Call For Fasting 3

Hello every one as we start this fast I felt lead to share some verses on fasting.

Matthew 6: 16-18 And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Isiah 58:6 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?

Be strong during this fast, the enemy knows how powerful fasting is and will try to stop you by putting thoughts in your head of reasons to stop. Surround yourself in Gods presents with music and reading His word. Speak to God continuously He will answer. There is so much power in fasting it will change you God will give you an encounter with Him. Seek His answers and be sure you pray for others not just your self.

Job 42:10 - And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Marriages to pray for

Aju & Karen Ruth
Dan & Susan
Jacob and Lisa
Ray & Heather
Scott & Angie
BJ & Theresa
Dearlise & John
Allison & Shimon
Greg & Brandy
John & Marie
Scott & Crystal
Gary & Casandra Roberts
Tab & Span
Tamra & Teron Roberts

My excitement of what God is going to do is so high right now. I can't wait to see the testimonies. Be strong and remember we have all authority over the enemy make sure you let the enemy know that you know that.

God bless

 

[scott123]

I agree Alli, we have to declare break threw if we don't it won't come. The Isrealittes that complained during the forty years of wondering threw the desert complained many times about how they where never going to see the promise land, and those that said that never saw it. It wasn't tell the next generation when they learned to completely trust and rest in God did they finally cross the Jordan into the land they where promised. So speak it into exsitance with faith saying Godni may not see it but you said it and that is good enough for me to believe. Also when we speak bad things into our life the enemy makes them happen, it is basically giving the enemy permission to steal your God given blessings.

 

[allibear86]

Amen Scott! I woke up this morning feeling pretty weary and tired. My dogs, my moms new dog that i got her, and even my mom were getting on my nerves. I knew it was the devil messing with my emotions. I got in my car to go to work, i didnt even feel like talking to God, which is very unusual. Thats how i knew the devil was messing with me hard. I spoke to God a little bit. I just mostly stayed quiet and thought about things. As i was eating and waiting in my car for my manager to open the building, I slowly started to feel God's strength and faith again. Then about 45 mins later, i was completely filled with His faith! I was doing my job and just praising Him whenever i was alone. I thanked Him for bringing me through this trial and doing such a great work in me. I was so filled with joy that i actually started bouncing up and down like a little kid that just got their favorite toy LOL. I just felt so delighted in Him! I thanked Him for surprising me by having me go see my husband yesterday evening...even though it was only for about 15 mins...i still praised Him. I love my God and He loves me. My Savior is always with me as well. I love Them both dearly and cant wait to get to my promised land where i wont be lacking anything and neither will my marriage and my husband! We WILL have abundance in Jesus' Name!! I pray that you guys will also feel this joy too!! My heart is so full i just want to take it out and supersoak everybody with whats inside LOL!

 

[allibear86]

Praise Report!!

Ok so i have been praying all week for the Lord to let me and my husband have a real heartfelt conversation with each other. The Lord is sooooo faithful!!! Just a few minutes ago, my husband called and we actually had a real heart to heart. It was 10 minute conversation but we really talked. He still said some hurtful things but i stayed strong in the Lord and He brought me through those hurtful comments. But my husband also said some very sweet things as well afterward. Like how he was still proud of me and will always have respect for me and that he really cherishes our friendship. By the end of the conversation, i felt like a cloud was kind of lifted off both of us. He thanked me for the conversation and thanked me for listening. I thanked him back and we hung up. I just fell to the floor and cried. But my crying had mixed feelings. I was sad but relieved and happy at the same time. I cried for like 3 minutes but then i stood and thanked God and praised Him. Then i told God i didnt receive any of the negative that my husband did say. I gave those words to God and Jesus and told them to deal with those words. But i told them that i receive all the good things that he said. God is sooo faithful. To Him be all the glory and all the praise!!!!! He and He alone could do this. He really does answer our prayers as long as we stay in faith and keep looking to Him. Please dont give up on praying your spouses. God is moving on your behalf. Just trust Him!



Oh and also earlier today, i saw that i missed my father in law's call when i went walking. I didnt recognize his number but i saw that he text me. At first i thought something happened to my husband because his dad has been keeping his distance from me since this whole thing started. So i called him back and he sounded so happy to hear from me. We talked a bit and then he asked me to help him with some software stuff on his computer. I said sure i would be happy to. He asked if i could come over tomorrow??!! I said of course i'm off so i have the whole day. He thanked me and told me he will see me tomorrow. God is soooooo awesome!!! I cant believe it!! He is blowing my mind!!! And also, He is working on my parents as well!! I definitely didnt see that coming but then He reminded me that i prayed for it some time last year.I didnt even remember!! He is working!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!

