Disclaimer: These daily devotionals are from the "Open My Eyes" fasting material from Jentezen Franklin and are not written by Pastor Donnie Miller. Fasting Day 9: Seeing Your Potential Well we've come to Day Nine of our 21-day Fast. Today, I want to focus on those of who might be in a wilderness right now. I want us to focus on being led by the Spirit. If He’s allowing you to be in the middle of a wilderness situation in your life, it’s because He’s going to bring something

Disclaimer: These daily devotionals are from the "Open My Eyes" fasting material from Jentezen Franklin and are not written by Pastor Donnie Miller. Fasting Day 8: Seeing Your Current Situation This is Day Eight of our 21-Day Fast, and I'm so glad that you’re joining us on this fast. One of the interesting things about fasting is that even though your world has been turned upside down for a season – the rest of the world goes along as if nothing is happening. But let me be t

Fasting Day 7: Seeing Your Sin Welcome to Day Seven of fasting and prayer. One full week at the end of today. Drink your water and fight for time with the Lord. He is much nearer than you might have imagined and your breakthrough is closer than you think. Press in. There are are quite a few joining us on this fast, and we’re so thankful that you’re doing it today. I was recently reading about the story of when Jesus was praying in the Garden and what took place there. And I p

Fasting Day 6: Perfect Vision Is Not Enough - Eyes On One Side Only Stay the course! Your first full work week is coming to an end and you can spend more time with the Lord as you fast. By now you have probably experienced it all: headaches, nausea, the brown tongue and the bad breath it produces, and the low energy spells. I promise you, if you will stay the course, there is a sweetness coming when you hit your stride in week two. Today, we’re fasting and praying, and we’re

Fasting Day 5: Gratitude Determines Attitude After you have fasted for 5 days your energy level may decrease because you are lacking the two things that normally keep you wound up: caffeine and sugar. Thankfully, the low energy blues don’t last too long if you will stick to your plan. As you fast today, remember this: gratitude determines your attitude. We need a spirit of gratitude, and what we’re praying for is that we will be thankful. One thing fasting does is it clears y

Fasting Day 4: When We Only See What We Look For Welcome to Day Four of The Twenty-One Day Fast. By now, you have endured the headaches of those first couple of days as your body began to shed itself of the toxins and poisons we have learned to live with the last twelve months. By today, your stomach has begun to shrink, and for many of you, your hunger has subsided provided you have been drinking enough water – your best friend. But what will begin to sneak up on you at this

Fasting Day 3: God's Power Welcome to Day Three of the Twenty-One Day Fast. By now you have fully entered something called “ketosis” which is your body’s way of saying that something is happening that is out of the ordinary. You will begin to notice a thick brown coat on your tongue and most will begin to lose weight, mostly water weight. Your body has also begun to adjust and some of the headaches and deep hunger pangs will begin to subside. But something else will begin to

Fasting Day 2: God's Ways Day Two of the Fast is here and you have made it through one of the toughest days – the first one. By now, you are feeling the initial phase of any fast. For many people, today is the hardest, especially if your body is used to receiving a daily dose of caffeine from soda or coffee and the cry of the flesh for its greatest enemy – sugar! Press through today by drinking lots of water and clinging to Jesus. He is nearer than you ever imagined. Press in

Fasting Day 1: God's Eyes Hello and welcome to Day One of the 21-Day Fast. When you fast to start off the year, you are telling God that your relationship with Him is your top priority for the year. Today is day one and as you walk through your 21-day journey this devotion is designed to walk every step of the way with you. Whether you are doing water only right now or the Daniel Fast, the first day is the most important day. At some point today, you will probably experience