Awakening // Week 2

PRAYING & FASTING FOR A TRANSFORMATION

WHAT IS TRANSFORMATION? 

IT’S A COMPLETE CHANGE OF HEART

We become a new creation…    2 Corinthians 5:17

Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways.

Proverbs 20:30

When the Philistines learned that David had been made king of Israel. They mobilized all of their forces against him, to attack and enslave him, but David heard the news, and he moved to his fortified place.     

…Then, the Philistine army moved in and spread out across the entire valley. So David sought the Lord in prayer.

So David sought the Lord in prayer. He asked, “Should I go fight these Philistines? Will you give them over to me?"      1 Chronicles 14:8 - 10a

NEVER FIGHT A BATTLE WITHOUT ASKING GOD FIRST.

The Lord replied, "Yes, go ahead. You can certainly count on me to give you the victory.” So David went out and he defeated them.

Then David said, “I watched the Lord break through. I watched the Lord break through my enemies like a mighty flood.” So he named the place, ‘The Lord Broke Through!’”    

1 Chronicles 14:10b - 11

Don't worry about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. 

And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Then fix your thoughts on things that are true and honorable, and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable, and fill your mind with thoughts that are excellent and worthy of praise.     Philippians 4:6 - 8

FOUR SIMPLE HABITS

DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING

"Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."     Matthew 6:34

Worry is focusing on my fears instead of God.     

PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING

Don't worry about anything instead; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need.      Philippians 4:6

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you.    

1 Peter 5:7

THANK GOD IN EVERYTHING

… ask God for whatever you need, but always do it with thanksgiving.     Philippians 4:6

STAY FOCUSED ON TRUE THINGS

Fix your thoughts on things that are true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable, and fill your mind with thoughts that are excellent and worthy of praise.      Philippians 4:8

If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful and far more powerful than we can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and emotions at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.    Philippians 4:7 

Surrender your heart to God, stretch out your hands to Him in prayer, and give up all your secret sins. Then, instead of feeling shame, you'll be confident and fearless.

Your troubles will go away like water beneath a bridge, your darkest hour will become as bright as morning. You will feel safe and secure, filled with hope and emptied of worry, and you will sleep without fear!     Job 11:13 - 19