There are times to act and there are times to pray and there are times to fast. These are the rare times where it is incumbent upon us to do all three. 2010 presents many challenges for our Church, Community and our Country. This is not a year that we can simply sit back and coast as a body of believers. We need to act but like so many times before the church has acted based upon emotion rather than the move of God so we must also pray. However, scripture shows that there are times too important for prayer alone and for that you must fast and pray. I began to feel this urging in my spirit several weeks ago and then last week I came across this campaign (more of a collection of like-minded churches) to call us to 21 days of fasting called “The Awakening”. I will be going on a Juice Fast from January 10 – 30. I am not asking all of you to equal that sacrifice. Maybe for you it is a Daniel Fast, maybe a media fast or a coffee fast…whatever it is raise your level of sacrifice as we enter into this new season of ministry and impact. I love you and want to see Jesus name Glorified.
I will be posting on this site urgings in my spirit that will assist you in what to pray for. For more info on The Awakening and resources about the details of fasting go to www.awake21.org.
Also Tuesday night of Prayer returns this Tuesday and this is a great opportunity to take your prayer life to the next level. This Monday night I will relaunch my small group and we will concentrate on Prayer and going through some of the new book Primal, by Mark Batterson.
Sean Rheaume 