As a church, we are starting our 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer. All of my Devo's for the next 3 weeks will be designed to encourage you and help you in your fast.
- If you have a prayer request that you would like us to pray for, and didn't turn it in this Sunday, please message it to me and we will include it in our prayers for the next 3 weeks.
- As John 3:30 says, let's become less this year by making God greater in our lives.
- For those who are not as familiar with fasting and prayer, let me break it down to its simplest form.
- Prayer is simply "connecting to God" and Fasting is "Disconnecting from the world."
- Think about those two things, "Connecting & Disconnecting"
- What are you connected to the most?
- Is it entertainment, work, school, trying to succeed?
- The thing that you are most connected to is the thing that controls your attitude, your mood and your mindset.
- The thing that you are connected to is the thing that brings you the most joy.
- Do a self evaluation this morning.
- Ask yourself, "what am I connected to the most?"
- What things have I allowed to be the influencing factor in my life?
- Then ask, "How can I connect to God more?"
- It's not just a matter of disconnecting.
- It's saying, If I am going to spend less time doing "this", then I am going to invest that time with God.
- What you spend most of your time with is what will influence you.
- When I spend more time in His presence and in His Word, it changes me.
- I become transformed and changed by His presence.
- When I spend time with God, the evidence is the fruit of the spirit that comes out in my life.
- I become a more loving and forgiving person.
- I have true joy that flows out and influences everything I do.
- I experience His peace and I have less stress in my life.
- I am truly changed when I choose to say, "not my will God, but your will be done."
- In what ways, today, do people need to see less of you and see more of God?
- Because, if you are seeing more of God, then people will see more of Him through you.
- In reality, that's what people need to see...
- Less of our selfishness
- Less pride
- Less anger & resentment
- Less control
- And more of Him!
- More humility.
- More selflessness
- More forgiveness
- More freedom
- When you show yourself to people will they see more of God or more of you?
- The way to change the world is by first changing yourself
- First, allow yourself to become smaller and allow Him to become Bigger.
- Make Him your greatest pursuit and greatest Goal!
- Today, people will be changed when they see More of Him and less of you!
- Have a great Monday!