Leadership and Fasting

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Fasting is a spiritual discipline where wecan put ourselves before God, alone,

undisturbed in His presence,with the abstinence of food

and some substance. Thisdiscipline is exactly a self denial, humbling self to

reach out God, to seek Hisguidance, His will, and to ask His divine intervention for aworthy cause.


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David Lee Packer fasting is an opportunityfor us to express our intensity and sincerityin prayer. It is a humble acknowledgementof our weakness...

Through fasting weare able to focusmore intensely,and with greater concentration onthe will of God.


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Fasting can bringbreakthroughs inthe spiritual realm

that will never happen in any other way. It is a meansof Gods grace and

blessing that should not be neglected anylonger. Richard Foster


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K ing Jehoshaphat forsook the Lord,and ordered his

people throughouthis kingdom to fastbefore the Lord

for their deliveranceagainst their enemies.

2 Chronicle 20


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Esther with her maidsand the Jews fasted for

3 days and the resultthe K ing delivered

them from theperpetrator,

Haman was hung.

Esther 3-7


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Daniel fasted and hisfriends pleading for God

to show the dream andinterpretation of the lostdream of Pharaoh andby God s grace it wasrevealed toDaniel.

Da niel 2 - Nebuch ad nezz a r


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The people of Ninevehprayed with fasting thatGod will forgive their

sins and spared themfrom His wrath.

Jonah


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(1) . We fast in obedience to God s Word. (Joel 2: 12;2Corinthians 6: 4-6; Matthew 9: 15) .

(2). We fast to humble ourselves before God andobtain his grace and power. (James 4: 10) .

(3). We fast to overcome temptations in areas thatkeep us from moving into God s power. (Luke 4 ).

(4). We fast to be purified from sin (and help othersbecome purified us well ). (Daniel 9:3- 5;Jonah 3: 5-10) .


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(5) . We fast to become weak before God so God s power can be strong. (Psalm 109: 24-28; 2 Corinthians 12: 9- 10) .

(6). We fast to release the anointing to accomplish His will.(Acts 13:3-4; 14:23 ).

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(7) . We fast in times of crisis.(Esther 4: 15-16; 2 Chronicles 2 0).

(8). We fast when seeking Gods direction.(Ez ra 8:2 1-23).

(9). We fast for understanding and divinerevelation. (Jer. 36: 6 ).


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The spirit of truefasting and prayer is

the spirit whichyields mind, heart,and will to God.

{CD 189.2}

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For certain things, fastingand prayer are recommendedand appropriate. In the handof God they are a means of cleansing the heart andpromoting a receptive frameof mind. We obtain answersto our prayers because wehumble our souls before God.{CD 187.6}

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Now and onward till the close of time the people of God should bemore earnest, more wide-awake,not trusting in their own wisdom,but in the wisdom of their Leader.They should set aside days for fasting and prayer. Entireabstinence from food may not be

required, but they should eatsparingly of the most simple food.--CD 188, 189 (1904).{LDE 82.2}

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T he Hi dd en Po w er in F a st ing

Fasting was a powerfulGod-blessed strategy of the early church, and inthe lives of many of the

leaders God raised up.By praying and fastingbrought thousands of people to Christ, miracleswas been wrought in thenew testament time(Acts 14:23 ).


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T he Hi dd en Po w er in F a st ing

Fasting that result to an intimaterelation with our Lord will drivedemons away, demons cannot

stand over a person who havethe spirit of God in the lives. Demons cannot stay aroundtoo long when a person fasts,

because fasting unto Godcreates a totally differentatmosphere that welcomes theholy and repel the unholy.


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M a tt he w 17 : 14 21.Howbeit this kind goeth not out but byprayer and fasting.


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The Bible and our experiences teach us that there are things thatonly through fasting and prayers things were

miraculously done.

CONCLUSION

Prayer and fasting is not a light matter, it should find its placein the spiritual practice of leadership where God could work moreeasily to the heart that is open to receive His leadings.


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