Fast With Us May 1-7

As we launch forward into becoming the Sanctuary House of Prayer, there is a stirring in me to know that we are standing before the Lord with the right heart. A while ago, one of our leaders had an encounter with God where he felt that a corporate fast was the correct way to begin our journey and that God would meet us as we turn our faces to Him. After thinking and praying through the specifics, we have decided to invite all that feel themselves part of Sanctuary and the journey into worship and intercession to consecrate themselves and fast for the week of May 1st to 7th. We will not add any new meetings but simply make the focus around devotion to Him as we begin together.

Why fasting? Well, there is real power in connecting with our own weakness. Nothing seems to help us get in touch with this weakness like not eating for a time and seeking Him in prayer. As I get closer to ending my position at the church here and prepare to launch forward into Sanctuary, I am in touch with a level of weakness that is both painful and exciting. We cannot do this alone! It is His strength and His direction that will allow us to stay steady in prayer for our community and in ministering to God. Fasting, combined with prayers of devotion and consecration, will allow us to humble ourselves, feel our weakness and long for His nearness to be our strength. He is our reward, not a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day for what we did for Him and our city.

This is not a corporate fast to contend for change and breakthrough in our community. We'll have lots of those in the months to come. It's not even a fast to receive specific direction. I think we know what we need to be doing. This time around it is all about His presence, His nearness and getting ourselves right before Him as we take another step.

So, we invite you to join us as we lay ourselves before Him. Ask for revelation of your place in the kingdom and the clarity to press into it with boldness and determination. Ask for Him to make all that He is calling you to even more real in this next season. Again, not asking for something new, but longing that He would take what you know and make it burn within you. May He go deeper in all of us and may we see Him and what is on His heart with even more clarity as we go forward together.

Brian
Ministry Director