3 Days of Prayer and Fasting

2 Timothy 2:3-6
"Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs - he wants to please his commanding officer. Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops."

Wow! Indeed this is a year of victory! =) Throughout the whole of 2006, i've been trying to do a 3-day fast but it never came to pass... i always gave up halfway somehow. But on Sunday as Ps Eugene preached about being a warrior of light, what struck me the most is that a warrior of light needs to endure. "Endurance" is something that's really not easy. If u're an athlete, you'll know that to endure to finish the race (and not to slow down or start walking) is not easy. It really needs alot of mental strength. haha. Endurance entails that we must never give up, we need to start with the end in mind. This time as I began my 3 day fast, i began with the end in mind - to see myself complete the fast. I realise that the past few times, i always gave myself leeway and excuses to give up.

In this year of victory, I want to grow in endurance - to fight the good fight for the Lord Jesus Christ! Some might ask why I want to embark on a 3-day fast? Indeed I want to have a spiritual breakthroughs in many areas of my life - personal, family and marketplace. Indeed, as Matthew 4:4 says, "Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." Truly as I fast, I rely on God for His divine strength. His grace is more than sufficient for me. My spirit is always especially sensitized to His voice when i fast! =)

I share this not to show-off that i can fast for 3days, and not to ask you to do like-wise. I share this to encourage all of you that nothing is impossible with God. When we choose to endure through the difficulties and trust in His provision, we will emerge victorious! So don't give up, but fight the good fight in the many areas of your lives.

May we be like the apostle Paul, who nearing the end of his life can say that "i have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge will award to me on that day - and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing." [2 Tim 2:7-8]