To catch up:

Week one: https://destinymakers.org/the-secret-to-hearing-gods-heart-for-you/  

Week Two: https://destinymakers.org/the-1-thing-that-blocks-your-blessings/

Week Three: https://destinymakers.org/fasting-week-three/

Week Four: https://destinymakers.org/fasting-week-four/

We hope you’ve been blessed, encouraged, and supported in this 5-week series on “The Secret to Hearing GOD’s Heart for You.” If you’ve missed any of the previous episodes or would like some of the free downloads, go to www.DestinyMakers.org under the Resources tab where you’ll find the Design & Destiny podcast and this series or click the links above. This is the final episode on our fasting series. 

Week Five Resources:  https://destinymakers.org/fasting-week-five/

To catch up:

Week one: https://destinymakers.org/the-secret-to-hearing-gods-heart-for-you/  

Week Two: https://destinymakers.org/the-1-thing-that-blocks-your-blessings/

Week Three: https://destinymakers.org/fasting-week-three/

We’re in week four of a series on “The Secret to Hearing GOD’s Heart for You,” focusing on the topic of Fasting. So far in this series, we’ve looked at reasons, resources, and tips for fasting, as well as the 3 types of fasting.

This week Doreen shares with us the other 5 of 9 blessings and benefits of fasting we see in the Bible.

Week Four Resources:  https://destinymakers.org/fasting-week-four/

The Secret to Hearing God's Heart For You - Week Three

To catch up:

Week one: https://destinymakers.org/the-secret-to-hearing-gods-heart-for-you/  

Week Two: https://destinymakers.org/the-1-thing-that-blocks-your-blessings/ 

We’re in week three of the series on “The Secret to Hearing GOD’s Heart for You,” and we’ve been focusing on the topic of Fasting. Last week Doreen discussed some resources and practical tips to help you get started. This week Doreen will share about the types of fasting and the incredible benefits. 

If we’re honest, most of us today would say fasting is too hard or inconvenient, or unpopular, or even unnecessary. But followers in the faith over the centuries understood fasting, or affliction of soul, or self-denial was the most sincere and serious way to demonstrate worship, adoration, repentance, and proper posturing or “fear of the Lord.”

Week Three Resources:  https://destinymakers.org/fasting-week-three/

The Secret to Hearing God's Heart For You - Week Two  

To catch up on last week watch week one here: https://destinymakers.org/the-secret-to-hearing-gods-heart-for-you/  

Last week we began a new series on “The Secret to Hearing GOD’s Heart for You,” and I talked about Fasting. Sadly, fasting is a spiritual discipline that isn’t taught much, talked about much, or encouraged and practiced much in most western churches today. Some make it a January New Year's tradition, and I know of ministry groups who, from time to time, will issue a call to fasting to seek GOD’s intervention on a particular issue.  

But by and large, fasting is not something commonly practiced in today’s culture where the dominant ethos in society is to satisfy every whim, feeling, and desire we have the minute we have it. Sure, you may have heard or read about intermittent fasting. It’s becoming a more popular practice for the longevity of life, anti-aging, and weight loss. But not as a spiritual endeavor where we abstain from food for spiritual purposes.  Over and over, we are inundated with messages that indulgence is to be admired, and denial - denying ourselves of anything - is demonized.  

So why in the world would you refuse your feelings, your needs, your body?  

Why would you choose to fast before the Lord?   

What are the purposes and benefits of fasting?

Week Two Resources:  https://destinymakers.org/the-1-thing-that-blocks-your-blessings/

Interestingly, on the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus referenced fasting. And if you read carefully, he didn’t say, “IF you fast…,” but rather, “WHEN you fast…” Fasting is as much an expectation and spiritual discipline as is prayer, praise, studying scripture, giving, communion, and more. Join Doreen as she shares teachings, challenges, and insights around fasting.

Resources:

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Do you stand firm on God's word? Or do you allow yourself to be tossed about by the waves of adversity? Join Doreen on another episode of Design & Destiny where she discusses citizenship in the kingdom of Heaven.

The last episode in the Seven Steps to Sustainable Change series. 

Almost to the top of the stairs! Doreen shares with us the sixth step to sustainable change. 

Join Doreen this morning as she discusses the fifth step to creating long-lasting sustainable change.