LET MY PEOPLE GO Do you feel the breath of the enemy pressing in on all sides? Life in America feels this way. The stakes have never been higher. Have you heard of the “Furries” phenomenon? It is when humans think they are animals and take on the identity of an animal, wear furry costumes … More 24 Hour FAST for America – MAY 1 – With DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 2024
Happy Resurrection Day, America! Love so amazing, so divine… Old hymn lyrics are swirling in my mind today, so beautifully declaring for all time the precious sacrifice of God’s Son on the Cross out of love for His creation, old life made new and eternal life ours if we only trust Him. It is Well … More He Is Risen! 24 Hour Fast for America – APRIL 1 – With DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 2024
Friends, this is a reminder we are fasting 24 hours, March 1, and praying through the “DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 2024” (full text below). We usually fast from 6PM to 6PM, but all are in grace and freedom to fast on a schedule that works best. [Update: Morning of March 1, mid 24-hour fast, woke to … More 24 Hour FAST For America – MARCH 1 – With DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 2024
On January 1, we posted what might be called a Manifesto declaring war on the principalities of hell in America. I’m not talking about humans, but demonic entities ripping and tearing at everything true and good. This is a battle unlike any other we’ve ever been involved in, a David and Goliath moment. We must … More 24-Hour FAST For America – FEBRUARY 1 – With DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 2024
Over three years ago, Michele Bachmann wrote an email appealing to praying friends in effort to redeem the 2020 election through prayer. Thanks to a faithful friend, we obtained a copy of her prayer and published it on Faith and Fasting where it remains to date. At the time, Michele declared, even if we lose, … More DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 2024 – Prayers for America While Fasting 24 Hours A Month
Readers and friends, this is a reminder we will continue our mission to fast and pray for America 24 hours a month this Fall and through 2024, by fasting tonite from 6:00 PM, until 6:00 PM tomorrow night (Nov 1). That we are starting the fast on Halloween night is significant. Over the course of … More 24 Hours Fasting for America – November 1
Wonderful friends of Faith and Fasting, we will fast again 24 hours for America this weekend, beginning Saturday evening around 5:00 PM and concluding Sunday (October 1) evening at the same time. Remember, every believer participating has the freedom and grace to choose the 24 hours that work best. Go in grace. This Fall in … More 24 Hours Fasting for America – October 1
My soul sits in grief today. I’ve been watching a beloved, elderly pet go downhill and suspect we may have only weeks left. Our only other (also elderly) fur baby passed in March, and our son left this month to begin his life and career. Though we are so proud and happy for him, of … More Tomorrow, September 1, 2023, Praying and Fasting for America 24 Hours a Month Begins
Readers, it is time to prepare ourselves for battle on behalf of our beloved nation, America. We’ve watched enough news, struggled with frustration and despair, and shouted our views on social media long enough. It is time for God’s people to fight in a better, more effective way: in prayer and fasting. For the weapons … More Preparing for Spiritual Battle, Nehemiah Style!
