Day 7 of a 21 day fast
Throughout the past year and a half the Lord has had me fast quite a bit and one thing that He showed me that is incredibly important prior to going on a fast and during your fast is to ask Him for the grace to be able to fast. I am so amazed when I do this just how intimately He responds. One day while I was fasting I was really thinking about wanting a juicer but knew that I could not afford to purchase one. However, my Father in heaven owns the cattle on a thousand hills and He heard my heart! The very same day when I went to my friend's to deliver some food, she had purchased me a brand new (retro 70's) juicer! You can only imagine how I felt when it had just been hours before hand that I was in prayer and talking with the Lord about a juicer. This is just one of many examples where the Lord has encouraged me and sustained me through my pursuit of deeper intimacy with Him. This evening I received a call from a friend of mine who the Lord is pursui...