Day 12 - Fasting

January 13^th 2012

Day 12

Today has been horrible for me. Lots of temptations and I was very very close to messing up. But thank God for his strength that I didn’t give in. He reminded me that there is a prize at the end.

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians

Meditated on: 2 Corinthians 5:19-20: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.

Praying for

Major

- For God to do something big on “Big Sunday”

- For family to get saved

- For guidance and future relationship

Minor

- House/car/license

- Greencard

Day 11 - Fasting

January 12^th, 2012

Day 11

Bible chapter: Galatians 3

Meditated on: Galatians 3:26-28: You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Praying for:

Major

- This country

- Family’s salvation

- Financial breakthrough (Greencard)

Minor

- House/Car/License

- Future relationship

- Macbook

God already answered one thing on my list. Thank You Jesus and I know he will remain faithful and answer the rest. Today has been okay for me. Lots of temptations but I managed to pull through it. Continuing to pray for God to spear his people this year. He is a God of Love and Grace. J

Day 10 - Fasting

January 11^th, 2012

Day 10

Today is day 10, and I remember Sharo telling us last week that day 10 is the day when changes will start happening. Today I noticed visible changes in my physical body. The jeans that once used to tight me is literally slack now. My skin is clearing up all around, acne is fading away. And my hand could fit around my wrist. I could’ve never done that! Those were only some of the physical changes, but my spirit has been growing all along. By now my spirit is like a magnet unto Holy Spirit. Where he is, I want to be and all that I do involves him. My spirit feels so much stronger, healthier and closer to God now. Not to mention the incredible healthy feeling in my body as well. I feel clean now in my flesh but I Pray that God makes my spirit as white as snow.

Bible reading: Psalm 118

Meditated on: Psalm 118:5-6 : In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free. The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Today Im praying for:

Major

- For God to do something big on big Sunday service (1/29/12)

- For family to get saved

- For Financial breakthrough in family (Including greencard)

- For God to show me how to be more like him

Minor

- For small group guidance

- House/license/car

- HopeNYC building construction

Not forgetting to pray for God to spear his people this year. It was his commandment and I know he will answer. I’m continuing to pray for everyone that is fasting to be blessed and get filled with Holy spirit. I urge everyone to remain strong. By now it should be really easy to abstain from food. Soon the fast will be over. Only 10 more days! Look at it as more time to spend with Jesus.. J

Day 9 - Fasting

January 10^th, 2012

Day 9

Today I had a dream that I and an “anonymous” person from HopeNYC was on a trip in Hawaii. It didn’t really seem much like Hawaii at first because we were situated at the banks of a river that resembled NYC. It was just me and this person, and with no one around, we were just sitting on the sand while a stranger behind us was arranging a tent for us to stay. We were going to spend the night there, and the night was approaching quicker than I thought. Suddenly, out of nowhere we started seeing anacondas emerge from the water. We started to run and then ended up to what seemed to look like a normal street from Queens NY. Apparently the “anonymous” person from HopeNYC lived in this street and they were angry at me because of the anacondas we had just seen. Then for a brief moment we disappeared and I and the person ended up in a narrow sloped hill where anacondas were infested all around. From the top of the hill to the bottom were huge anacondas and they started coming at us. They were coming at us fast and then suddenly from both of our hands appeared a sword. We took turns standing behind each other, chopping off their heads. Then one anaconda, a very large one started to zoom its way to us. Somehow this one could jump and fly and it was approaching at a great speed. Then when it was about 3 feet away from us, its mouth opened, with huge fangs the size of a man’s arm ready to swallow us whole, I took my sword and slashed its neck! Its head fell and its body fell into a large pit below where there were thousands of anacondas. Then the pit below caught on fire and all the snakes were gone.

Bible reading: 1 Peter 1

Meditated on: 1 Peter 1:15-16: But Just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do. For it is written, “Be holy, because I am holy.”

Praying for:

Major

- For “Big Sunday” (1/29/12) For God to have his way and do something big

- For HopeNYC building construction

- For extended family to be saved

- For family immigration status (Greencard/citizenship)

- Future relationship

Minor

- Car/License/House

God has been teaching me self-discipline for the past couple days. He is teaching me how to conduct myself physically with food especially, but in my spirit as well; things that would strengthen my spirit and not degrade it; how to seek after God in spirit and in truth, and how to stop being lazy and reading his word. I can say for the past weeks I’ve been reading my bible daily and praying daily more than I ever did in the past. God is good and self-discipline is a good thing.

