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Fasting Day 9: Brokenness, Part 2

In yesterday’s post, I said that fasting leads to brokenness. When we fast, our appetites aren’t satisfied. Our desires are left unfulfilled – broken. In other words, there is a natural...
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Fasting Day 8: Brokenness, Part 1

In yesterday’s post, missionary and guest author Hannah Dillon described the containers Ghanians use to store their treasures. Since the clay jars they use are too narrow at the top for a hand to...
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Treasure in a Clay Jar

verticle space From Natalie: This is a guest post by Hannah Dillon. Hannah wrote this article when she was a missionary in Ghana with Every Child Ministries. You can follow her on Facebook. verticle...
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Fasting Day 6: Following in the Footsteps of our Heroes

As you fast and pray, you are walking in the footsteps of our Biblical heroes of the faith. All of the greats of the Bible fasted! They committed themselves to a higher standard of discipline in order to...
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Fasting Day 5: Renewal in the Desert

Sometimes our relationship with God seems distant. We feel empty, like we’re in a spiritual desert. Have you been dry spiritually? Do you feel like you’re in a desert season – with no...
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Called to Be Holy: Loving God More Than Anything In the World

This is a guest post by Angela Morgan. Please see below for more about Angela. Have we become so desensitized by this world that the Word of God has of no effect on us anymore? How can it? We have no...
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Fasting Day 3: The Purpose of Fasting

According to Isaiah 58:4, the purpose of fasting is “to make your voice heard on high.” When we fast with the right motives, our voice is heard in heaven. In other words, we come into God’s...
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Fasting Day 2: The Principle of Fasting

What is fasting? Is it really worth the sacrifice? Let’s break it down and see why the reward outweighs the investment. Fasting Defined: Fasting is setting aside some form of physical gratification,...
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Fasting Day 1: A Moment of Worship

Friday afternoon, I went for a walk to pray for Pursuit 21 and everyone participating. As one particular song began playing on my iPod, God gave me perspective: HIMSELF! Heaven and earth seemed to become...
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Fasting Day 21: How To Successfully End Your Fast

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Fasting Day 18: Fasting for Healing

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