21 Days of Fasting and Prayer Devotional: Mountains Will Move!Sample

Day 8: Daily Direction

The average adult makes 35,000 decisions a day, which means you will make 735,000 during this fast! From the moment your alarm sounds, your decision-making process begins. With so many decisions to make, it can be hard to know where to spend your time, but the Apostle Paul points us toward one daily decision that will change the trajectory of every other decision we make.

Paul writes to the Thessalonian Christians, “Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18, NLT).

He calls them (and us) to pray continually, because talking to God realigns our thinking and our priorities in a way that directly impacts every decision we make. One of the wonderful things about a season of fasting is that it helps us to put Paul’s words into practice because our empty stomachs remind us to!

In the 35,000 decisions you’ll make today and 735,000 you’ll make during this fast, make it a priority to invite God’s direction into every part of your day. Be encouraged that in these 21 days, you are going to experience God’s leading in every area of your life as you draw close to Him!