MAXIMIZING THE BLESSEDNESS OF FASTING.

Fasting is abstinence from food to seek the face of God. Fasting is not optional for a Christian as it is a command from God. Through fasting and prayer, you are entitled to blessing that cannot be cursed by the devil. It is essential to engage prayer with fasting otherwise it`s purpose will be defeated. You abstain from food in order to obtain fresh empowerment. Jesus too fasted for 40 days and nights in the wilderness so you too should fast and pray in order to experience double portion. We are in the fasting days of the church. You cannot partake supernatural experience without prayer and fasting. Jesus said you need to fast so that signs and wonders can follow you. Fasting turns you into a supernatural man which makes satan and his forces to keep away from your life(your finances, children, career, business and so on). Fasting for all is for our profiting in accordance to the commandment of God. It is to groom us and not to grieve us. I implore you to meditate on the whole book of Isaiah 58. Beware of your sellout of your birthright and destiny by not fasting as satan could use food to trap you as he did to Adam in the garden of Eden. HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE BLESSEDNESS OF FASTING. You determine how you are blessed through the following... 1. Define your goals and objectives from the onset. Have a focus and target throughout your fasting period. Take a particular issue as your prayer request to pray on daily basis. 2. Prepare to engage your heart. God looks at your heart and not your face. Hannah at shiloh engaged her heart and received her request. 3. Confess every known sin and iniquity. Sin and iniquities hinder prayer which then result in delay of your blessing. 4. Come neat without any spiritual blemish. Settle any known issue you think could stand as a stumbling block to your blessing such as unforgiveness, bitterness, offence, grudges, malice etc. Always approach God with an open heart. 5. Demonstrate the spirit of love towards all. Give also to the poor as it will give speed to the answers of your prayers. Visit and share your blessings with the widows, orphan and the afflicted. Note that you cannot operate in faith and receive anything from God with bitterness or hatred in your heart. 6. Come with thanksgiving, praise and worship, engage yourself with spiritual songs to God. 7. Meditate on scriptures relevant to your goals. BLESSEDNESS OF FASTING. 1. Sanctification...You will be free from bad habit through fasting and prayer. 2. Answers to prayers...God will show up in answers to your prayers. 3. Showers of blessing...If you are born again and you are living in sin, this is the time to say NO to sin and YES to Jesus. Or have you been born again one time or the other but backslidden, Jesus is saying...I will forgive you, come over, let me purge you again before it is too late. It`s your season of greatness!