Rivers Crossing Community Church

Many reading this (certainly my Rivers Crossing family, my personal friends, and my own family) know that I have been practicing extended periods of fasting as one of my spiritual disciplines for more than a decade. My first 40 day fast in 1999 was life changing (God dropped into my heart the call to plant a church!). Every fast I have done since then has been a powerful catalyst for spiritual growth in my life.  I am so looking forward to Rivers Crossing's upcoming 21-Day Fast.  For many of you, this will be your first time fasting.  I am so excited for the spiritual growth that is going to take place in your life! I have often felt called to practice water only for significant periods of time (the entire 21 days last year) during my times of fasting. While that has been my pattern, it is certainly not a prerequisite for this fast!  Not everyone will be called to do a water only fast January 10-31, including me. I have been praying for a few weeks and more intensely over the last week about doing a Daniel Fast. You can read about that in our section on fasting on the site.

One of the things that I was praying about was how much I wanted this fast to be a joint call with Farrah, my wife and partner in ministry for almost 14 years. Farrah has Hypoglycemia and is unable to do more than a couple of days of water only fasting for obvious reasons. She has fasted from various foods and beverages over the years but we have never done an extended fast together. I am really excited that she also feels called and is willing to accept the sacrifice of doing the Daniel Fast with me! I am confident that our relationship will deepen and as we share this journey together.  My prayer for you is that you find someone  (your spouse or a friend or a former Catalyst Group participant perhaps) and walk with them during the challenges, temptations (mmmm, Peanut M&M's are already calling my name:), and joys of this period of fasting. I look forward to the conversation and stories that will be shared the next 3 weeks on this blog. We are in this together!

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