Day 8 - Fasting

January 9^th 2012

Day 8

Today is the beginning of week two with the water and juice fast. The temptation this weekend was agonizing for me. With food all around and the smell of fast food and trini cuisines I couldn’t help but drool over it. Thank God for his strength though. I must say that God has been doing some great things in my spirit. It’s almost hard to explain, but I feel as if He’s bringing be closer to him in an unexpected way. What I would assume is his spirit more powerful, and literally experiencing a rushing wind and thunder in my room, but it almost feels like a heartbreaking type of closeness. It’s almost like God is revealing that his heart breaks for us when we fail him. His ability to hurt is so much greater than ours that when we commit sin and go against his law, his heart breaks. My prayer this week is that God breaks everything in my life that would hurt him; every sin, every disobedient act, every wrong in the past that I can’t even remember. I pray that he washes it all away and makes me white as snow. I also pray that he continues to strengthen me and everyone else who is participating in the fast and pours out blessings like never before.

Bible reading: Matthew 6

Meditated on: Matthew 6:19-20: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do no break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”

Today I’m praying for: **For God to Spear his people this year**

Major

- For God to remove everything in my life that would break his heart.

- For financial breakthrough in this family

- For my extended family to be saved

- For Immigrant status (Greencard/citizen)

Minor

- Macbook pro

- Future relationship

- House/car/license

Day 6 - Fasting

January 7th 2012

Day 6

Chapter: Ephesians 5

Meditated on: Ephesians 5:1-2: Follow God’s example, therefore , as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as in Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

I pray that God continues to strengthen those that are fasting. Its day 6 and there’s 15 more days remaining. Tomorrow, the juice fast begins and I pray that everyone holds up….Including me!!

Praying for:

Major:

- For me to be more like Jesus

- Wisdom and knowledge

- Family bond, strength, health, prosperity and financial blessings

- Greencard

Minor:

- Macbook pro

- A’s in every class

- HopeNYC building construction

Day 5 - Fasting

January 6^th 2012

Day 5

Today vaguely remembering, I had a strange dream that I was back in junior high school. Sitting in class with my classmates, we were waiting for the teacher to come in. With no sight of her, I and my friend and one of the “bad girls” decided to be the teacher. We closed the doors and started acting like we were in control by doing our own thing. Then a substitute teacher walked in and everyone rushed to their seats. She couldn’t speak English that well, and mumbled everything she said. Behind her back 3 of my classmates, mischievously sneaked out of the classroom and headed down the stairs to the school yard. Apparently they were going to get their phones from their backpacks which had mysteriously been outside. Inside, one of the bad girls who were still in class decided to do the stupidest thing ever. When the teacher was writing on the board, she stood on top of the radiator, opened the window, and stepped OUT onto the ledge about 10 stories high. Holding on to nothing but the window shade ropes; she called out to the rest of her friends just to say, “Bring me my phone”!!! With me being afraid that she would fall, I went and pulled her back in. After about 5 minutes, I saw her jumping out the window again. This time she had tied the rope around her waist, and she was about the climb down from the window. It was weird because no one was noticing this except me. After she was out the window and about to go down, 3 teachers standing in the school yard saw her. Immediately they started to run to get security. The girl coming down the window, made her way down as fast as she could, and started running out the gate. She ran and with security guards following her I and the rest of my friends starting running after them. Somehow she had escaped and she was nowhere to be found. The security reported that she was dead. But if it hadn’t gotten any stranger, I and that girl were suddenly running back to the school and praying. It magically occurred to me that I was here and there at the same time. After we finished prayed, the dream was over.

Chapter reading: 1 Peter 1

Meditated on: Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 1 Peter 1:13

Praying for these things:

Major

- For a reverential fear of God

- To hear God’s voice and to somehow get a glimpse of him

- For Family’s Immigration status (Greencard)

- Financial blessings

Minor

- New House

- Car/ License

- Macbook pro

- Future relationship

As the fast progresses and week 1 ends, I look back to see that God is already bringing me closer to himself. It’s the one thing I desire more than anything. He’s also been teaching me that he is a God to be feared. But yet he loves and comforts those that fear him. I’m not talking about a “scared” fear. I’m referring to a reverential fear. A fear that causes me to obey him in everything and to fall at his feet in holiness. This is what I seek after. I also continue to pray and fast for Jesus. To obey his commands and to pray that God spears his people this year. What a wonderful God he is. He always protects his people!!! GOD IS SOO GOOD !!!

