Rivers Crossing Community Church

“Do you have a hunger for God? If we don't feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because we have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great. If we are full of what the world offers, then perhaps a fast might express, or even increase, our soul's appetite for God. Between the dangers of self-denial and self-indulgence is the path of pleasant pain called fasting. “  -John Piper

 It seems as though fasting was a pretty important thing throughout scripture.  Even Jesus in Matthew 6 gives us 3 big things to think about:  Giving to the needy, Prayer, and Fasting.  For me, I seem to be more prone to focus on the first two and totally negate that latter.  Simply because I love to eat, and I love to eat what I want…when I want.  Can anyone else relate? 

 Do you want to see breakthrough in your life?  I know I do.  The key to this is prayer accompanied with fasting.  One thing Im committing to this year is to practice the spiritual discipline of fasting more frequently throughout the year.  I want to see breakthroughs in my life, I want to see healings take place in our church, I want to see breakthroughs in the lives of the people of Rivers Crossing, I want to see breakthrough in this city.  And these things are available to us, but we must surrender fully to Jesus. 

Hope to see you on Sunday at Rivers Crossing as we celebrate the end of this fast together.  It will be a great day to invite your friends and family.  

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