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Just a reminder about the upcoming fast starting Monday, January 9.  I wanted to encourage everyone, as you pray and think through what you are fasting for, write it down, and put it somewhere that you can see on a daily basis, it will be a proclamation of what you are believing God for and a reminder to keep those things at the forefront of your mind.

I also wanted to answer some questions that i have heard from people....

1) Why do we fast?   According to the bible, there are three duties of every Christian: give, pray and fast.  Biblical fasting takes a lot of discipline and strength-strength which you can only receive from God.  Your private discipline will bring you rewards in heaven, says Matthew 6.

When you give God your first through fasting, prayer and giving at the beginning of the year, you set the course for the entire year!

2) What should I fast?  Full fast: drink only liquids.  The Daniel fast:  eat no meat, sweets or bread.  Drink water and juice and eat fruits and vegetables.  Some people also give up things like media or technology during their fast, it is personal to you, but whatever you do, know God will honor your best sacrifice.

We will have a fasting booklet available for you to personally work through during the fast, it will help with fasting resources and scriptures as well as a place to write down your proclamation for how you believe God is going to do above and beyond things in your life in 2012.  We are limited, God is LIMITLESS!

~ Cory