“This kind only comes out by prayer and fasting.” (Jesus – Mark 9:29) Friends, readers, Faith and Fasting is putting out a call to all followers of Christ. A call to not just pray for our nation, but to also fast. If ever there was a time to apply the Lord’s secret weapon to defeat … More Prayer and Fasting for America – Save the Date
Tomorrow, November 8, 2022, is a mid-election day in America. Many House, Senate, and Governor seats are on the ballets. Will you join me in prayer for America and for the people of God? Those who can, please fast one meal, two meals, 24 hours, whatever you are able. This morning, I was reading The … More Praying The Lord’s Prayer for America – Election Day, November 8, 2022
Friends, we are pleased to share with you Jonathan Cahn’s video warning to American Christians of the choices before us today and also calling us to prayer and fasting this day. Our readers at Faith and Fasting know we are in the last day of a 3-day fast for the election, so this fast called … More Jonathan Cahn Video: Call For Day of Prayer & Fasting on Election Day November 3, 2020
Praise the Lord! We have completed 48 hours of fasting and praying during our 3-day fast for America and the 2020 election. Only 24 hours more to go, wrapping around 5:00 PM EST/4:00 PM CST on Tuesday, November 3. We pray you are doing well and sensing the blessing and grace of the Lord flowing … More DAY 3: Prayer and Fasting for American Election 2020
Prayer warriors, we have finished the first 24 hours of fasting and praying for the American election! I pray you are experiencing the comfort and supernatural strengthening of the Lord, drawing closer to Him as you set aside personal pleasure for such a time as this. By now, we are all hungry. I will tell … More DAY 2: Prayer and Fasting for American Election 2020
Although we at Faith and Fasting are already in a 3-day fast for the American election which will end the evening of November 3, we would be remiss if we did not also promote Jonathan Cahn’s call to one day of prayer and fasting for the election on Tuesday, November 3. Technically, we will do … More Jonathan Cahn: Day of Prayer and Fasting on Nov 3, Election Day 2020
Friends, words cannot express how grateful we feel to all of you joining us to countdown the next 3 days into our American election. Believers all over the world, know how deeply, deeply grateful we are to you, our brothers and sisters in Christ, for supporting God’s people in your sister nation. We love you, … More DAY 1: Prayer and Fasting for American Election 2020
Hello Friends! Just a reminder, many of us will be fasting the last three days leading into the election, and we welcome all willing and led by the Spirit of God to join us! During those days, we will post prayer points which anyone can use if helpful. We will begin fasting after an evening … More Three-Day Prayer and Fasting for 2020 Election Begins Tomorrow (Oct 31) at Sundown
People of God, on this day of fasting and prayer called by Franklin Graham, son of late, great evangelist, Billy Graham, please join me in prayer to break specific curses off of our nation! First, though, I want to remind you of The Blessing given to us last Winter/Spring by Steven Furtick and Elevation Worship. … More Prayers that BREAK CURSES OFF AMERICA on Franklin Graham’s Day of Prayer and Fasting – Oct 25, 2020
Friends, Franklin Graham has called American believers (anyone worldwide with the heart to join us is welcome) to pray and fast this Sunday, October 25, 2020, for the United States. We at Faith and Fasting will be joining this day of prayer and fasting and hope you will, too! [Oct 25 Update: Below is the … More Franklin Graham: Day of Prayer and Fasting on October 25, 2020
14 “…who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this? 15 Then Esther replied… go, gather all God’s people and fast for three days…” Esther 4:14-15 American believers, in the most unusual year in many of our lives, we have a Presidential election in exactly two weeks. This election … More A Call to Fast Three Days for 2020 Election: Nov 1-3
Ruth Bader Ginsburg died yesterday. While this shocked and saddened our nation, the significance of the timing of this event cannot be overstated. She has been a pillar for liberal-minded Americans on the Supreme Court for over two decades, could always be counted on for a vote on the Left side of political issues. With … More Dream: Path to Sanctity of Life Just Made Easier? Special Call to Prayer and Fasting
This dream was recently shared within another post, but the Spirit has not stopped prodding me to pull it out and make it a post unto itself. I believe one of the reasons is this dream message parallels or complements videos other prophetic dreamers have posted recently with messages of “brace yourself”. I believe the … More Brace Yourself, Hold On Tight – We Will Not Sink
Today, I find myself more contemplative than talkative, so just posting my prayer today. We are fasting for America, as we do once a week. Please join us in this focused effort in 2020 to change our nation in the MOST powerful way, through prayer and fasting! This kind comes out only by prayer and … More Prayer and Fasting for America
Just wrapping a three day fast for America, and the Lord made sure I landed in this remarkable chapter in the Bible. What an amazing promise of deliverance for those whose heart is pure, who cry out to the Lord for help. Enjoy these excerpts from 2 Samuel 22, and stay hopeful, people of God! … More Praise for God’s Deliverance While Fasting for America
Now is our time, American Christians. Join us to fast and pray for America regularly (we are doing so 24 hrs per week to the end of 2020). A real solution to to the problems in America today is found in putting on the full armor of God and uniting to pray and fast for … More Prayer and Fasting the Solution Against Spiritual Attack on America
People of God in America, this is our time! Time to FAST! Time to assemble our people and cry out to God for our nation. BLOW THE TRUMPET to all you know who love the Lord in America. Family, the time is now to purify and FAST. This year, 2020, is a wake-up call to … More Will You Fast and Pray for America One Day a Week?
