My 21-day Journey
FASTING AND PRAYER
Devotional
By Jentezen Franklin
... Day 3: Getting Past Your Quitting Point:
Fasting stirs a hunger in your spirit that goes deeper than any temporary hunger you experience in your flesh. When you hunger for God, He will fill you! Jesus went through cities where He could do no miracle – because there was no hunger. In this day, God is saying, “I’m looking for somebody who wants something, I’m looking for somebody who will do more than show up for another church service, but they will hunger for that which I want to place into them!”
On this the third day, you are passing a crucial hurdle on your way to your 21-day goal. So don’t give up – stay hungry!
On your third day of fasting, remember
Drink lots of water
Fill up on the Word
Pray for encouragement
This is usually the toughest day of the fast
Physical and Spiritual Effects:
Tongue is fully coated
Hunger pangs increase
Cravings are intense at times
Ketosis is in full process
Noticeable weight loss begins
Thoughts for your Journal:
What is the Holy Spirit showing you about endurance?
What dreams are in your heart that only God can make possible?
Prayer Focus Day 3: Direction, Guidance, Dreams and Visions
During this fast, seek God for direction and guidance in your life. Paul said, “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” (Acts 26:19). Vision comes from God to help you and other people, and to establish His Kingdom in the earth. (Not to be confused with ambition, which comes from the flesh, is self-seeking.) Remember the six stages of a vision:
I thought it – God gives you the vision
I caught it – you start to get excited about the vision
I bought it – consider the cost of the vision…pay the price
I sought it – nobody can talk you out of it
I got it – you actually possess the dream and are glad you paid the price to get it
I taught it – pass it on to the next generation
Never settle for less than God’s best for your life! As God instructed Habakkuk: “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets…though it tarries, wait for it” (Habakkuk 2:2-3 NKJV). What vision has God given you? Write it down and focus on it during the fast.
FASTING AND PRAYER
Devotional
By Jentezen Franklin
... Day 3: Getting Past Your Quitting Point:
Fasting stirs a hunger in your spirit that goes deeper than any temporary hunger you experience in your flesh. When you hunger for God, He will fill you! Jesus went through cities where He could do no miracle – because there was no hunger. In this day, God is saying, “I’m looking for somebody who wants something, I’m looking for somebody who will do more than show up for another church service, but they will hunger for that which I want to place into them!”
On this the third day, you are passing a crucial hurdle on your way to your 21-day goal. So don’t give up – stay hungry!
On your third day of fasting, remember
Drink lots of water
Fill up on the Word
Pray for encouragement
This is usually the toughest day of the fast
Physical and Spiritual Effects:
Tongue is fully coated
Hunger pangs increase
Cravings are intense at times
Ketosis is in full process
Noticeable weight loss begins
Thoughts for your Journal:
What is the Holy Spirit showing you about endurance?
What dreams are in your heart that only God can make possible?
Prayer Focus Day 3: Direction, Guidance, Dreams and Visions
During this fast, seek God for direction and guidance in your life. Paul said, “I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” (Acts 26:19). Vision comes from God to help you and other people, and to establish His Kingdom in the earth. (Not to be confused with ambition, which comes from the flesh, is self-seeking.) Remember the six stages of a vision:
I thought it – God gives you the vision
I caught it – you start to get excited about the vision
I bought it – consider the cost of the vision…pay the price
I sought it – nobody can talk you out of it
I got it – you actually possess the dream and are glad you paid the price to get it
I taught it – pass it on to the next generation
Never settle for less than God’s best for your life! As God instructed Habakkuk: “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets…though it tarries, wait for it” (Habakkuk 2:2-3 NKJV). What vision has God given you? Write it down and focus on it during the fast.
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