Are You Ready?

... Well, are you?  I'm excited that so many of you have purposed to join me in a brief fast beginning this evening.  Again, what I am doing is simple:  I will enjoy dinner tonight with my family. But after that I will abstain from foods and beverage other than water until dinner tomorrow night.  It's not long.  It's not that involved but it's a start for us.  You can do this.  I know you can.  I plan to take the time I would normally have spent enjoying breakfast and lunch to enjoy some time with God.  I plan to immerse myself in the Word and to pray.  Specifically I am going to talk with God about our church - about direction for the leadership, both the model and the specific people God has selected to lead.  I am going to pray for our missional mindset as a congregation - about our particular emphasis on missions in the month of February.  I'm going to seek wisdom from God about some strategy that will knit us more tightly together as a faith family and that will help us to practically and effectively engage and participate in life as a Christian.  I would invite you to join me in these specific prayer initiatives.  But you may have other things to get with God about.  That's fantastic!  Do that!  Just use the time to make an investment spiritually. And as you experience the hunger physically, develop a hunger for the things of God.  I'll be praying for you as well!  I am anxious to hear about what you take away from this fasting experience.  Please share freely.   If you haven't listened to the messages from Pastor James Macdonald that I posted a while back I would encourage you to do so.  You'll find them here.  I love you all!  God's best to each of you!