Envisioning a scene of chaos. Running, shouting, marching, fighting, looting, violence. Masses out of control. Fear gloating in victory. Hatred having a field day. Revenge stirring emotional rage. Division dancing. But there is another small scene which no one notices. A small group to the side of the crowd drops to one knee and joins … More How to Defeat Powers of Darkness
Friends of Faith and Fasting, Please join the people of God in America as we pray for our nation this Thursday, May 7, 2020. We will also be FASTING for God’s grace upon our land and world! We follow a simple Sundown to Sundown schedule: will begin fasting on Wednesday night, May 6, at sunset … More National Day of Prayer 2020
–oneseekingtruth [This post is a compilation of a seven-part Bible study I taught last Fall, presented here together as one. I pray you are blessed in using these “Secrets of Strength” in your own life!] Many years ago, we witnessed serious spiritual warfare, its impact on one family and their loved ones. Friends who had … More Secrets of Strength: Seven Biblical Concepts that will Change Your Life
[This article was written by Will Ford at Will Ford Ministries. We at Faith and Fasting found it so powerful, we are sharing it in its entirety today.] Every day in our family prayer times, both of my young boys (ages 5 and 7) pray for the coronavirus crisis to end. Lately, they have taken … More Dream of a 7 Year Old Child about End of COVID-19
Friends, in the midst of coronavirus (COVID-19) fear and panic rippling round the world, let’s activate God’s Task Force: the prayer warriors! Many are already uniting together in spirit to pray for the people in their communities and countries. We want to take this opportunity to join them here on Faith and Fasting. Speaking of … More God’s Coronavirus Task Force: A Call to Prayer and Fasting
MAR 9.17-18 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought to You my son, who has a dumb spirit; And wherever it overtakes him, it tears at him: and he foams, and gnashes with his teeth, and pines away: and I spoke to Your disciples that they should cast it out; … More The Importance of Fasting – A Comparison of Mark 9:29 in English Bible Translations
An inspiration today in the middle of fasting for America: We’ve got to take back our public college campuses for Christ. For truth! If America is to remain strong going forward, her people must raise and nurture youth to carry on who understand Whose nation we are, and the Biblical principles that made her strong. … More We Need a Movement to Fast and Pray for American Colleges and Universities
For us at Faith and Fasting, today will round out 50 hours fasting for the American election on this day, November 6, 2018. God said the prayers of the righteous are very effective (James 5:16), and Jesus revealed praying and fasting is the way to rid a stubborn evil spirit (Mark 9:29), making it the … More Fasting on Election Day 2018
Our 50 hour fast began a few hours ago. We took time this evening to pray in general for all races in our 50 States: Representatives, Senators and Governors. We prayed that God would show favor to those who 1) know Him and are sincerely surrendered to Him and 2) whose agenda and policies are … More Fasting and Praying for Election Begun
[We at Faith and Fasting will be fasting 50 hours, one hour for every one of America’s 50 States. We will begin Sunday, Nov 4, at 4:00 PM, and break our fast on election day, Tuesday, Nov 6, at 6:00 PM. We welcome all who are not physically prohibited to join us. Even one meal … More Fasting for November 6, 2018 Election
8 Don’t get angry [literally, Hold back from anger; Abandon wrath]. Don’t be ·upset [worried; angry]; it only leads to ·trouble [or evil]. 9 Evil people will be ·sent away [literally, cut off], but those who ·trust [wait/pin their hope on] the Lord will inherit the land. 10 In a little while the wicked will be no more. You may … More Trusting in Troubled Times
What must it be like to be accused of something you did not do? To be accused of doing evil when you’ve done nothing wrong? To have powerful leaders plotting to take you down, when you are an innocent force for good? There are some today in America, and perhaps where you live, who no … More Nothing to Hide
