Several of my friends and I pray each year for a word from God. It's been an interesting journey to see how God unfolds the year according to his early revelation.
And that's what 2009 was for me. My word for last year was REVELATION. I think I'm still in this state as God shows me more and more what's deep inside of my heart and what needs to change.
So, again I've prayed for my word for 2010. I clearly heard SUBMISSION. And again I am in awe of God's ways. He spent a year revealing what needs to change, and now the work will come, to clean out these areas, to break strongholds, to submit to his direction.
Part of this will be fasting next week. This will probably be the most difficult area for me-to overcome my resistance to this area of discipline and the enemy who inevitably slams me each time I try. He's succeeded in deterring me from fasting for a long time, and I know some of the breakthroughs I need can only come through submission to this discipline.
It won't be easy. In fact, I think this will be one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do. Ever. But I'm standing before you with a commitment to do this according to how God is leading me specifically to fast. And I'm standing under his shadow of protection and against the enemy to say, I will not shy away from this anymore. I will not accept the enemy's attempts to defeat me. God is stronger and God lives in me. I will persevere through Jesus.
So I humbly ask, will you join me in confronting those areas of your life that keep us from experience God's full blessing in our lives? Will you join me in this fight for freedom? I will pray for you, please pray for me. I'm so very weak, but I know God's grace is sufficient for us. He keeps reminding me of that! And I believe together we can succeed.
Praying and believing,
Dineen
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