 

[scott123]

I am so thankful of what our God has done for you, its so very interesting seeing how the enemy attacks right before a miracle happens as your post are witnesses of that, you went from feeling weary and tired but you praised Him anyways and look the very next post is a praise report. I am so thankful to see Gods work in action I know very soon we will all have praise reports of restored marriages

 

[allibear86]

Yes of course we all will! Lets all stay in faith and just trust and know that God is working even when we cant see it. Our prayers are being heard and answered. Its not always when we want them to be answered but God knows what He is doing and He knows when things will come to pass.

 

[allibear86]

Hello all. I hope everybody had a good sunday. I had a great day today. I saw my husband this morning. He was really nice to me and commented on how good i looked since my weight loss. He came to pick up one of the dogs for the day because he was going to a workout camp thing with his cousin. I was blessed to him and when we hugged he kind of caressed my arms a little bit before he let me go completely.



Then after church i went to his parents house to help with some software stuff. I ended up staying the whole day! My father in law spoke to me the whole time. We had great conversation. My mother in law would also engaged in the conversation when she wasnt running around the house doing other stuff. I ended up not being able to fix the problem with the software. It was way too complicated so i suggested that they call someone to actually fix the computer itself. when i was getting ready to go, my father in law said that he enjoyed having me over and speaking to me and that no matter what happens i will always be his daughter. I was so happy to hear that. I thanked them for having me over and my mother in law said i need to come over more to spend some time with them. They walked me out and we talked more and they invited me to come over again when they bbq. I hugged them and promised i would be back to visit as soon as possible. I left and just praised God the whole way home!! i thought they really didnt want anything to do with me anymore but that was a lie straight from hell! I am so over joyed. God has truly blessed me this weekend!! PRAISE YOU FATHER GOD!! TO YOU BE ALL THE GLORY AND ALL THE PRAISE!!!

 

[raven28690]

Want to first apologize to everyone for not being a stronger stander.

I managed to let all the trials pull me down and I started looking for the first exit that I ran across just to move on so I could find happiness again. In my haste to want to move forward, God was telling me to WAIT.

I just turned 42 last month and with age is suppose to come wisdom but I still manage to keep piling on mistakes (and Im sure I will make more).

When I started this stand, I had grew up in the church but was never close to God or seeked him out as I have of late so Im still learning.

ANYWAYS, one thing that caused me to stumble thru this was I was having people tell me "God will NOT force someone back to a marriage because of free will" so it caused me great doubt.

Read a very informative book today and ran across this and thought it may be of benefit to others.



Has everyone told you that your spouse has their own will; therefore, they may “choose†not to return

to you?

When trying to restore your marriage you will be bombarded, as others have, by the

onslaught of those who will tell you that it is your spouse’s choice and there “free will†to choose to

leave you or to be with another. But, praise the Lord, this is not the truth!!

The key is not your spouse’s will, but God’s will! And when seeking God’s Word it is clear to see

that it is His will to turn your spouse’s heart back to you, because it is what He joined

together. Glory to God!



It’s NOT Man’s Will but God’s Will!!

“He does His will . . .†(Dan. 4:31).

“He bestows it on whomever He wishes . . .†(Dan. 4:25).

“God is able to deliver . . .†(Dan. 3:17).



Consider Nebuchadnezzar. After his pride caused him to crawl like an animal, he said of God,

“He does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth; and no

one can ward off His hand or say to Him, ‘What hast Thou done?’†(Dan. 4:35)

Is this not the same God who still does according to His will? Is your spouse greater than King Nebuchadnezzar?

Consider also Jonah. Jonah was unwilling to do what God wanted him to do, but God made

him willing. “And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the

stomach of the fish three days and three nights†(Jon. 1:17).



God is more than able to make your spouse willing!

Lastly, consider Paul. “Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the

Lord . . . suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him . . . and Saul got up from the ground,

and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing . . . the Lord Jesus . . . has sent me so that

you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. And immediately, there fell from

his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he arose and was baptized†(Acts

9:1–18).



God is more than able to change your spouse in an instant!! I have seen it done countless times! If

you say, “But you don’t know my wife/husband,†I would say–you don’t know God!!



Turning the Heart

As I mention earlier, you may hear some pastors and other Christians say that it is your spouse’s

will to leave you, divorce you, or be with another. But we just learned in Scripture that it is

not man’s will but God’s will.

