Spirit of the Living God, Fall Afresh on Me!

I have chosen to join with the multitude that is praying together for these 21 days, and participate in The Daniel Fast.

Churches are having prayer meetings.
People are giving up things.

You Version OnLine Bible has a 21 day fast Bible Study plan.

And I don’t normally join in with the multitude.
Even in joining in, my focus is personal.

On the Daniel Fast web page, Susan Gregory says this:

“The Daniel Fast teaches us to deny our “selves” and instead put our spirit in control over our flesh. As you plan your meals and eat your food, keep in mind that the definition of a fast is to deny food for a spiritual purpose.”

In my 100 Spiritual Steps blog, I wrote about change.

I want to change…I want this time to change me – rearrange me – I want the potter to mold this clay into the vessel of HIS choice.

I have prayers that I have prayed before for which I would like to see the answers manifested here on earth. But that is NOT my purpose.

I am not fasting to MOVE GOD.
I don’t believe that we CAN MOVE GOD – it just may seem so, because WE HAVE MOVED CLOSER to God, and can understand His point of view better!
I WANT TO MOVE CLOSER TO GOD!!!

So, in my journal, I’m not going to be talking about food, about menus, or about recipes.
It’s all on the website for The Daniel Fast.
I’m not going to be talking about a diet.

In my journal, I’m going to be talking about my change – and it may run parallel with my 100 Spiritual Walking Steps blog.

Heavenly Father,

I come before you on this day, January 8, 2012, and give you my food for my body to be fed in my spirit and soul.
I give you the comfort of contentment in my stomach in order to hunger and thirst for righteousness in my heart and spirit.
I give you my mind, that it would not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by renewing, through the washing of the water of the Word.

Lord, take me in your hands, as the potter, and break me, and mold me into that vessel for YOUR glory, not mine.
Lord, I give you the talents that YOU have given me, and I confess my sin in keeping them hidden, ans I pray that my light would be set on the top of the hill – and that YOU would be able to use the gifts you placed in me, in order that I would be able to walk in the good works that YOU ordained for me from before I was born.

I am YOUR workmanship, created in Christ for good works.
I am YOUR vessel, YOUR handmaiden, and as Mary said –

“Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.”

Today, the first day of this fast, I lift up me – to be changed.
In the name of Jesus Christ, in Whom all things are possible,
Amen

Spirit of the Living God, Fall Afresh on Me!
Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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