“ This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” Matthew 17:21
Sometimes we need to “double circle” something with prayer and fasting.
Combining these spiritual disciplines multiplies the effectiveness.
Before we fast, we should establish a time frame, an objective, and
know why we are fasting. We may need to fast for deliverance from bondage, or
for strength to dedicate something to the Lord. We can fast for a financial
blessing, an emotional breakthrough – or to simply seek to know the heart of
God.
While the most common form of fasting involves food, a fast from all
media noise is just as powerful. We’re surrounded by distractions that keep us
from hearing the voice of the Lord clearly. To be filled with the Holy Spirit
is every believer’s goal – therefore we must empty ourselves of …ourselves.
Fasting purges our minds and spirits, as
it purges our bodies. Batterson writes, “It [fasting] doesn’t just break down
the challenges I’m facing; it also breaks down the calluses in my heart.”
If we want to break a sin habit, we must step up our prayer habit. And
when we find ourselves pressing up against a stronghold or asking, seeking, knocking
for God’s will to be made clear – more than likely it’s time to double circle
that concern with a fast. Then sit back and watch the miracles unfold!
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