It may be your spouse’s will to leave you, divorce you, or be with someone else. Nevertheless, God

can turn their heart!

You don’t need to worry about their will. Instead, you need to pray for your spouse’s heart to be

turned. “The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever

He wishes†(Prov. 21:1).

Pray that God will give your spouse a new heart and replace their heart of stone with a heart of flesh!

“Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the

heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh†(Ezek. 36:26).

The first step in turning your spouse’s heart is to find God’s promises (His Truths) and then meet

the conditions of those promises. Here are several that we recommend you memorize:



“When man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with

him†(Prov. 16:7).

“Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart†(Ps. 37:4).

“Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it†(Ps. 37:5).

“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto

you†(Matt. 6:33).



Remember, you need to put God first in your life; He never wants to be second place to anything

or anyone. Once He is first, you will begin to be transformed into His image. That is when you

will begin to see your spouse’s heart turn back to you.

If you struggle with this principle of man’s will versus God’s will, you will need to renew your

mind with the verses in this chapter to overcome the doubts of “man’s will theology†and replace

it with God’s focus, which is the heart!



Let’s look at the Scriptures that tell us how God changed the hearts of men and even kings:

“He put this in the king’s heart . . .†(Ezra 7:27–28).

“He hardened the hearts of the Egyptians . . .†(Exod. 14:17).

“The Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart . . .†(Exod. 10:27).

“The Lord turns the heart wherever He wishes . . .†(Prov. 21:1).



Nothing is impossible for God!

The Lord Turns the Heart Wherever He Wishes!

 

[Mariposa101]

I have been a lousy stander too.




Lately, I've been struggling with feeling love towards my husband. I'm still sad about our separation, and I still miss him, but I'm in this whirling vortex of mixed emotions (lots of bad emotions). In my frustration, I’ve also felt so disconnected to God these days.




However, thanks to you guys and a few quiet moments I finally spent whispering to God, I've felt conviction. I’ve realized that I've strayed.

• How can God answer my prayers when I’m filled with so much doubt?
  
  
• How will He show grace if I am double-minded?
  
  
• How can I expect love and a restored marriage when I struggle with anger, un-forgiveness, and contempt?
  

A realization hit that I'm not ready for Him to show me favor & grace; maybe it’s not the right time. First, I need to be released from my own sin, seek transformation, turn my heart back to God, and my mind renewed before praying for these things for my husband. When these trials started, I was pleading day & night that God bring my husband back home. I was making huge effort to stay close to His Word and be obedient. I was praying every day, and with full awareness tried to be a good child of God. Then, I got lazy AND defiant. My faith fizzled away. I stopped praying for my husband… As a consequence, I pretty much stopped praying altogether.


Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been a lousy Christian - selfish, arrogant, bitter, childish, stubborn, and rebellious. The devil has me in a foothold, making me doubt & making me disobedient. He’s brought problems into my personal life, stress, and bad events to keep me distracted from God’s plan, discouraged, and hopeless.




God asks for full faith. God tells us to love completely. God wants us to be obedient.


But, I am still challenged by all of these things…




I'm making a promise to take some extra time out this week to talk to God, thank Him, spend more time with Him, and pray.

Hold me to it.

 

[allibear86]

I am so happy to hear from you both. I am sorry you guys have feeling these negative things. But God will help you as long as you trust.

Raven....WHY DIDNT YOU SAY IT WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY LAST MONTH MAN???!!! (smack you upside the head) HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAAAAAY!!!! Anyway, please dont listen to people. Sometimes you literally have to just let the words through one ear and out the other. There are plenty of examples in the Bible of how God changes hearts. No matter how much somebody wants to plan things for themselves and their own lives, God intervenes. Thats why it says "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's plans that prevail." Keep that in mind when those "free will" thoughts come into mind. And just say that scripture out loud when those thoughts come up. Thats i do and i thank God for that scripture.



Mariposa, God does ask for faith, but even a mustard seed sized faith is good enough for Him to work with. Dont beat yourself up for having doubts and letting the enemy get to you with all these other problems. Just make the choice to trust God. Tell Him you want to trust Him everyday through everything, and He will show you how......and i will gladly remind you everyday to spend time with God.....I'll even threaten you if i have to....I might be tiny but i have fight in me LOL ;-)



I am praying for you guys. I love you all and i dont ever want you guys to feel down or discouraged.

 

[raven28690]

ehh there just another day to me now. Havent been in much of a mood to celebrate holidays or occasions anyhow. Thank you for the wishes though.