Do This Before Running...

Do This Before Running…

Welcome to the year 2026. I believe God that this year will be the best of your years—that you will go from strength to strength and from glory to glory. Welcome to this glorious year, and my prayer is that whatever proclamations have gone forth from the Lord concerning you and your family, and all that you do, will be made manifest for you in the year 2026 in the name of Jesus. 

It’s already 9 days into the new year, amazing how fast the year is running. Many are already running with it and restyling without waiting on God. But before you run, do this first: wait on God and fast. The greatest thing to do is to wait on God. They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength, and they shall mount up with wings as eagles.

Many hit the ground running, they hit the year running. But strategically, it is best to hit the new year by waiting on God and fasting. There are so many benefits of waiting on God and fasting. It is great to set apart days, weeks, etc. to wait on God through fasting.

This must not be a religious activity, it must not be a routine or yearly church program. You cannot make the most of it if you are not purposeful. If you lack the understanding of the power of fasting, you will miss the power that comes with it.

Fasting is not a demonstration of spiritual superiority, it loses its potency when the purpose is misconstrued. Your church family may have declared 3 days of fast, or a 120 day fast, it does not translate to spiritual superiority or inferiority.

Understand that the period of fasting is to set yourself apart to seek the face of God. It’s a time to recalibrate, to turn down the noise, interference, and clutters of the flesh so that you can amplify your receptivity to the signals of the Spirit. The signal of the Spirit will give you great direction for the year 2026, enlarge your capacity, and thrust you forward with unstoppable speed of the Spirit.

Major things of the Spirit are not birthed without men waiting on God. Moses waited 40 days for the tablets of stone written with the fingers of God to be delivered unto him. Jesus waited 40 days before His ministry would begin. Paul and Barnabas would only be separated to the work the Holy Spirit had listed for them when the leaders, the prophets, and teachers fasted in Acts 13. Ezra fasted for direction with his people. Esther fasted for deliverance for her people. Just name it, fasting is vital.

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