Open My Eyes: A 21-Day Fasting Devotional from Jentezen FranklinSample

Fasting Day 19: The Unseen Road Ahead

It’s Day Nineteen of the Fast. By now, you’re craving a hamburger, you’re craving some steak, you’re craving a lot of things. For some people these past 18 days have just been normal days. The question is: Will the normal days do for them what these 18 days of sacrifice did for you? Will putting God first for this season of your life, and this year of your life matter? What will it do for you? His Word says in Matthew chapter 6, “If you seek me first, I’ll add all the rest that you will ever need.” And that’s exactly what we’re believing for. Today, I just want to challenge you to submit the choices and the decisions that you have to make to God in prayer and in fasting. That in every decision, moment, and every crossroads you come to, His will will be apparent to you. Even when you have to make a quick decision, you don’t have to do a lot of praying because you have been with Him – and His will reveals itself to you in a way that brings peace and confirmation. The Bible says in Proverbs 3 to “Acknowledge Him in all of your ways, and He’ll direct your path.” What we’re doing on this fast is saying again and again “Lord, lead me.” 

God Has a Plan for Your Life – and Total Surrender is the Quickest Road to Your Future 

You may have heard the comment that if you want to make God laugh, make plans. There is actually more truth to that than meets the eye. There is a plan and a purpose for your life, whether you can see it right now or not. Here’s another shocker. Even if you have a dream you see out in the future, more often than not, what lies ahead is far greater than you even imagined. I believe there is an assignment on every life and yours is the one requiring your DNA. Imagine Moses or David…Peter or Paul. Could they have ever even imagined the directions their lives would go once they committed to walking with Christ? No way. And neither can you. 

I have a challenge for you. If you truly want to give God permission to do anything with your life He wants, then simply proclaim these three simple statements: I’ll go anywhere. I’ll go anytime. I’ll do anything. There is no telling all the Lord will do with the person who says those three things.

Prayer: 

And Father, I pray today for every decision that we will face this year. We need Your wisdom, Lord. We need Your divine help. We need Your direction. We submit to You today in fasting and in prayer. Guide our steps. Lead our children and our children’s children to the right schools, to the right people, to the right friends, right choices, right voices, right decisions. In Jesus’ mighty name.