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Prayer and Fasting

Prayer and fasting is defined as voluntarily going without food in order to focus on prayer and fellowship with God. It is when these two activities are combined and dedicated to God’s glory that they reach their full effectiveness. Having a dedicated time of prayer and fasting is not a way of manipulating God into doing what you desire. Rather, it is simply forcing yourself to focus and rely on God for the strength, provision,and wisdom you need. Moses fasted during the 40 days and 40 nights he was on Mount Sinai receiving the law from God (Exodus 34:28). King...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is prayer? Prayer is when you sit still and enter the presence of God and thank him for all that you do have. Once in prayer you give up what you know and let God have his way with your life. Prayer is having a personal conversation with God and receiving the answers you need. What is a prayer closet? Matthew 6:6 says But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. Your...

Whatever is happening is for the good

Once, a man started meditating for the God. The God appeared before him and said, “Ask for any boon that you desire.” The man said, “Oh Lord, the fear of death is scaring me always. Kindly make me immortal.” The God said, “Granted.” The man now became immortal. But, he became old after few years. As he became very old, he suffered from many diseases. Nonetheless, he did not die. His wife, friends, brothers all died. He started suffering out of this and prayed to the God again. The God appeared again. But the man was still obsessed of his...