Day 4 - Fasting

January 5^th 2012

Day 4

God has been bringing me closer to him since the last few days. I feel his spirit more, and the things I thought were lost, God restored it back. I am so thankful for that. The fast has been pretty well so far. No complaints and not much temptation, even though I know it is bound to come. I know with God’s strength the rest of these 17 days would quickly zoom by. Week one is almost completed, which means the fast will become a step harder. No more fruits and vegetables, ONLY liquids. I know I can do it!! I feel like God has been revealing something new about him since this fast began. He’s been showing me that he isn’t the God that people portray him to be. He loves us and is merciful but his judgments are just, and he means what he says and he is a God to be feared. I love that he is revealing things about himself because it brings me closer to his heart.

"Wassh and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherlesss; plead the case of the widow." Isaiah 1:16-17

Things that I’m praying for today: *MAIN PRAYER: for God to spear his people this year*

Major:

- Family’s immigrant status (Greencard)

- HopeNYC’s church building construction

- Family’s financial blessing

- Guidance from Holy spirit

Minor:

- House

- Car / License

- Future relationship

Whoever reads this, let’s not forget about what we’re fasting for; for God to spear his people this year. It seems like already the government is starting to get carried away and Bible prophecy is occurring daily. We are desperate for Jesus in this country !!!

Day 3 - Fasting

January 4^th, 2012

Day 3

Today I had a dream that HopeNYC service was about to start. Jodi back stage was preparing an event for the kids, some sort of scavenger hunt and I was busy checking the speakers, the instruments, the mics, and my drums. Then she came up to me and asked me if I could go downstairs to make some copies of her program. With less than 5 minutes to spear, I ran downstairs to uncover that both of the copiers were out of ink. It was treacherous. Michelle was leading worship service and it was about to begin with no drummer. Jodi really needed this program to begin, and Michelle needed me to start service. I somehow looked and looked and eventually found some ink in one of the drawers. I replaced the old ink and was relieved as I heard Michelle speaking in the microphone, “Good morning everyone”. I placed the paper on the glass and i heard Michelle saying lets sing “I am free”. I panted with regard knowing that there was no one on the drums. Then the worst happened. There was NO PAPER IN THE MACHINES. With the sudden urge to just leave the machine and run, I couldn’t. I looked for paper all around and there was none, not even a single reusable page. So here’s what I did. I took a curtain, folded it and placed it inside the copier. I could hear Michelle and rest of the instruments start to play with no drums… I rushed, pressed 1-copy, and out came the curtain with words; but here’s the weird part. While coming out, the folded curtain actually became some sort of necessary prop that Jodi needed for her event. It unfolded and took up the space of the entire office. She came down and was blown away, and with Sharo helping me to fix it up (out of nowhere), I had totally forgotten about the drums. I could somehow hear pastor curt upstairs stalling. As I ran upstairs the dream was over.

Bible reading: Micah Chapter 6

Meditate on: Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and walk humbly with your God.”

Today I’m praying for the following things

Major:

- For God to bless my family financially and with a House

- For God to save my entire extended family and friends

- For God to bless me with the woman that he has intended for me.

Minor:

- For Education to blossom

- For a car and license

- For a MacBook pro

I pray that God opens up my eyes to see the things that he has in store for me. I am not forgetting to pray for God to spear his people this year. Even though I may mess up and fail even in fasting, I know God is still God and he is faithful. He is merciful and he is a God of second chances. Blessed be his holy name.

Day 2 - Fasting

January 3rd 2012

Day 2

We are Fasting for God to spear his people this year. God revealed to us last night that this year will be a vigorous year, not only for us individuals, but for the country; a year which many natural disasters, government issues, and wickedness will take place. He is warning us and commanded us to consecrate a fast and to pray for A MAJOR THING, for God to spear his people. It sounds intimidating, but God told us that if we obey him, we will not only be untouched and protected, but Blessings will pour fourth and he will send the latter rain in the first month which just so happens to be THIS MONTH.Today I did the 6-6 fast.

I’m praying for the following things

MAJOR THINGS
- Guidance from Holy spirit / Grow closer to God
- Family Immigration status (Green card)
- Money to pay for Spring 2012 semester

MINOR THINGS
- License and a car
- New drum set for church (the acoustic – electric one) *very expensive*

God will keep his promise faithfully, and today he implanted in me

Psalm 78:1-2: “O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old-“

I pray that God opens my mind and fill it with his wisdom so that I understand every one of his teaching and knowledge so that I can determine the words of his mouth.