Today, you have come to the end of your 21 days of prayer and fasting. It may be the end of a time of depravation and seeking, but it is not the end of what God will do in your life. It is just beginning. When Jesus went into the wilderness to fast and pray …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Our Children and Grandchildren – Day 20 The Most Important Thing
As a parent, it's so easy to get distracted by shiny and enticing life goals that look important, but are really only temporary. In most healthy parents, there is a great desire to help their children to experience the best life they can have. We see our children's strengths and weaknesses and try to point …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our Children and Grandchildren – Day 19 Faith is the Victory!
It's time to step out of passivity into passion, hopelessness to hope and victimhood to victory! The world has been dark for a long time and it has only gotten darker. When we spend our days shrinking back in fear, we put our own lights out. John 1 says, "In the beginning was the Word, …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Our Children and Grandchildren – Day 18 Wisdom and Revelation
For those who know me, you will be very familiar with today's passage. It's from Paul's prayer for the Ephesians. Even though I wrote a bible study on the book of Ephesians, with an emphasis on praying Paul's prayer for wisdom and revelation, I need this reminder today. It's easy to get busy trying to …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Our Children and Grandchildren – Day 16 Rebuilding Ancient Walls
In many of my blog posts, I have covered the topics of breaking curses and ending sinful legacies. Today, we will focus on rebuilding ancient walls of spiritual protection. In order to kill, steal and destroy, the enemy has to tear down our spiritual defenses. When I was in high school, my atheist friend did …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our Children and Grandchildren – Day 15 Passing the Baton of Faith
Passing your children the baton of faith in the relay of life is not an easy task. In a relay race, each runner has a specific set distance to run. During the hand off, each runner must be "in the exchange zone." This is a very precise hand off that can make or break a …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our Children and Grandchildren – Day 14 Searching the Unsearchable Things
‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ Jeremiah 33:3 Jeremiah was known as the weeping prophet in the scriptures. He lived during the time of the downfall of Israel and Judah. The nations who were once one had divided into two by rebellion …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our Children and Grandchildren -Day 13 Don’t Grow Weary
There are some prayer requests that you pray over and over, waiting for an answer. That answer seems so far away - almost impossible. The enemy taunts, "Where is your God?!" The enemy laughs and mocks. You look around and things don't look much differently. This part of the prayer process feels like the middle …
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer – Day 12 Do You Hear Me?
Did you know there is a time when God will not see or respond to your fast? What does the scripture say about this? Let's read in Isaiah 58. True Fasting “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of …
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21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our Children and Grandchildren – Day 11 Dwelling Place for Generations
Psalm 90 is a song of Moses. Moses lived 40 years in the palace of the Pharaoh of Egypt, 40 years in the wilderness running from his consequences and his last 40 years leading the children of God out of slavery and toward the Promised Land. His perspective as the prophet of God who gave …
