Cooperate Prayer and Fast.

I kept reminding myself not to be tempted to stuff food into my mouth.
Many people ask: "Huh? Christians also fast ah?"
Yes! We do! On my church bulletin I read a couple of things why we fast.

So.. Why do we fast?

1) It is expected of us by the Lord. The Lord Jesus Himself fasted and He also taught fasting to His disciples.
Matthew 6:6 "When you fast, do not look somber..."

2) Fasting intensifies prayer, it increases mental alertness and spiritual discernment, and leads to and enables a discipline life.
1 Corinthians 9:27 No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

3) To seek God's direction. We seek to hear what God has to say.
Ezra 8:23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He answered our prayer.

4) To humble and submit ourselves to God.
Joel 2:12-14
verse12 "Even now," declares the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning."
verse13 Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and He relents from sending calamity.
verse4 Who knows? He amy turn and have pity and leave behind a blessing - gain offerings and drink offerings for the Lord your God.

5) Other reasons
a. Personal santification and consecration
b. Intercession
c. Deliverance
d. Worship, preaching, teaching, etc..

Geez. Now you know why we fast..right?

I so called "lost my bag" twice today. I left my bag on the floor, the next minute when I turn around, it was moved further away from me. So I took it and shifted it back. Not long I totally disappeared. Searching high and low, I started to worry.

Where can it be?
Is someone playing a trick on me?
How can it be?
No one moved around.

It was then when one of my friend realised that Luke bag was here yet he left already.
Oh. So it's him who swope bag with me. Then, I was relieved. Phew~