between now and my last fast, the less I thought to do it. But then I was reminded that I need it, no matter how hard my flesh fights it.
You see, a fast does just that—it shows the flesh that there is a need more significant than its wants. A declaration that God is truly the only need you have. That’s why some miracles only find their breakthrough with such a declaration.
Someone asked me recently if I always find that the floodgates open when I fast, and if not, why I do it? I don’t always see a miraculous breakthrough, but I do always find a peace. For me, I liken it to a chiropractor appointment—an adjustment that aligns my body. With a fast, it’s a spiritual adjustment that aligns my center to the Father. A fast always pops me back into place with eyes on Jesus and a renewal of the Holy Spirit.
Sometimes I see my bold prayers answered, but sometimes it’s something more subtle and quiet—a sweet connection with the Father.
Maybe some of you have never fasted. Wondered its purpose. Been hesitant to deny the flesh. Or it’s simply been a while. A fast is a beautiful spiritual discipline that extends a peace and intimacy that few other things do for my spirit. And I just want to leave that with you and maybe encourage someone. And if you’re up against it, remember, some things come only by prayer and fasting.
(Written by Brittany Rust)
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