We are excited for our 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting, and would love for you to join us as we seek God together! We believe that God will do extraordinary things as we set this time aside to fast, pray and seek Him in His Word.
Jesus said Fasting is
"an appetite-denying discipline to better focus on God"
Matthew 6:14 Message
Whatever fast you choose, we pray that it will be a spiritually renewing and empowering time for you personally and for us as a church corporately.
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ โ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐โ
The way we look at our world is like the frame around a window. It shapes what we see.
Thatโs why two people can look at exactly the same situation and see two completely different things.
We see the glass half full or half empty. We focus on what we do have or we focus on what we donโt have. We see problems everywhere or we see solutions everywhere.
Itโs all in the way we frame what we see.
God created and framed the universe by the Word of His mouth.
๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐, ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐.
๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐:๐
As we start a new year and begin our 21-day Reset letโs make a decision that weโre going to look at everything through the lens of Godโs word, and that is going to open a window to a dimension where the impossible becomes possible and where the invisible becomes visible and where God breathes His Spirit of life into relationship, circumstance and situation this year.
Welcome to day 2 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โRESETโ.
When God created the Heavens and the earth, He set things in order in such a way that every 365 days a new year would begin.
The new year gives every one of us an opportunity to reflect on the powerful truth that God is a God of new beginnings.
Everyday is a new day. God is continually working newness into our lives!
Heโs a God of :
- Renewal
- Newness
-His mercies are new every morning
- New hope
- New vision
-New strength
We can RESET because God makes all things NEW.
Welcome to day 3 of our 21 day Reset
Our word for today is the word โREFLECTโ.
โAnd on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.โ Genesis 2:2
God didnโt rest because He was tired, He ceased from His work to appreciate the completion of that particular phase of His creation, before He moved forward with His eternal plan.
Reflection enables us to pause and evaluate how we can take the next steps to evaluate our God given purpose.
Letโs take time each day to pause and REFLECT on all that is GOOD!
Welcome to day 4 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โRESOLVEโ.
Many people start their New Year by making resolutions however making a resolution or having a RESOLVE to CHANGE requires more than just a decision, it requires both Reflection and Evaluation.
REFLECTION on what has been and EVALUATION of what needs to change.
As we REFLECT and EVALUATE we can then RESOLVE to make the necessary changes to fulfill the vision we have for our future!
Welcome to day 5 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โSURRENDERโ
On the night before His crucifixion while Jesus was praying โFather if itโs possible let this cup pass from Me, however not My will but yours be done,โ all of the disciples had fallen asleep.
3 times Jesus had to wake them because their will power was not enough to keep them awake and Jesus said to them, โthe spirit is willing but the flesh is weakโ
Jesusโ RESOLVE to do His Fathers will was being tested in the Garden and He passed that test because He was SURRENDERED to the will of His Father and was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Our RESOLVE will always be tested and the Key to passing that TEST is found in our willingness to SURRENDER to God and being filled with the Holy Spirit.
The more we SURRENDER to God the more we will be filled with His Spirit and the more we are filled with His Spirt the greater will be our RESOLVE.
Welcome to day 6 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โBELIEVEโ.
When we read the Word of God, our FAITH RISES because FAITH comes by the Word of God.
When we FEED our spirit, our faith RISES and we BELIEVE what Godโs Word says.
Whether itโs for healing, salvation, financial provision, a relationship to be restored, new job opportunities or whatever it may be, when we are filling our lives with GODโS WORD, faith rises in our HEARTS & we BELIEVE.
May BELIEF motivate us in ever greater ways this year.
Welcome to day 7 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โNEVERTHELESSโ
When Jesus had finished speaking from Peterโs boat on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, He told him to launch out into the deep for a catch.
Peter replied โMaster, we have fished all night and caught nothing; NEVERTHELESS at Your word I will.โ And when he did they caught so many fish that their nets were breaking
That word โneverthelessโ changed the course of Peterโs life and destiny
His rational mind was telling him not to do it.
In that location Fish were caught in the warm shallows not the deep, at night not in the day
Jesus was a Carpenter, Peter was a skilled fisherman
But when Peter said โNEVERTHELESSโ allowing JESUSโ to WORD override his natural reasoning and logic a miracle happened.
This year may we like Peter, let our โNEVERTHELESSโ of faith override our natural reasoning and like Peter may we see supernatural results.
Welcome to day 8 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โASKโ
Jesus said: โAsk, and it will be given to youโฆ For everyone who asks receives
He also said that our Heavenly Father knows what we need even before we ask Him
But even though God knows all that we need He wants us to Ask
James Jesusโs brother, who had knees like Camel because he prayed so much, said โyou have not because you ask not..โ
And he went on to say โThe prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned withโ
King David said in Psalm 116 โBecause He bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!โ
Godโs ear is inclined to our prayer waiting for us to ask so letโs ask God every day because We will walk tomorrow in the answers to the prayers we pray today.
