Good Morning Beautiful Ladies, 😘❤️

Today, November 2️⃣0️⃣th, 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ marks our 10th monthly prayer challenge. On this special Friday, we are doing something a little bit different. We will incorporate a “voluntary fast” along with our 2️⃣0️⃣ minutes of praying. There are no obligations to participate as I stated in an earlier post from last week. This is strictly voluntary. If you just want to pray, by all means, please do so. Furthermore, if you have health concerns restricting you from this “fast”, please just pray. Your well-being is very important. Additional scriptures have been included for this “fast” which are listed below. You are still encouraged and more than welcome to join us in the reading and meditating of those verses.

For those of you ladies who feel led to “fast” we will follow the guidelines below beginning with these exclusions:

As mentioned before, these items will be excluded from practical things to give up during any type of “fast” we participate in, out of concern for our overall health and well-beings: drinking water, prescribed medication, multi-vitamins or any type of vitamin supplement, special diets, protein shakes, exercise, physical therapy sessions, and the usage of all types of life-aiding and mobility devices. Through prayer, the Lord brought these things to mind. These essentials are necessary to maintaing a good quality of life. Drinking plenty of water and staying hydrated are extremely important as well as taking your prescribed medications/vitamin supplements, eating healthy, exercising, using your life aiding and mobility devices if this applies to you, and participating in physical therapy sessions if needed. Please continue to do these things.

Along with this, prayerfully consider something practical you can give up for either half the day or the whole day for our King with the exception of the items listed above. Please keep in mind, it should be something that is already a part of your daily life. For example, giving up a particular food item that you eat every blue moon or something you participate in, once in a while is not a fair choice. You are not going to necessarily crave or miss those things. Do you get the idea? Something practical can be your daily coffee intake if you are a coffee lover, sweets (chocolate, cake, danishes, ice cream, donuts, etc), social media, or a favorite tv program. These are just examples. You have a better idea of what your daily routines and eating habits are. For today, please prayerfully consider what the Lord may ask you to give up for either the entire or half the day. Please also pray for the Lord to give you His strength to do so. This will be challenging for all of us, but with the Lord, all things are possible. In addition, please keep your fasting time between you and the Lord.

In addition to our 2️⃣0️⃣ minutes of praying today, we will spend an extra 40 minutes reading selected passages and verses from God’s Word. The scriptures are posted below following the two qualities. I highly encourage each of you ladies to write in a journal or notebook how the Lord is ministering and speaking to your heart through the scriptures. If you want to use your phone, tablet, or computer, please feel free to do so. I strongly believe by writing or keeping a record of how the Lord speaks to each of us will be a constant reminder of His faithfulness in our lives in the years to come.

The flexibility of the times will remain the same and it will be according to what works best for your schedule. Please do your best to stick with our number 2️⃣0️⃣ theme and add the additional forty minutes to it by reading God’s Word. For example, if you choose the 3pm hour, then please start at 3:20 and so forth. Prayerfully consider an hour where the time can be freely spent in prayer and in God’s Word with no interruptions. The Lord is Faithful and He will show you.

With that being said, let’s start by thanking the Lord, praising Him for this great day and begin praying for qualities 18 & 19:

Quality #18: Please pray for the Lord to transform your godly husband into a faithful man who will take his ministry calling seriously.

2 Peter 1:10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble.

Ladies, it’s very important that you pray for your godly husband to take his ministry calling seriously. There is no room for games and complacency while doing the work of the Lord. If you desire a strong spiritual leader for you and your family, it’s important that you pray for God’s choice in a no nonsense man who will take his calling as a husband, a father, a friend and spiritual leader seriously. Dont get me wrong. There’s a time to laugh and have fun, but when it comes to responsibilities and ministry, he should take those things seriously. Don’t settle for less. You want a man who will follow Christ’s example and lead his family well. Pray for the Lord to mold and transform your promised husband into a mature godly man who will not take his calling for granted. Rather, he would see it as a priceless gift from the Lord that should be honored and taken seriously.

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Quality #19: Please pray for the Lord to mold your godly husband into a man who will protect you and be your covering.

Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is Savior of the body.

Ladies, it’s imperative that you pray for a man who will be your protector; someone who is willing to lay down his life for you if needed. Don’t get involved or entertain the company of someone who is only looking out for his own interests. A real man will be selfless, not selfish and he will will do what it takes no matter what the cost is to protect you as his wife and your family. Please pray for God’s choice in a godly husband who will always protect you.

John 15:13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

Scriptures to look up and meditate on for fasting:

Ruth 2 and 4 (both chapters), Isaiah 54:5, Ecclesiastes 3:11a, and James 1:17

Praying the Lord’s blessings over each and everyone of you as you fast (voluntary) and pray for your godly husband of promise. 🙏🏽❤️😘