Posts with the category “21-days-of-prayer-and-fasting”

Day 21Your relationship with Jesus is far more than fire insurance or a get out of jail free card. It is not a trump card that you pull out whenever you realize that you are wrong. Instead, a vibrant ...  Read More

Day 20When we invited Jesus into our hearts, we experienced a divine encounter. We knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that God was real and sent His Son Jesus to die for us so we could come into a relati...  Read More

Day 19:Individualism is not freedom; it is bondage to self. Individualism is a self-imposed prison. If my capacity to experience anything like peace was limited to my own expression, my own understand...  Read More

Day 18:It is a profound, life-altering truth that freedom is gained only by accepting limitations. A river with no banks is a swamp. A highway without traffic rules is a demolition derby. A country wi...  Read More

Day 17:God doesn't want us to simply survive, He wants us to thrive. We are to be leaders and be examples in this life by living life without restraints. Let’s stop focusing on what we don’t have. Let...  Read More

Day 16:A few years ago, I experienced a few unexpected health complications. An unknown ovarian cyst ruptured and following emergency surgery pneumonia developed. Within a few days I had a pleural eff...  Read More

Day 15:“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7During my growing up years, we had many different dogs. One dog in particular was...  Read More

Day 14:Do you remember when you first believed in Jesus? That moment where you realized that you were a sinner in need of a Savior; when you gave him access into your life? It was at that moment where...  Read More

Day 13:If you were ever accused of a crime, chances are high that you would want nothing less than the best defense attorney. It is likely that you would pay a large sum of money for a lawyer who woul...  Read More

Day 12:There is power in a declaration. The words that come out of our mouths (all of them) carry weight. Words are an asset to be leveraged, not wasted. Words reflect the status of our hearts, which ...  Read More

Day 11:The Lord God is the source of every perfect and good gift that man can receive in this life. God never promises us that we will avoid the hard season in this life, but what He does promise is t...  Read More

Day 10:The Old Testament Hebrew word use for 'favor' defines it as pleasure, delight, goodwill, and acceptance. Isn't that an encouraging thought; to picture yourself being surrounded with a shield of...  Read More

Day 9:I am the mom of 5 kids, and I love it. When our babies were little, I knew I had to get good and Godly wisdom and advice on how to raise them. While I’m not a perfect mom, I can say that taking ...  Read More

Day 8:“For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5What is favor? Simply put, favor is supernatural provision and...  Read More

Day 7:“I have come to share the message of Jubilee, for the time of God’s great acceptance has begun.”Jesus' death on the cross bought a divine exchange for you and me. Because of Jesus' death, we can...  Read More

Day 6:“... and to preach to prisoners, ‘You are set free!’...”Freeze Tag is one of my favorite schoolyard games. Maybe you've played it too, and you can recall that one person is designated as "it," a...  Read More

Day 5:“... and new eyes for the blind ...”Close your eyes for a moment. Go ahead. Close them.Now keep reading this. You can't, can you? If you are reading this, currently, it is because your eyes are ...  Read More

Day 4“... freedom for the brokenhearted ...”The ultimate concept associated with Jubilee was that of forgiveness and restoration. The Jewish people had their debts forgiven and lands restored to the c...  Read More

Day 3:“... and he has anointed me to be hope for the poor...”Hope is firm assurance, even when everything around us seems to be hopeless. As we build our lives on the first foundation of Jesus, we set...  Read More

Day 2:“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me...”I love going on dates with my husband. One of the things we love to do is go to dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant and order the same meal. Every. Si...  Read More

Day 1 As we start this 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, I want to encourage you to join me in thinking about the next 21 days as more than just going without food (or something else, if you are doing a ...  Read More