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Giving
Giving our resources checks to see what we are master by and what we are placing our trust in. Our we letting God be our master by being obedient to him or are we slaves to our money and the desire for more. “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one…
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Solitude
Solitude checks to see if we have made the people in our lives more important than God. Are we desperate to get back in relationship with others so we no longer have to be alone with yourself and God. Solitude helps us see yourself. There is nothing that can help us see who we really…
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Sacrafice Shows our True Treasure
Fasting sets aside the smaller things in life that we have made big and makes room for is to make a big deal out of God, Our everything in life. Say you haven’t made a big deal out of food. Try fasting for a day or two and then say we don’t make a big…
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The Gift or the Giver
We fast from something not because it is bad but because God’s gifts are so good and we can fall in love with His gifts more than the giver. For a short time we fast from one of his gifts in order to check our heart and see if we hunger for God like we…
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Fasting as Idol Detector
Fasting takes truths like “Man shall not live on bread alone, but every Word that comes from the mouth of God.” songs like, “you are more than enough for me, ” and Psalms like “there is nothing in the world I desire besides you,” and checks to see if you can actually say those words. …
