HOW TO FAST & PRAY {MAKING YOUR HOME A HAVEN: WEEK 4}
NOVEMBER 24, 2019 BY COURTNEY
16 “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites,
for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others.
Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
18 that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father
who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
(Matthew 6:16-18)
Welcome back to Week 4 of the Making Your Home a Haven Bible Study!
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Week 4 – Fasting and Prayer
“This week is not going to be easy. Fasting is the most difficult spiritual discipline of them all. Fasting is a servant that feeds our soul while we starve our body. Every time our mind signals “I want food”, it’s a signal to pray. Giving up food and coffee from sun down to sun down brings out our soul’s deepest struggles. The hope of a bag of chips or a gallon of ice cream to drown out our sorrows is stripped away, and we find ourselves raw before God’s throne.
Week 4 – Challenge
Seek out a place of solitude to pray. Get alone with God outside or in your home. Be still with God and fervently pray. If you are not able to fast from food because you are pregnant or have a medical condition, fast from something else like social media, music, your computer, or television. Use the extra quietness to pray.
Keep your candle burning, the music playing and remember that God is always listening and He loves you.“
Here is this week’s Bible Reading Plan
From Sarah :
For some reason I found this post easily on my SMARTPHONE but couldn’t find it when I tried on my computer. It was weird. It also HAD NOT UPLOADED to my email Accounts either.
It went beyond BLONDE MOMENTS, SENIOR MOMENTS, BRAIN FOG ???????????
When I sent the post to my email account by phone, I was able to get the link but still not open it.
I also discovered that I still have a BLOG (Same Name) under SarahKasch@wordpress.com
I was able to share it there before I could here.
It’s been a very strange hour.
Hopefully, I will discover what happened and not feel like a total “CRAZY PERSON”
ANYWAY:
Have a great week. Don’t worry about getting much done here THIS WEEK……With THANKSGIVING WEEKEND AND ALL.
Not sure why Courtney waited so long to start the challenge. It usually starts in OCTOBER.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Love And Hugs, Sarah
