This page is just to lay out our goals for this fast. We will be adding and updating our progress as we fast, so check back often.
Chris’ goals-
Dustin and I are going to begin a 40 day fast on 8/8/08 and I’ve been running through a list of things in my head that I want to go after:
- Continuing freedom and a strong foundation in the Lord for Vicky.
- Complete freedom and deliverance for my sister Becca.
- Breakthrough – I want to walk under an open heaven.
- Revival in Richmond.
- That God would cause our wives to be filled with an intense hunger & desire for Him and the things of the Spirit.
- Songs – I have felt for a while that the Lord wants me to write a worship album, but I haven’t done so because I haven’t had the inspiration within for the songs.
- An increase in the fruit of the Spirit in my life, specifically love and self-control.
- An increase in discipline.
- Intimacy with God – I think this is probably my primary desire for the fast. I just have this longing inside for more of Him continually. To speak to Him face to face like Moses. To be a friend of God.
Dustin’s goals-
As I begin to think about my goals for this fast I can’t help but be consumed by the thought of doing this for God. I mean it is for God, but I have always fasted for growth, my life, things I want etc. But something about this one feels different.
Obviously I have my list for me, but my main goals are for glorifying God.
My desires
1. To learn to love my wife in the way that God loves me.
2. To experience a new depth of love for strangers.
3. Hope in all situations that seem hopeless.
4. Healing for my stepdad Jerry. (he has a terminal illness)
For God’s glory
1. To help Chris and Vicki grow in the love and absolute surrender to God.
2. To go to hospitals and pray in the Spirit on a regular basis- at least 4-7 times a week.
I want to see people healed not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually.
3. For a revival to break out in my community and in other people’s lives around me.
4. That any form of judgement would dissapate in my heart, so that I can only love people through God’s love and not my condemnation.
more to come as I continue to pray about these things.
p.s. Chris maybe we should have a goals page so we can just edit it and not have to find it 40 days from now.
