Day 18

If you’re like most people, trying to dedicate three weeks to praying fasting can feel like a constant fight. For so many of us, this kind of focused attention to our faith is outside of the normal, and it can take concerted effort to keep ourselves focused.

One of the things that’s important for us to remember is that this struggle is not just a physical one, not just us exerting our willpower over our appetites or our schedules. We’re consistently reminded in Scripture that our major battle in this life is spiritual. For sure, it is physical - the physical is inextricably connected to the spiritual. But don’t forget for a moment that there is a spiritual component to all that we do in life, including trying to dedicate times like this to growing in our faith. 

And a part of that spiritual component is facing down the enemy that the Bible describes as a roaring lion. Luckily, he’s already been defeated by the One we call Lord.

In His Hands,
Grace Church