Welcome to day 9 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โFAITHโ
Jesus said that faith is the key to unlocking the miraculous power of God.
โI tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, โMove from here to there,โ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.โ Matthew 17:20
How much faith do we need?
Even faith as small as a mustard seed is enough for God to move supernaturally in our circumstances!
Every one of us is given a measure of faith, so when we engage our faith however much or little that may be, BELIEVING what God says, aligning our words with Gods WORD, just as Jesus said we can speak words of faith and into every situation.
Whatever is lifeless can come to life , whatever is empty can be filled, whatever is irreparable can be repaired, whatever is incurable can be cured and whatever is out of alignment with Godโs will for our lives body, soul and spirit can be realigned through our faith in Godโs infinite power!
Welcome to day 10 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โPURPOSEโ
Having a God given sense of purpose in the midst of our Activity is essential if we are going to live lives with meaning.
Activity without Purpose will always lead to Frustration and Purpose without Activity will be Fruitless.
We must live with both Purpose and Activity if weโre to be Fruitful.
In the midst of all of our Activity itโs very easy forthe level of our purpose to decrease.
Thatโs why we must keep the โwhy,โ which is the purpose of our activity, high because it gives meaning to all that we do.
When the why is high, the cost is low, When the why is low, the cost is high.
With a high level of purpose in our activity, the cost seems low, however whenever our sense of purpose decreases the cost will always seem high.
Thatโs why we should, at all times, in every way possible keep our sense of PURPOSE high in all of our activity.
Welcome to day 11 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โGATHERโ
While God gathers the enemy scatters.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd who came to gather us to Him, whereas the enemy is the one who came to kill, steal, destroy, divide and scatter.
Godโs nature is to GATHER and he has forever sought to GATHER us to Him and to GATHER us together as a people of God
Jesus said, โwhoever does not gather with me scattersโ.
We are called to gather with Jesus and gather together as His Church.
Jesus emphasized this saying that where two or more are gathered together in His name there He would be in the midst of them.
The writer of Hebrews highlighted the power of gathering:
โDonโt neglect gathering together but do so all the more as we approach the day of the Lordโs coming.โ
As we RESET letโs do what Jesus has called us to do and make Gathering with Jesus, and Gathering together a priority in 2023.
Welcome to day 12 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โCAUSEโ
When Pontius Pilate asked Jesus โWhat is Truth?โ Jesus answered โFor this cause I was born, that I should bear witness to the truth.โ
Just like Jesus Every one of us was born to live with a Cause beyond ourselves.
True meaning and happiness are only found when we are dedicated to a cause greater than ourselves
Victor Frankl who survived a Nazi Death Camp said, โHe, who has a why to live for, can bear almost any how.โ
The Cause of Christ is the greatest Cause of all, so letโs do all we can this year to engage in His Cause by sharing the truth that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Knowing that for this cause we were born, to bear witness to the truth!
Welcome to day 13 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โATTITUDEโ
Winston Churchill said, โAttitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.โ
Prov 14:6 The scoffer seeks Wisdom in vain [for his very attitude blinds and deafens him to it],
Our attitude changes the way we see and hear everything!
The pitch of an aircraftโs nose as itโs flying is called, itโs attitude.
With a nose up attitude the aircraft will maintain altitude or climb, but with a nose down attitude the aircraft will descend.
In the same way our attitude determines our altitude, whether we are climbing out of the storms of life or being descending and being dragged down by them.
Victor Frankl who lived through a Nazi death camp said, โEverything can be taken from a man but the last of the human freedoms is to choose ones attitude in any given set of circumstances.โ
Letโs never forget our Attitude changes everything!
Welcome to day 14 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โMEDITATEโ
Psalm 1 says: Blessed is the person who delights in Godโs word, meditating on it day and nightโฆ.whatever they do will prosper.
To mediate means to ponder, to pause, to think deeply, to reflect
When we take time to meditate on His word God speaks to us giving us fresh insight on how to navigate our lives
Our human tendency however is to ruminate.
The word Ruminate comes from the Latin word for the first stomach compartment of ruminant animals like cows that chew their cud and regurgitate it again and again.
Thatโs what happens in our minds when we ruminate. We chew over and regurgitate old thoughts again and again.
Neuroscientists tell us that up to 90% of our thoughts are the same as yesterdays!
Which is why the more we MEDITATE on Godโs Word the less we will RUMINATE!
Letโs make a decision that we are going to MEDITATE more and RUMINATE less.
Welcome to day 15 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โFORGIVEโ
At the heart of the Lordโs Prayer Jesus teaches us to pray, โFather forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against usโ.
Jesus is saying that just as we are forgiven by God, so we must forgive others.
