Day 21 & 22

On the final day of the fast we are reminded to:

*find someone and share your experience with that person.
*replinish yourself with liquids and prepare to ease back into solid food on the 22nd day.
*be thankful and rejoice.
*write your feelings in your prayer journal.
*anticipation increases regarding what the Lord is doing in your life.

*on this final day, ask the Lord to reveal to you if there is any unforgiveness, bitterness, or toher hinderences that you ahve yet to lay fully before Him.
*prepare for, blessing, harvest, and an anointing like you have never experienced before.
*get ready because the rest of this year will not be like any other before it (O:

Prayer focus:  Spirit of Prayer for the Holy Spirit to Fall

Pastor Franklin says thier is a difference between wanting a drink and being thirsty.  When you're thirsty, everything in you says " I've got to have it."  And when you get thirsty, the Lord will pour out His Spirit.  So focus your prayers today on a spirit of prayer to be released in churches and homes across this land, prayer that God will pour out His Holy Spirit and revive us again!

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of glory of God.  And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perserverence; and perserverence, character; and character, hope.  Romans 5:1-4

12 steps to victory:   The battles will rage on after you have completed the fast.  Some things you lay hold of during the fast will require further diligence to see victory.

1.  Make it hard on God and easy on you.  Take the preasure off yourself to make things happen because that's God's job(Matt.11:28; John 5:40; 6:29)
2.  Keep swinging.  Don't settle for partial victory (2Tim. 4:7-8)
3.  God says, When you approach a doo that is very large, don't fear bec. I will open it.  When God opens the door, no man can shut it(Rev. 3:7-8)
4.  Don't move in the dark.  If you don't know God's will, don't move(Psa.46:10; Exod.14:13; ruth 3:18)
5.  Be strong and very courageous.  If you lack courage, pray(Phil.4:6-7)
6.  Don't do anything until you ask the Lord 1st.  He will give you a clear word(Eph.2:10)
7.  Don't ask how much it costs; ask God if He wants it done.  If so, He'll take care of the cost(2Cor.9:8; 3John 2)
8.  Be patient.  God loves the last minute save!  "Whoever believes won't act hastily:(Isa.28:16)
9.  Don't stick to sensible methods.  If the Lord tells you to do something, do it.(Prov.3:5-6; Isa.25:3-4)
10.  Practice the John the Baptist factor:  "He must increase, but I must decrease:(John3:30; Phil. 1:21)
11.  Look out!  You haven't seen anything yet when you mix faith with the Word of God(Hab.2:4; Rom. 10:17)
12.  P-U-S-H:  Pray until something happens or praise until something happens(Psa.149; 2 Chr. 20:21-22; Heb. 13:15)


I was at my mom's again this weekend & wasn't able to share day 21 on day 21, but this isn't the end for me.  In the begining the Lord laid it on my heart to go on for 40 day fast.  I won't be eating meat or sweets.  I felt the Lord tugging at my heart & I know he is wanting to do a work in me.  As the paragraph above says there will be struggles/battles after the fast.  My struggles are mainly in my mind and I need the Lord to guide me in healing and out of bondages.  This 40 day fast he laid on my heart and I know I am on my way to a new mind (O:  He has ask me to make certian changes in my life like making time to exersize, eating right, studying His word and focusing on Him.  I tend to have times of happiness then slide into depression for a while.  Life has been a roller coaster ride for me, alot of ups and downs.  I spend alot of time thinking or looking at how big a situation or problem looks, insted of remembering what a BIG God I serve.  I need to keep my mind on the Lord and be in peace with Him.  Thou will keep me in perfect peace when my mind is stayed on you.  That is my goal, to keep my mind on Him.  Now, since our Pastor's book is for the 21 day fast, I will be starting a Bible study by Pricilla Shirer called One in a million.  This Bible study was given to me by a good friend from Cowboy Church, a sister in Christ...thank you Terri.  I can't wait to begin this journey.  Thank you for all your support and love.