They accused me of living in a California bubble. My midwestern parent friends made fun of me for not knowing about Trunk or Treat traditions. You can live your best life now, if you are living your best life spiritually!Įxcerpts taken from Awakening: A New Approach to Faith, Fasting, and Spiritual Freedom by Stovall Weems (pp.For more 2022 Halloween happenings, please check out our Halloween activities guide. Don’t allow it to fill up with other things! Protect that time and space with God and make it your priority each day. The best way to continue in these same practices is to keep that space open indefinitely. Over these last twenty-one days, you’ve created space for God to fill. Prayer, fasting, and personal devotion are all quite simple to incorporate into your everyday life. The principles you have practiced in these twenty-one days are very easy to sustain long term. Remember passionate Christianity is the norm, not the exception. God wants your heart, your passion and your love to increase and overflow in obedience. We are created in the image of God, and God created us with emotions and feelings. It is so important for your obedience to flow from “want to” and not “have to.” Though we are not led by our feelings, they are important. I hope as a result of the last 21 days you are fueled and aflame. We are back where we started on day one with Romans 12:11. When you have an awakening with God, you begin to have a desire to obey Him and walk the path of righteousness.

So much of our Christian teaching focuses on obeying God regardless of how you feel, but the Bible is clear that for the majority of the time we should feel like obeying God. How are you feeling? Are you feeling closer, more connected to God? Has there been an awakening in your spiritual life?ĭo you feel like obeying God? Let me put it to you this way, “If you don’t feel like obeying God, then something is wrong with your feelings. We are at the end of our 21 days of prayer and fasting.

“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” -Romans‬ ‭12:11‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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