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Fasting Fasting is the key to the door you’re looking for! Even Christ said, “This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting” (Mark 9:29). Sometimes, it takes more than asking, more than believing, more than prayer—it takes fasting, too!

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PrayFastEatLive changed countless lives teaching people how to 'think' differently about our health and wellness. It is a biblical approach to wellness, underscoring the importance of a healthy, balanced lifestyle. It changed my life and is so very basic, easy to do.

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“Breakthroughs”

(Isaiah 58:6 | NIV)
6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke,to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?

In this passage, God was responding to the cries of those who were fasting and not seeing a ‘breakthrough’ as a result of their efforts to obey God through their discipline. His reply made it very clear what a fast is and isn’t.

We pray and fast to........be set free from the bo***ge of sin in our lives (addiction, rebellion, disobedience)....break the barriers that have held us back from moving forward in our lives....shift our focus off ourselves and onto God’s will for our lives

The results that follows our obedience will be life changing, if/when we allow God to lead us.

The greatest challenges we face when we step out in faith to pray and fast are the ones that will tug at our flesh. Just as it is with breaking from our past and stepping into a new future, change requires two things: Discipline and commitment. But what really lies at the core of both is our motivation.

If we’re praying and fasting for personal gain we will not experience the intimacy and power of God manifesting in our daily lives. The outcome will be nothing more than a temporary season that passes too quickly, leaving us feeling let down when the season ends.

As you prepare to walk this journey I encourage you to spend each day, preferably at the beginning of your day, in prayer. Ask God to show you what needs to be removed, healed and changed in your life. Discipline yourself to listen, wait and walk with Him each step of the way. I’ve learned the best way to hear from God is to be still, silent and transparent as you seek Him, holding onto His hand, allowing Him to lead you.

In 2010, I followed Pastor Jentzen in prayer and fasting. Out of it came life changing-moments I’ll never forget.

Today, I am joining in praying and fasting and invite you to do the same. It is very important to understand the purpose of prayer and fasting:
It’s repentance (turning away from anything that is not pleasing to God in our lives)
It’s surrender. Acknowledging that we’re too weak to walk this journey in our own strength....but God, who will walk before you, will pour out His strength supernaturally as He leads you.
It’s victory. Whatever is weighing you down cannot be lifted off using our own strength. We simply cannot win the ‘battle’ on our own.

Prayer = Surrender to God as He leads you.
Fasting = Discipline your will to His will for your life.

The outcome will be life changing.

Pat Ferguson
Author ‘PrayFastEatLive’

Fasting Fasting is the key to the door you’re looking for! Even Christ said, “This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting” (Mark 9:29). Sometimes, it takes more than asking, more than believing, more than prayer—it takes fasting, too!

Starting a 21 day weekly journey through life changing biblical principles based upon Prayer and Fasting.

Week 1: Overcoming strongholds - A new day

Everyone faces a 'demon' (stronghold) at least once, in their lifetime, that attempts to hold a tight grip on our past, present and future. The root of that grip depends upon our perception to believe a lie about ourselves. Here's just an example of a few voices that replay themselves in our mind:

We're not good enough.
We're not loved.
We're too sick to be healed.
We're too hurt to be made whole.
We'll never find someone who will love us unconditionally or vice versa.
We're too addicted to ever overcome whatever has tried to hold us down, and ruin our lives.
We have lost our willpower to move beyond our past.

The list could go on and on. But what does God say about that list? According to the story found in Mark 9:14-29, an 'evil spirit' seemed impossible to overcome. Even the believers in this story claimed they 'believed' but couldn't comprehend what their fleshly perception was telling them.

They believed with their eyes and not with their faith. They tried to do everything they knew to do through their flesh. They believed with their works and not through their prayers and intercession. Basically, they lost hope because they invested in the wrong perception.

Before you begin to pray and fast simultaneously, stop and do only one thing first: Pray, asking God to reveal what you need to fast. If you struggle with an addiction, emotions, anger, finances, failure, etc., God will likely start with the greatest stronghold first, directing you to 'fast' whatever is hindering you the most. Breaking off the 'chains that bind you' enables you to be set free to become what God has for your life.

Prayer precedes Fasting. If your struggle seems too overwhelming, stop and ask yourself one question: What am I 'praying' for and in whose strength am I relying upon to overcome it? If your prayer is a list, then put it down. Instead of ticking off our needs, simply place that list in God's hands as you proclaim two of His promises.

'I will never leave or forsake you.' (He's for us not against us)
'This kind can only come out through prayer.' (God requires our faith to take action before He moves on our behalf)

If God said He's with you, then nothing can come at you without going through Him, first.

God requires us to pray, first, before He moves through our need. God refers to Himself as a 'shepherd', implying that He will do two things consistently on our behalf: Carry us and correct us. Both place us under His covering and constant care. He's not going to just answer our requests, He's going to change us to become what He created us to be, resulting in our request being answered according to His will.

Whatever you're facing today, lay it down at His feet in prayer, first. As you do, ask God to show you what to 'fast'. Each day, awake continuing to pray and fast that which He has directed you to do until He speaks to your spirit calling you to the next step in your journey of faith.

Remember: 'This kind can come out only through prayer.'

Have a great Day!

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