Category Archives: Fasting

On the one hand, it’s easy to give your life to Jesus. All you have to do is believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior and you will be eternally saved. This is the best deal any of us will ever receive.

But on the other hand, being His disciple and a true follower require much more of us. He even told us to count the cost ahead of time before making a decision and then gave two illustrations of what He meant:

28 “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? 29 Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. 30 They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’

31 “Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him? 32 And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away. (Luke 14:28-32)

My prayer today:

Lord, open the eyes of American Christians to the true costs of being Your disciples, especially about laying our lives down daily, picking up our crosses, and following You. (Based on Luke 9:23)

What do you think and has the Lord spoken to you today?

Join with me on Tuesdays to fast and pray for American believers’ eyes to be opened.

“When you think it’s too late, be careful that you don’t let that become your excuse for giving up. No one can keep you from success except yourself. When it’s time to shine, be your brightest.” (Deshun Wang)

The star of the above video, Deshun Wang, does not claim to be a Christian, but still we can be inspired by his determination to succeed.

So, if you have a vision from God, one that has not come forth in your life as yet, don’t give up. God is still able to fulfill your vision because:

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable [for He does not withdraw what He has given, nor does He change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call]. (Romans 11:29 Amplified Translation)

My prayer today:

Lord, help those of us who have not walked in our callings and visions given to us by You, whether we are sixteen or one hundred years old, to fulfill our divine destinies and redemptive purposes here on earth before we take our last breaths. Help us to no longer settle for excuses of why we can’t succeed, but to be confident that He who has begun a good work in us will complete it. (Based in part on Philippians 1:6)

What do you think and has the Lord spoken to you today?

Join with me on Thursdays to fast and pray for America.

Many years ago, the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and whispered, “There are no holidays from spiritual warfare. You have to fight everyday.”

Since then, I’ve also learned Satan will never be satisfied. Our enemy is like a roaring fire which never says, “Enough.” He will never offer us a cease-fire. Never! The war between the kingdom of darkness and the Kingdom of God will continue right up until Jesus returns.

If we’re thinking the evil that is infiltrating America today will back off some time soon, I have bad news for all of us. It will continue and worsen in the days ahead.

So, we have two choices:

1. Step off the battlefield and sit on the sidelines in defeat.
2. Or pick up our weapons of warfare, fight, and love not our own lives even unto death.

My prayer today:

Lord, help American Christians to be watchful and serious so we can stand steadfast in faith, resisting Satan until our dying breaths. (Based on 1 Peter 5:8)

What do you think and has the Lord spoken to you today?

Join with me on Thursdays to fast and pray for America.

Good marriages are not built on democratic principles, but rather on living together in consensus or agreement.

For example, let’s say Carol and I arrive at a Y in the road for our lives. Carol believes we should turn to the left and I think we should go to the right.

Democratically, the vote is one to one or a tie, which results in a stalemate.

But what we usually say when this happens: “Let’s pray and allow the Lord to speak to us on what He thinks.”

It may take an hour, a day, a week, or whatever, but the Lord is always faithful to speak to one or both of us, changing our minds on the positions we held at that time. So then, we can walk together in agreement.

Can two walk together unless they are agreed? (Amos 3:3)

My prayer today:

Lord, open the eyes of American husbands and wives to the power of agreement  in our marriages so whatever we ask is done for us by our Father in heaven. (Based on Matthew 18:19)

What do you think and has the Lord spoken to you today?

Join with me on Tuesdays to fast and pray for American believers’ eyes to be opened.