There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community. … More Time to Fast and Pray
I’ve never given much thought to the book of Judges in the Bible before. It is not a book often referenced from American pulpits, at least not in my Protestant experience. What inspired me to even read Judges recently was a dream. It was very short but went like this: I was in a public … More Restoration of God’s People and Their Land – A Pattern in Judges
Every moment a follower of Christ spends praying and fasting is a mighty day in Heaven and on earth. Maximum spiritual power is turned on through fasting, Jesus revealed this secret in Matthew 17:21 and Mark 9:29 (“this kind only goes out by prayer and fasting“). Today I will simply share how we prayed this … More Fasting and Praying for America – Nat’l Day of Prayer 2018
[If you have a serious medical condition, you should consult a doctor before fasting.] For those new to fasting, please read through these few ideas I’ve learned over the years to make it an easier and better experience. Make Your Peace With Hunger First things first, prepare yourself mentally and make your peace with the … More How to Fast
National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 3! Faith and Fasting friends, will you join me in not just praying, but also FASTING for our nation this Thursday? Never in the history of our beautiful land have we needed more for the people of God to unite in prayer and fasting. Our President, White House staff, Cabinet … More Prayer and FASTING on National Day of Prayer 2018
Long before this blog began over a year ago, and many times since, I have found myself mourning, weeping, crying out to God for America. For some reason, He has pressed into my soul an urgent passion on behalf of what was (and in His eyes, I believe, still is) His country. As a nation, … More How Do We Save America?
[Note: Regardless our personal political leanings, I believe God is able to intervene in the selection of leaders, and in their decisions. At other times He allows us to reap what we have sown. Having said this, there was evidence of His intervention in the American election last November… and thus, this post is for your … More Divine Intervention in Election 2016?
Friends of Faith and Fasting, please continue praying for America as we prepare to begin a new chapter. I believe the most important thing we can do today and in coming weeks is to ask the Lord for peace in our land. The election was stunning to all, no matter your choice. Some are celebrating. Some … More Pray for Peace
The below was re-posted on Faith and Fasting hours before the 2016 election returns began… [This post was originally published on April 26, 2016. It seems important today.] Most of us are familiar with the story of Jonah and the whale. You remember, how Jonah didn’t want to do what God asked of him, so … More Fasting Changes God’s Mind: Jonah and Ninevah
In Matthew 17, Jesus scolds the disciples for their lack of faith when they could not cast out a demon. Next, He reveals the biggest secret to maximum spiritual power – the state in which nothing would be beyond His followers’ reach: prayer AND FASTING. mt.17.14-21 And when they came to the multitude, there came to Him a … More No Greater Power
Hello, my friends! Today was a bit of a first for me in my over 20 years of periodic fasting experience. I had to stop early. This morning, after nearly 60 hours of fasting, I could barely get out of bed and felt if I stood up, I would faint. I did not want to … More Fasting for America – Day 3 of 3 -Conclusion
It has now been 50 hours since I began fasting for America before the elections. I was so encouraged late yesterday upon hearing more people are fasting. The prayer warriors from a local church prayer ministry, and another dear friend will all be fasting Sunday through Tuesday. Isn’t that exciting? It is not too late … More Fasting for America – Day 3 of 3 – Praying for the Election 2016
Well, I don’t know about you, but Day 1 went well for me overall. I did struggle with a headache in the evening, but went to bed early and woke up refreshed and renewed this morning. In my experience, fasting reveals areas we were out of balance in our diets. If we eat too much … More Fasting for America – Day 2 of 3 – Prayers that Break Curses
