Prayer and Fasting
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Day Five – 2020 Fast
Can you believe another annual fast is nearly finished? Last year so much happened following the fast. I’m praying that this year is the same for me and for you.
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Day Five – A Powerful Communion
Fast concludes at Sundown today. ***** Have you ever pondered the weird story in John 6 where Jesus commands his followers to eat His flesh and drink His blood? Of course, today we understand the meaning, post cross. But what if you were a follower of Christ sitting among others, prior to the cross, and…
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The Power of Encounter
Hello SUMite Family, I’ve been so moved by your comments, your efforts and the experiences you are sharing in the comments. Every comment yesterday was read by those in the heavenly realms! Wow! And a note: I am so bummed out I haven’t had the time to respond to the comments. Please forgive me. I…
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Entering Breakthrough
SUMites, Well how was your first day? Don’t relent now because the next two days are the most difficult. But when you arrive on day four…… Something happens. Breakthrough. God’s voice. Provision. LOVE Stay strong. Today work on any unforgiveness in your heart. Cleansing of bitterness is a GIANT step toward powerful intimacy with the…
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Prayer And Fasting – Day One
Fast Day One: My friends, a corporate fast is an amazing petition to our Lord. And right now there are thousands of God’s people fasting all over the world. The honor and delight that this must bring to our Father is glorious. I want to be brief today. And offer a word of advice/encouragement and…
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Thursday Fasting: A Love Letter
Thankful Thursday is one post down: SCROLL DOWN Rosheeda Lee: Today’s Activity: Write a love letter to God. Today’s Focus: Let your heart speak. Spend your time in personal reflection and prayer. Are you a friend of God? Is He a friend of yours? I know this is supposed to be about a love letter.…
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Wednesday Fasting: Worship
Rosheeda Lee: Worship. One on one time with God to hear and to seek Him simply for who He is. Focus is ministry. What is it? How does God see it. How does He want it to look in our lives? This day is between you and God. Worship Him. Don’t ask for stuff. Ask…
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Tuesday Fasting: Hall of Faith
I have been amazed and blessed to see how many of you are fasting and how you have loved and supported and prayed for one another in the comments. This is an amazing online community of Christians who are living out their faith in 2011. Love you, Lynn Rosheeda Lee: Today's Activity: Hall of Faith. Three earmarks for…
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Monday Fasting: Ask for a Word
Remember the end of day two will be the most difficult as your hunger rises. As the pangs in your stomach roar, that is your call to pray for perseverance and to lean fully into the power of God. Prayer Guide Rosheeda Lee: Today’s Activity: Ask for a word for the year for yourself and…
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Sunday: Let the Fast Begin – Seek God for a Verse
Remember it's in the evening that your hunger will begin to really ramp up. Lean into God and pray when those hunger pangs start. With each growl that is a calling to whisper words of prayer, to sit with your Bible to ask for strength. Drink plenty of water, at least 1 gallon of purified water…
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Saturday: A Calling To Fast
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Fasting. I was chatting with a friend of mine about fasting. She said she had fasted several times. She fasts for three or four days at a time. I asked her, "Why do you think fasting prayer affects our…
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Preparing for a Fast
Some of our preparations for our week of fasting January 2-8 have already begun. We have talked about the kinds of fasts and I pray you have sensed what God is asking of you. We have written out our goals and praises to pray with next week. But, what more is there to do…
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What is Your Top Ten for 2011
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Fasting prepares you for a fresh anointing. ~ Jentezen Franklin Let's do some serious things for God in 2011? Let's crash through our walls of Jericho and bring the surrender of those strongholds. Let us also bring before the Lord…
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A Snickers Bar….. or God
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Are you willing to forgo a Snicker's bar in the afternoon to over come a recurring sin in your life? —– So what is fasting? It's the humbling of ourselves to draw closer to God. Fasting must be coupled with prayer…
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Are You Going to Dream Big in 2011?
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Do you really believe God? Do you read this passage and think this promise is for somebody else?That God really doesn’t care about what you desire deep in your heart? I’m here to tell you that we can believe…