CS Lewis said โEveryone says forgiveness is a lovely idea until they have something to forgive!โ
Forgiving others who have hurt or wounded us isnโt easy, but the truth is, not forgiving others hurts us more than it hurts them.
Forgiveness is an act of our will not a feeling, so letโs make sure we are consciously forgiving others with consistency and intentionality!
As we release others from their offenses we are released from ours and from the destructive entanglement and snare of unforgiveness.
Welcome to day 16 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โLISTENโ
Jesusโ brother James wrote, โBe quick to listen and slow to speak!โ
Listening is one of the most important skills in the art of communication.
True communication involves both talking and listening!
So as the Message translation says, we should โlead with our ears and follow up with our tongue.โ
When we listen we learn more than when weโre doing all the talking.
When we listen we connect on a deeper level and when we listen we show that weโre interested in hearing the thoughts, perspective and feelings of the other person
Jesus said of His generation โThey have ears but do not hear,โ because they werenโt listening to what He said.
If we develop our ability to listen to God and the people we interact with every day, our communication skills and the quality of our relationships will go to a whole new level.
So, letโs be quick to listen and slow to speak!
Welcome to day 17 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โYESโ
2 Corinthians 1:20 says, โAll the promises of God in Jesus are YES and Amen!โ
Jesus said โYesโ to the will of His Father, and when He did everything changed
Now all of the promises of God are accessible to us through Jesus!
When we say โYesโ to what God has said โYesโ to, extraordinary things happen.
God makes a way where there is no way, opens doors that are closed, reverses the irreversible, and turns impossible situations around
What we say โYesโ to will determine the shape of our world.
The Day we say โYesโ to Jesus changes our eternal destiny, and every day we say โYesโ to Him and His promises, extraordinary things will happen.
So every time we read the promises of God, letโs respond with a resounding โYES and Amen!โ
Welcome to day 18 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โNOโ
Jesus said, โWhoever follows Me must deny themselvesโ
If weโre going to follow Jesus then what we say โNoโ to is every bit as important as what we say โYesโ to
Speaking about freedom from religious rules and regulations the Apostle Paul said, โAll things are permissible but not all things are profitable.โ
Paul knew that there were things that he needed to say โNoโ to,
Peter said, โGod gives His Spirit to those who obey Him.โ Obedience requires us saying โNoโ to what God says โNoโ to.
The purpose of our 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting is to say โNoโ to some things to which we would normally say โYesโ!
We deny ourselves so that we can weaken our flesh and awaken and strengthen our spirit.
As we say โNoโ may we find that life and strength that Jesus promised we would find when we deny ourself.
Welcome to day 19 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โGIVEโ
In the book of Proverbs Solomon, the wisest and wealthiest man in the world writes about two kinds of people, the one who gives and increases and one who withholds and decreases.
Godโs Kingdom is counterintuitive, itโs an upside down, inside out, back to front kingdom, so when our natural inclination is to hold on to what we have to make sure that we have enough, God says the more you give the more I will increase what you have.
As Jesus said, โGive and it WILL be given to youโฆโ
The natural law of sowing and reaping is a powerful example of this spiritual principle. The farmer who sows a crop reaps a harvest, but the farmer who fails to sow will never reap a harvest.
Letโs take King Solomons words to heart as he encourages us to be givers, because the world of those who give gets larger and larger, and the world of those who withhold gets smaller and smaller!
Welcome to day 20 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โWAITโ
In a world with technology that gives us so much instant access to what we want, we donโt like having to wait!
Waiting isnโt easy because it requires patience
David didnโt rush in and out of Godโs presence but said, โI waited patiently for the Lord, He turned to me, and heard my cry.โ Psalm 40:1
Itโs been said, โAll good things come to those who waitโ
Here are a just few of those things, when we wait on the Lord
The Lord is good to those who wait for him Lamentations 3:25
When we wait on the Lord He will strengthen our heart Psalm 27:14
Those who wait on the Lord, shall inherit the earth. Psalm 37:9
Those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
So letโs take time each day this year to be โStill before the Lord and wait patiently for himโ Psalm 37:7
Welcome to day 21 of our 21 day Reset!
Our word for today is the word โGOโ
When Jesus stood with His disciples on the Mount of Olives after His resurrection, He gave them His last command, and first priority, โGo into all the world and make disciples.โ
After He had spoken these things He ascended into Heaven.
As the disciples stared into the sky two angels appeared to them and said, โwhy do you stand gazing into heaven?โ
What they were saying was, โdonโt just stand there gazing into heaven, go and do what Jesus sent you to do!โ
Too often we can find ourselves gazing into heaven waiting for God to do something, when God is saying, โGo, and when you go, I will be with you!โ
Letโs make a decision that we are going to be proactive in doing all God has called us to do this year, knowing that when we do He will go with us, and be with us every step of the way!