WHY FAST AND PRAY?
Fasting is the biblical practice of choosing to abstain from food for a certain period of time. It is a spiritual discipline, the purpose of which is to become more like Jesus. The motivation of our fasting is to draw closer to the heart of God. Fasting is a Christian discipline to break the power of the flesh in our life – our desires, sins, and cravings – and to feed on the Holy Spirit.
“Fasting helps us to express, to deepen, and to confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves, to attain the Kingdom of God.” – Scot McKnight.
In summary, fasting is not about getting from God but it is about getting to God.
There are different types of fasting, and we recommend prayerfully considering which practice is best for you at this time.
You may add your prayer request to our Grace prayer wall using the form below. Once your prayer request is received, we will share it according to your instructions. Feel free to submit as many prayer requests as you like! Prayer request for my dear ex husband, Jeff…I’ve been praying for his salvation and waiting on God in hope for the marriage, but I’ve not had any contact from him since Sept 2021 until yesterday. I sent him an email about a business item and he responded quickly and briefly with the account information I needed. I am praising God that he responded, and renewing my prayers for his salvation and for God to give him a new heart and resurrect our marriage and family. Thank you for praying and hoping with me. Please, pray the following for us(Ha-young, Ye-young, Ui-seop, Jung-won, Hye-ok, Yul-bin, Suzy, Eun-tae, In-sook, Im-hak, Tan-ae, you).
1. Jesus, please send us your word directly and quickly fulfill your will. May our personal desires and actions all be aligned with your will.
2. Jesus said that no one can come to the Father except through him. Also, no one knows the Father except anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. God's son Jesus, we ask that you designate us all as those who directly reveal the Father God, and give each of us your presence, so that we may know the Father God. As a result, we all hope to achieve true repentance and become one with the Father God to achieve completeness.
3. King Jesus, please let your kingdom quickly rule over us all. May we keep your commandments and soon dwell together with all of us.
4. Cast out the evil spirits from us directly with your Holy Spirit, and share with us what we have been robbed of.
Please, pray the following for us(Ha-young, Ye-young, Ui-seop, Jung-won, Hye-ok, Yul-bin, Suzy, Eun-tae, In-sook, Im-hak, Tan-ae, you).
Jesus, forgive our sins and grant us the true freedom you promised. Remove all blinders from our eyes, which you have called the lamp of our bodies, so that when our eyes are clear, our whole body will be filled with light, according to your word.
Jesus, even if we stubbornly follow you, no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me should draw them, and just as you said, I will raise them up. All our efforts are in vain if God does not work in us.
In John 5:44, it is said, "How can you believe when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?" Lord Jesus, we pray that you would give us all the glory that comes from the only true God, not from mere humans. The glory that the Father, who has loved the Son from the beginning, has given to him.
May God grant us faith (emunah) and keep us steadfast, so that we may not waver. May he soon bestow upon us the kingdom and enable us to live, so that we may give praise for all that God has done for us. 【Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 】Matthew 16:16~17
Please pray for me(sangeun) and all of my family members(junghee dohan jieun hochul jeolja nosun zzomi jujeon) to know the Jesus and Gospel and the truth by Spirit of God and accept the Gospel and Jesus christ and believe in Jesus christ. and worship Father God in the Spirit and in truth not according to a person’s will but solely by the will intended by Jesus. and not to give up on Jesus christ and faith at any situation and repent of all our sins and be free from all our sins and be forgiven all our sins by Jesus and go to heaven surely.
Please pray for me(sangeun) and all of my family members(junghee dohan jieun hochul jeolja nosun zzomi jujeon) to believe that the Father is in the Son Jesus and that Jesus is in the Father. And to know the true father God. And Jesus Christ directly reveal the name of God the Father to all of us. And that God fulfil the Bible verses above for all of us. May God make impossible to make possible for all of us.Renee
Received: February 10, 2023
Ha-yeong Shin
Received: February 5, 2023
Ha-yeong Shin
Received: February 5, 2023
Sang
Received: January 19, 2023
WHY PRAY?
The power of prayer deepens our dependence on Him and sharpens our faith. When we pray we choose to put everything in God’s hands knowing that His hand will show up in every aspect of our lives and in those around us.
The act of prayer is what creates our intimacy with God. We can practice the spiritual habit of prayer knowing that our requests go to a God who hears us and who invites us to be intimately involved in His plan. For this reason, we pray in confidence knowing that our prayers are powerful and can bring about change in any circumstance.
There are no levels to this. We all can enter prayer with a posture of trust, openness, and faith, believing that God can do far more than we could even ask or imagine. It’s not about our circumstance, it’s about our heart stance.