Fasting and Praying (1)

Read: Isaiah 58

Is not this kind of fasting I have chosen; to loose the chain of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?

         Many people have had fasting and praying to the Lord for their own benefit, but not the Kingdom of God. They used fasting and praying with suffering of body to achieve the goal their desires as a Pharisee.

I list the fasting & praying methods:

1. Objective fasting and praying - clarify or   

     specific. It is for leadership, or elder, or home

     church will multiply, or new home leadership for

     home group, or the burden in your heart to God

      for this person, or nation of Guatemala or 

     Tanzania or India for reviving; or help for your

     own needs or others, or financial supply.

2.  Prepare yourself  in the Holy Spirit, repentance

       for your own sin; or restore the land for God's

      help.

3.  Prepare yourself  for what king of food we eat.  

      (Thinking of the Lord) Daniel and his three

       friends did vegetable and water fasting and

       praying. On of my SOFM (School of Frontier

      Mission) classmates used no meat fasting, only

      eating vegetable for one week. God does not care

      which way you eat, he cares your heart firstly.

4. What kinds of  fasting and praying - No food,

     water (total fasting or dry fasting);  just water

     (best fasting); or water, juice and light soup; or

     vegetable fasting as before points. (Seek to the

     Lord).

5. You have limit physical activity - more rest, not

     over excises, or must to learn how to rest.

6.  Asking your doctor before you starting - if you

      are in medication, you are better keep

      medication and do fasting next time. Or you stop

      medication with faith and do the fasting.

7.  You use all time you can to seek the face of the

      Lord. Raising a heart what does God want you

      to pray. (Personal praying lists are between you

      and God.

God looks into your heart, not what kinds of fasting and praying you do!

Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun