21 days - Fasting & PrayerSample

Fasting and prayer in decision-making situations

Read Acts 13:2-3.

Have you ever paused and possibly refrained from doing something before taking a big step, like going to university, changing your residence, or other big changes in your life?

We are often driven by our life circumstances and don’t always take time out to think. But it is precisely in this moment of pause that this great treasure is hidden; with it, we give God the space to give us direction and encouragement.

Paul and his colleagues had already fasted before they received instruction from the Holy Spirit, that they should be sent out and "released".

Through fasting and abstinence, space is freed up in my hectic life. When we take time to seek out and listen to God, completely new ideas, possibilities, and even callings can sometimes emerge.

Jesus, before choosing his twelve disciples, spent a whole night praying on a mountain. 

Read Luke 6:12-13.

How much more does it make sense that we too should seek God and ask him for his advice before making important decisions. 

Prayer, Get Free & Next Step:

Now take a pen and paper and write down the questions to God that you have right now. Maybe you have a decision to make? Or is it on your heart to fast for your church? Are there people on your mind? Whatever it is, put it down on paper and trust that your fast will make a difference in the spiritual dimension.

Note down a date in your journal so that at the end of this fast you can look at this list again, together with Jesus, and ask him for his perspective. Maybe something has already materialized?