"Therefore I urge you brothers, in view of God's mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifices holy and pleasing to God-this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -His good, pleasing and perfect will. "

So begins the 12 chapter of the book of Romans.  Paul is making an appeal to each of us that we are to give ourselves completely to God, as an expression of worship. This does not merely mean when things are easy or when we are expected to be religious due to some predetermined time or expression, but we are to be a living gift to God on a continual basis.   Notice that these two verse our really our step towards God, we are the one who is to offer ourselves, we are the one who is to stop conforming to the world's pattern, we are the one who have to offer from a willing heart our everything.  There are many things that we depend on God to do, we expect Him to lead us and He will as long as we give over the control of our life to Him. 

I am praying with you that the Lord who is more than able to show us His will for our lives, will do that in new and greater ways during this time of prayer and fasting.  Already we are seeing in the lives of many people a willingness to surrender and to give up  our selves so that God may take over more and more of us.  We are thrilled to see people taking new steps towards the Lord.  Let us all make it an act of worship, a praise to the Lord, not to ourselves.

Usually about 4 or five days into a time of corporate fasting one will begin to feel tired as their body adjust to a new way of doing things. No matter what you have decided to surrender to God, I am asking you to look up again and see His hand leading and directing so that we can keep our eyes on the Goal which is, Jesus First, Jesus Last, Jesus all the time.  You are doing great keep going after God.

On a personal note: I would like to ask you to pray today for my sister-in-law, Mardy Regal.  She is going in for major surgery today to deal with stomach cancer that was detected prior to Christmas.  The Doctors have all seen a problem with a heart issue as well that will have to be dealt with in the future .  Please pray with us for God's strength and favor. We are praying that the Doctors will find a far better scenario today than they expect.  We know God is able and Dee and I appreciate so much you praying with us.  Thank you for your prayers. We are Believing and Trusting God.