It was last year just before our fast that God brought my attention to “True Fasting” as described in Isaiah 58. This passage has continued running over my heart like a steam roller for an entire year now. As we get ready to fast again I still can’t get away from it.
Check out Isaiah 58...
Check out Isaiah 58...
As we prepare ourselves again to make some kind of sacrifice to focus more on Jesus I’m challenged once again that it’s not about me. It’s not about a little show where I play the martyr and give up something big for Jesus so I can look humble, feel better or earn Jesus points.
The kind of fasting Jesus wants from me is just what we’ve been hearing about in our "Compelled” sermon series. It’s about being one of the most motivated people on the planet to DO what Jesus said. It’s about being full on for Jesus and the things He was about. It’s about living out my faith by loving Lincoln and the world.
It’s not just sacrificing food or an activity. It’s me emptying myself of my sinful ways and asking God to make me like Him. It’s about putting my life…every last square inch of it…on the table and asking Jesus to use me.
It’s about my willingness to humbly serve and love the people in the house next door with no strings attached. It’s about opening my eyes to the people all around us that are hurting and broken and loving them as a friend. It’s about giving my time, money, and talents to feed the poor, and caring for the widows and fatherless. It’s about educating myself about the injustice in the world and finding what I can do to make a difference.
My challenge this year is to give up something for these 21 days while asking God to help me give up more of me, for more of Him.
The kind of fasting Jesus wants from me is just what we’ve been hearing about in our "Compelled” sermon series. It’s about being one of the most motivated people on the planet to DO what Jesus said. It’s about being full on for Jesus and the things He was about. It’s about living out my faith by loving Lincoln and the world.
It’s not just sacrificing food or an activity. It’s me emptying myself of my sinful ways and asking God to make me like Him. It’s about putting my life…every last square inch of it…on the table and asking Jesus to use me.
It’s about my willingness to humbly serve and love the people in the house next door with no strings attached. It’s about opening my eyes to the people all around us that are hurting and broken and loving them as a friend. It’s about giving my time, money, and talents to feed the poor, and caring for the widows and fatherless. It’s about educating myself about the injustice in the world and finding what I can do to make a difference.
My challenge this year is to give up something for these 21 days while asking God to help me give up more of me, for more of Him.
- Jen Riddle
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