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Kicking Off 2010 with 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer

January 4, 2010 in Church, Spirituality with 0 Comments

Our church will be joining 100′s of other churches in 21 days of fasting & prayer starting this Sunday, January 10th through Saturday, January 30th. What better way to start a new year, not to mention a new decade, then by drawing closer to the Lord. In fact, our church, with a transition in leadership on the horizon, should especially be in an atmosphere of seeking God.

We need God. His Spirit is the fuel of not only our church, but our individual lives & families. Right now, let’s agree together to seek God’s face in an unusual way over the next 21 days starting this Sunday, January 10th.

There are so many different ways & degrees of fasting in order to draw closer to the Lord. So, it’s not important that we all do the same thing. What is important is… Continue Reading…

40 Day Challenge

March 2, 2009 in Spirituality with 0 Comments

Here we go again! 2 things…

  1. The men in our church are signing up to fast & pray 1 day over the next 40 days leading up to Easter (Tues Mar 3 – Sat Apr 11). With each man taking a day our men will put together 40 days of nonstop fasting & prayer. Lord, may you be pleased with our attempts to reach out to you. Don’t change, but please change us! If you want more information or would like to participate just email Bill at wirvin.forge@comcast.net & ask him about the 40 Days for 40 Men.
  2. Jill & I are also doing some personal fasting during these 40 days. Basically, we are cutting out “Pleasure Spending” & “Pleasure Eating.” Here’s what we mean…
  • No Pleasure Spending: We commit to cut out unnecessary purchases & to buy only essentials-groceries, gas & a few gifts for birthdays. (We didn’t want to show up at my brother’s birthday & say, “Sorry, we didn’t get you anything because we’re on a spending freeze!”) Otherwise unnecessary spending is on a 40 day freeze. For example, shopping, starbucks, eating out, etc. In this fast we are trying to pull down the idol of materialism.
  • No Pleasure Eating: We commit to eating what I never eat…soups & salads. This rule will be relaxed in situations when it would be rude or inappropriate to refuse what is offered. In this fast, we are trying to pull down the idol of our appetite.

Lord, help us. I am challenged to the max with your 1st commandment. I feel like a spiritual 1st grader. Help us to have no other gods before you.

PS. In case you’re wondering, the photo has nothing to do with this blog. We were just thrilled that it finally snowed! Oakley lasted 2 minutes before he came inside & cried for 15 (frozen fingers)!