A few months ago Pastor Joel Johnson of Westwood Community Church, Chanhassen, MN did a series of messages on the book of Daniel. I am listening to one of those messages focused on the subject of prayer and fasting. Since I am blogging about the subject, I thought I would share the link here.
Joel makes a number of observations based on Daniel's season of prayer and fasting recorded in Chapter 9. The first is that breakthrough happens through intense prayer and fasting.
When we come to God on bended knees, there is communication that happens. Fasting communicates a longing, sincerity, and intensity toward God. It brings a different kind of urgency to our prayer that we do not always experience in times of prayer unaccompanied by fasting.
Fasting also helps us listen to God so we can hear the direction that He has for us. In our cluttered and food-sourced culture, there are so many distractions that take away our capacity to hear God's voice.
Getting away from those distractions, declaring our independence from the pervasive consumerism, and listening quietly through a season of fasting and prayer enables us to hear God and gain clarity. Click on this link to listen to Joel: http://www.westwoodcc.org/Pages/Resources/Message.aspx?ID=196
Joel makes a number of observations based on Daniel's season of prayer and fasting recorded in Chapter 9. The first is that breakthrough happens through intense prayer and fasting.
When we come to God on bended knees, there is communication that happens. Fasting communicates a longing, sincerity, and intensity toward God. It brings a different kind of urgency to our prayer that we do not always experience in times of prayer unaccompanied by fasting.
Fasting also helps us listen to God so we can hear the direction that He has for us. In our cluttered and food-sourced culture, there are so many distractions that take away our capacity to hear God's voice.
Getting away from those distractions, declaring our independence from the pervasive consumerism, and listening quietly through a season of fasting and prayer enables us to hear God and gain clarity. Click on this link to listen to Joel: http://www.westwoodcc.org/Pages/Resources/Message.aspx?ID=196
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