Committing 2025 to God | 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
Committing ’25 to God…
SELAH: A pause in a text or a moment to reflect on what has been said or sung.
Psalm 46:10 (NLT) 10 “Be still, and know that I am God!
SOUL TATTOO: Prayer is connecting with God; fasting is disconnecting ourselves from the world.
Matthew 6:16-18 (ESV) 16 “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Isaiah 58:6-8 (ESV) 6 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
Joel 2:12 (NLT) 12 That is why the Lord says, “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning. 13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.
The very foundation of fasting and prayer is repentance. Stay humble.
3 Key Questions to Ignite Prayer and Fasting:
1. Am I fully connecting to God in prayer on a consistent basis?
Jeremiah 29:12-13 (NIV) 12Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Prayer is the heartbeat of intimacy with God.
How can I deepen my connection with God through consistent, heartfelt prayer?
2. What distractions are keeping me from fasting and seeking God?
Isaiah 58:6 (ESV) 6 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
Fasting disconnects us from the world so we can reconnect with God’s purpose.
What worldly habits or distractions might God be asking you to let go of during a season of fasting?
3. Am I allowing repentance to transform my life?
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) 14If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Repentance is the doorway to restoration.
How can humility and repentance align your heart with God’s will during this season of fasting and prayer?
SOUL TATTOO: Prayer is connecting with God; fasting is disconnecting ourselves from the world.