As announced a couple of days ago, I began a 3-day fast Wednesday at 6:00 PM (last night) for the election in America. So, this is the first full day. I woke up happy, joyful. That sounds odd, I know. It is not that I love avoiding food, but I dearly adore the closeness I feel … More Fasting for America – Day 1 of 3
This week, the Lord convicted me to put my faith to work before the election next Tuesday. He inspired me to fast three days this week, Thursday to Saturday, November 3-5, 2016. The only direction and goal for this fast: His Will Be Done. That is it. His Will Be Done. Why fast before the election? … More Three-Day Fast for America
For anyone who knows Christ, this is a quick, personal challenge burning in my heart today: Do you find yourself despairing over the atmosphere of our country and the direction she is headed, the division, violence, etc? I know you are praying about it. But, have you fasted yet? Fasting is the ultimate spiritual weapon. According … More Challenge to the People of God
To those of you we know, and perhaps a few we don’t, who are fasting the next 24 hours, know you are being prayed for, that God touches your life in powerful and miraculous ways as you seek Him through prayer and fasting on behalf of our country. The suggested prayer requests are printed here again. Of … More Now Fasting, on National Day of Prayer 2016
Tomorrow is National Day of Prayer in America. In our home, we have turned it into a day of fasting and prayer, believing we may have passed the point prayer alone is enough. As for me, I will begin fasting at sunset tonight, May 4th, and finish at sunset tomorrow, May 5th. Today, I am … More Preparing to Fast
This post is a reminder, family of God all over America and beyond, PLEASE join us in praying and fasting for America this coming Thursday, May 5th, 2016, in conjunction with National Day of Prayer! Please see previous post, “How to Fast”, for guidance if you are new to fasting. [From previous posts:] The people … More Fasting for America – Thursday, May 5th, 2016!
[If you have a serious medical condition, you should consult a doctor before fasting.] For those new to fasting, please read through these few ideas I’ve learned over the years to make it an easier and better experience. Make Your Peace With Hunger First things first, prepare yourself mentally and make your peace with the … More How to Fast
Most of us are familiar with the story of Jonah and the whale. You remember, how Jonah didn’t want to do what God asked of him, so God sent along a large fish to swallow Jonah and carry him to the very place he didn’t want to go. Of course, he spent three days and … More Ninevah Fasted and God Spared Disaster
Joel 2:15-18 Pray to the Lord 15 Blow the trumpet at Zion. Call for a special meeting. Call for a special time of fasting. 16 Bring the people together. Call for a special meeting. Bring together the old men, the children, and the small babies still at their mothers’ breasts. Let the bride and her new husband … More A Time to Fast
Want to see the power of God in your life, in your home? Need to break old habits, sin you cannot overcome, gain understanding in a situation that has eluded you, and much more? Fast. Start with one meal a week, and work your way up as the Spirit leads. When we fast, we turn … More Isaiah 58: God’s Manual For Fasting
Please be a part of prayer and fasting for America on Thursday, May 5, 2016, in conjunction with National Day of Prayer. America needs help. Division and violence grow near and far. The people of God know the truth: He is our only hope. This is a grass roots effort, calling the people of God to spiritual … More Fasting For America on May 5, 2016 – National Day of Prayer
Some time ago, we had a young girl come stay with us. Her family sent her in hopes a trip away would help her, for she had been ‘visited’ many months by an unwelcome spirit posing as a scary woman out of a childhood fairytale, or nightmare. Not surprisingly, accompanying the spiritual oppression were real, … More Victory Over A Demon Through Fasting
We are at the place where prayer alone is not enough. It is time for us to do more. … More Fasting For America on May 5th
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