Fresh Inspiration: Fasting Week Two From the Archives
Fresh inspiration and encouragement are waiting for you in the archives. Week two of the fasting archives contains over fifty articles. I’ve listed them below and grouped them by day for your convenience, but they apply to any day of your fast. They are not intended to be used only on the corresponding day they were posted.
I have also included over fifty articles and devotions on prayer!
The content in these posts will guide and motivate you as you pray—and give you tips and direction that will help you keep your fast and get the most from it.
This webpage will be an excellent resource for you during week two of the fast. So bookmark it and refer back to it for each day’s corresponding content.
May the Holy Spirit lead you to the articles He wants you to read. May He speak to you and give you a fresh, timely word. May He encourage you, motivate you, and excite you as you fast and pray. May He reward you as you draw near to Him, believing that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him! (Heb. 11:6)
Day Eight
- Praying for Government Leaders (3): A Guide to Praying for Your Country
- Fasting Day 8: Grace for the Race
- Fasting Day 8: Gaining Thirst
- Fasting Day 8: Brokenness, Part 1
- Fasting Day 8: Feeding Faith, Part 2
- Fasting Day 8: God Fills the Hungry
Day Nine
- In Good Company (Part Three): The Examples of Historical Church Leaders
- Praying with Heaven and Earth at Your Disposal
- Fasting Day 9: A Promise to Plead
- Fasting Day 9: God Answers Prayer
- Fasting Day 9: Brokenness, Part Two
- Fasting Day 9: Feeding Faith, Part Three
- Fasting Day 9: More Than Food
- First Fruits of the New Year by Jentezen Franklin
Day Ten
- Get Alone with God: The Religion of the Closet
- Fasting Day 10: The Power of Prayer
- Fasting Day 10: Answering a Fasting FAQ
- Fasting Day 10: Search My Heart
- Knowing God’s Will for Your Life: A Simple Equation
Day Eleven
- I Will Run to You: A Prayer of Pursuit
- Prayer is a Two-Way Conversation
- Drawing Near: Treasuring Communion (Part One)
- Fasting Day 11: Persisting in Secret Prayer
- Fasting Day 11: The Reward Giver
- Can Fasting Remove Sin?
- Fasting Day 11: Preparing For the Great
- Fasting Day 11: The Missing Link
- Matt Chandler: The Sanctity of Human Life
Day Twelve
- Don’t Get in a Hurry in the Prayer Closet
- Drawing Near: Treasuring Communion (Part Two)
- Don’t Judge the Results of Your Fast Based on What You Feel (Part 1)
- The Origin of Fasting: Reversing Cause and Effect
- Fasting With an Illness: Safe Ways to Fast
- Fasting Day 12: Is Fasting a Requirement?
- Fasting Day 12: Entering God’s Rest
- Fasting Day 12: The Reward of Waiting
- Fasting Day 12: If I Fast Without My Husband, Will It Still Help?
- Why Is It So Hard for Christians to Pray? (David Wilkerson Sermon)
Day Thirteen
- Prioritizing God’s Word: No More Dust on the Bible
- Fasting Day 13: Don’t Judge the Results Based on What You Feel (Part 2)
- Fasting Day 13: The Ezra Fast
- Fasting Day 13: Fasting, Justification and Sanctification
- Fasting Day 13: On Target
- Fasting Day 13: Fasting and Weight Loss
- When God’s People Pray (Video by Jim Cymbala)
- This Kind Does Not Go Out by the Courts or Political System
- With Love for Our Little Ones: Praying for the End of Abortion
- Fasting Day 13: A Prayer for the End of Abortion
Day Fourteen
- God IS Working: Don’t Judge the Results Prematurely (Don’t Judge, Part 3)
- Fasting Day 14: Fasting Is Saying, “Give Me Jesus” (Fasting Is, Part 1)
- Fasting Day 14: For the Little Ones
- Fasting Day 14: Fasting Affects a Nation
- Fasting Day 14: Praying for Our Government
Articles and Devotions on Prayer
To motivate and encourage you in prayer…
- Get Alone With God: The Religion of the Closet
- Prayer Is a Two-Way Conversation
- Don’t Get in a Hurry in the Prayer Closet
- Praying With Heaven and Earth at Your Disposal
- Prayer Is an Invitation to Experience God’s Boundlessness
- Satan Trembles When He Sees the Weakest Saint Praying
- Drawing Near: Treasuring Communion (Part One)
- Drawing Near: Treasuring Communion (Part Two)
- Reigning Through Prayer, Part One: Jesus, the Interceding Ruler
- Reigning Through Prayer, Part Two: Joining Jesus at the Throne of Intercession
- Kings and Priests—Praying with Authority
- I Will Run to You: A Prayer of Pursuit
- Holy Abandon
- Persisting in Secret Prayer
- Why Is It So Hard for Christians to Pray? (David Wilkerson Sermon)
- The Touch of God – Moses: Sermon by David Wilkerson
- “A Call to Anguish” by David Wilkerson
- Training to Pray With Great Power
- Bite-Size Encouragements to Being a Person of Prayer
- Perfect Solitude: Following Our Master’s Steps
- Andrew Murray on Prayerlessness and God’s Holiness
- Prayer for Revival Cannot Be Answered Until…
- Come Up and Wait
- The Gospel of Prayer (by Leonard Ravenhill)
- Desperate Prayer by Leonard Ravenhill
- God Answers Prayer
- The Power of Prayer
- Your Father Gives Good Gifts
- God Answers Desperate, Persistent Prayer
- Waiting Expectantly: Praying in Hope When Times Seem Hopeless
- Waging War With Your Promise
- God Promised: Do I Still Pray About It?
- How Do I Pray for Lost Loved Ones?
- Renew Your Passion to Pray for the Lost: 5 Thoughts from George Mueller
- Finding a Quiet Hour to Connect With Heaven
- Begin Your Prayers With Praise
- What Will You Do With Your Arrows
- A Promise to Plead
- The Mind-Blowing Mystery and Privilege of Prayer: Francis Chan Sermon
- Resources to Encourage You in Prayer: Sermons, Webcast, and Prayer Journal Apps
Articles on Praying for the Nation
- Praying for Government Leaders (Part 1): A Prayer for the President
- Praying for Government Leaders (Part 2): A Prayer Guide
- Praying for Government Leaders (3): A Guide to Praying for Your Country
- For The Nation
- For The Little Ones
- Praying for our Government
- President Lincoln’s Proclamations for Fasting and Prayer
- America’s Founders and Presidents: Proclamations for Public Fasting and Prayer
- Fasts Proclaimed by American Government Leaders
- Fasting Day 14: Fasting Affects a Nation
- Fasting Day 7: Where is the Glory?
- National Revival in America: It Comes Down to You and Me
- America’s Only Hope: Why Aren’t We Utilizing It
- Interceding for America: Two Points in Prayer
- National Day of Prayer: Why Pray?
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