Comments on: What I’m Learning through our Fast

By: verna

verna — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:42:28 +0000

I was wanting to know if the church did a Daniel’s fast, water fast, or different for each individual. Even though yours has ended, it has inspired me to start. Just wondering what others are doing or what is the best, thanks, Verna

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By: sheriy

sheriy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:19:39 +0000

That is awesome Bobby!

By: Andrew Choy

Andrew Choy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:25:48 +0000

Bobby, thanks for your reply. You understood me well. I’m a pastor in Australia myself, and lately I’ve also been led by the Lord to engage in extended fasting for personal renewal and church revival. On one hand, I want to see God’s mighty work here in my small church and our city, and on the other hand, I’m embarking on a somewhat academic study / research on the relationship between church growth and fasting. So I would love to hear more about what fasting (& prayer) does to different churches.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:37:06 +0000

David we will definately pray for you guys…

By: david jarrett

david jarrett — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:11:04 +0000

don’t know if this fits in with what the point is, But a thought that just entered my mind. Are we doing as a person and church what God and Jesus wants us to do? I pray for all and hope all will pray for me as a person and our church [ fourriverschurch.com ] as we are going through a huge step in the next few weeks.

By: Patrick Moore

Patrick Moore — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:49:29 +0000

Learning to take seasons and times to fast and seek God has been one of the most amazing experiences of my spiritual life. This is our 2nd church wide fast to start the year off. The stories and clarity that people have during these fasts has been so amazing.

By: Jenn Cady

Jenn Cady — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:22:25 +0000

Bobby what a TIMELY post! What can I do to remember God’s work in my life… (me) reflection.

I have noticed the same thing in the OT lately…Even in the garden…Adam and Eve sinned and the next thing God is MAKING clothes for them…I never caught that….or how many times people would (still do) cry out when they are in NEED…God answered them and when things got “better” they re-focused on self, flesh, and objects. (sound familiar to today?…hmmm) God’s grace and mercy are relentless. If people hurt me as much as we have hurt God in his grace…I would be done with them for GOOD. He did even wipe out peoples when there was no hope…I pray with our moral decline in the world..when God says enough…it is time..we will be ready!!!

I ask myself and I will pose the same question to others…Do we have true fear and reverence of God or is he just a daily check off the list and back to focusing on this world or being “spiritual”…I pray God helps me see him and KNOW him in ALL that I do.

By: Arthur Shadwick

Arthur Shadwick — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:52:43 +0000

One of the ways we chose at our church to remember God’s working in our lives and church was by creating a wall that we call “Stones of Remembrance” of past ministry highlights as a testimony of God’s wonders in our lives. On this wall we have articles, pictures, flyers, programs and other momentos to cause us to rethink back on what miracles God has done. The idea came from the Old Testament in the book of Joshua when the Israelites was crossing the Jordan river and planted 12 stones from each tribe to remember God’s mighty acts for generations to come.

By: Bobby Gruenewald

Bobby Gruenewald — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:27:48 +0000

Andrew, not sure if I understand what you are asking…we have fasted several times since the conception of the church. We have done it individually, as teams, but I don’t remember a time where we have done this long of a fast as an entire team.

By: Andrew Choy

Andrew Choy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:06:37 +0000

Am interested to ask if you/your other pastors/church have fasted since lifechurch conception through to this day?!

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:13:04 +0000

Fasting is a great exercise and God will bless!

I have not come up with a good plan but writting things down makes the most sense.

By: Adam Jones

Adam Jones — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:13:31 +0000

You said, “We focus so intently on moving forward that we can feel it isn’t worthwhile to look back.” I think my problem is more, “I focus so intently on moving forward that I FORGET to look back.”

One of my biggest struggles is that I’m so driven to do the next thing just right that when things come up (like they always do), I see the problem at hand and immediately try to develop a solution without ever taking the time to remember God handled the same problem in His way the last time.

By: Jesiah Hansen

Jesiah Hansen — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:16:52 +0000

Wow I totally feel in the flow now haha God has been speaking that to me these past two weeks!!! thanks man its really encouraging!!!…

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:48:58 +0000

I typically write everything down. Whenever, God comes through in a way that only He can, I will pull out a pen and paper or sit at my computer and type it out. Every once in a while I will go back through and read those things and I am reminded how He provides and He can and does come through. The funny thing is that sometimes I may not realize He came through until much later because the results were different than (I) had anticipated. When this happens I will go and do the same thing as before…get it written down…I am a young minister, but God has came through and provided, restored, and comforted too many times to list. Thanks Bobby for the reminder today.