We often ask, โHow can I know what Godโs will is?โ There are several ways that God speaks to His people, and peaceโor the lack thereofโis one of the primary ways. Peace in your soul confirms that your actions or intended actions are within Godโs will for you; it acts as an umpire, calling the โplaysโ or choices youโre making as right or wrong for you.
We make huge mistakes and put our futures in jeopardy when we move forward with things without having peace in our hearts about them. It is always best to wait to do anything until we are assured that it is pleasing to God.
There is also the principle of what I call โstepping out to find out.โ We may never know what we are to do unless we begin to move in a certain direction. When we do, we will quickly discover whether peace and grace are with us to continue in that direction or perhaps to go another way. Always let the peace of God rule in your heart, and your life will be fulfilling rather than disappointing.
Sunday 3rd May service. We preached about Unity! Catch the sermon on our channel! Visit us if youโre ever around Centurion, Midrand or Pretoria. We are at 133 Edison Crescent, Centurion. #PhagoFamily
God created you to rise higher. The Psalmist said, โOpen your mouth wide and God will fill it.โ The key is you have to make room for God to increase you. In your thinking, you have to enlarge your vision. Raise your level of expectancy.
Tune into Joelโs message today! "Make Room For More": https://t.co/kNnMjb1SU6
๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ: ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ณ โ Taming the Flesh, Tuning the Spirit ๐ฅ
Have you ever felt like your physical cravingsโfor food, comfort, or distractionsโare shouting louder than your spirit? You aren't alone. Today, we dive into the "why" behind one of the most powerful spiritual disciplines: Fasting.
While the New Testament doesnโt give us a rigid command to fast, Jesus didnโt say "If you fast"โHe said, "When you fast" (Matthew 6:16). He expected His followers to fast. And guess what? Jesus fasted. His disciples fasted. Paul fasted. They showed us the way!
๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐๐
Jesus made it clear in Matthew 9:15: "The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast." We are in those days now. Fasting isn't a hunger strike to force Godโs hand; God doesn't need to change. Fasting changes us. It quiets the noise of the body so the whisper of the Spirit becomes a roar. Fasting is our way of saying, "Lord, I am hungrier for You than I am for this meal."
๐ฃ๐ข๐ช๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ
We aren't walking this path alone. We follow a "cloud of witnesses" who knew that breakthroughs often require a disciplined body:
โข Jesus started His ministry with a 40-day fast, overcoming the enemy through the Word.
โข Daniel persisted in fasting for 21 days, refusing "choice food" until the heavenly vision came (Daniel 10:3).
โข The Early Church fasted and prayed before sending out missionaries, seeking God's strategy over their own (Acts 13:3).
โข Ezra called a fast to humble the people and petition God for a safe journey and protection (Ezra 8:21).
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฃ-๐๐ฌ-๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
You are a spirit, you have a soul, and you live in a body. Usually, the body wants to be the boss! Fasting puts the spirit back in the driver's seat. Here is how you can step in today:
1. The Daniel Fast: Focus on fruits and vegetables, denying yourself "pleasant foods" to sharpen your focus.
2. The Intermittent Fast: Abstain from food from 6am to 6pm, using your hunger pangs as a "prayer bell."
3. The Complete Fast: Consuming only water/liquids while saturating yourself in the Word.
Ready to try? Start simple: Skip a meal, fast from 6am-6pm, or go for a partial fast. Replace that hunger with time in Godโs presence.
Pro-Tip: If you just stop eating, youโre just on a diet. To fast, you must replace the mealtime with Prayer and Scripture!
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ: "๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ. ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต ๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฉ. ๐๐ด ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ท๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ. ๐๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ดโ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ."
๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ
"๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ, ๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค ๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐. ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐จ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค ๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐, ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช." โ Matthew 6:17-18 Keep it real, keep it private, and watch God move in your life!
What are you fasting for today? Let us know in the comments so we can stand in faith with you! #PhagoFamily
๐จ BREAKING: Michael Carrick signs in as new Manchester United caretaker manager until the end of the season.
Verbal agreement since yesterday, now sorted in all details + backroom staff also.
#MUFC official announcement to follow next.
Why do we pray? To Fellowship with God. If you love someone, you would want to spend time with them. God loves us and wants us to spend time in fellowship with Him. Talking and listening to each other. #PhagoFamily
๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ: ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฑ - ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐? ๐ง๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป!
The spirit world affects the natural world; ask Job. Whilst the devil only comes to try to steal, kill and destroy our stuff; Jesus came for us to have power over Satan. So that we can have life in abundance. Prayer is the most effective weapon to enforce victory over Satan. We donโt have to tolerate the works of Satan in our lives, such as sin, sickness, failure, witchcraft, lack, debt and death. We must resist the devil through prayer, and he will take his baggage and run away from us.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐๐
Resist the devil. And he will take all his evil stuff and run away from you (James 4:7).
๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐
Daniel asked God for certain things. God answered but the devil delayed the answer from arriving. As Daniel continued to pray, his answer arrived. Hence, Jesus said we must always pray and not give up or faint. In the New Testament, you see Jesus and His disciples reversing every act of the devil: healing, providing food, etc. Philip went to Samaria, preached the gospel, healed the sick and performed miracles. He reversed the works of Satan.
๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
Jesus obtained victory over the devil at the cross. He gave us His authority over the devil. You may pray this sample prayer: Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, I bind demonic and Satanic activity from my life, my family, my church and my country. I resist the devil and all his works. Run Satan, run. Father, I pray for your will to be done, in Jesusโ name. Amen.
๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ
The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8b) #PhagoFamily
If youโre going to see the wonders of God, if youโre going to step into new levels of your destiny, you have to purify yourself. The higher you go, the more consecrated you have to be. For God to release more of His favor, you have to step up to a new level of commitment, focus, discipline. Listen to this new message from Joel! "Purify Yourself": https://t.co/v5OAg8hxlL
As we enter the new year, we invite you to pray with us.
Imagine what could happen this year if billions of people all over the world joined together to pray for each other, our world, and for Godโs will to be done.
Read more about the power of unity in Philippians 2:1-2 today.
Let me tell you something.
When somebody says, โI prayed for you,โ that ainโt just words. Thatโs action. That means when you werenโt in the room, when you couldnโt defend yourself, when you didnโt even know what to ask forโฆ somebody went to God on your behalf.
See, anybody can say โI got you.โ
Anybody can say โIโm thinking about you.โ
But prayer? Thatโs love that shows up quietly.
Thatโs love that covers you when life is heavy.
Thatโs love that asks God to step in where they canโt.
And sometimes you donโt even feel it in the moment.
You just notice laterโฆ something didnโt break you the way it shouldโve.
Something worked out when it didnโt make sense.
Something protected you when you didnโt see it coming.
Thatโs prayer.
So if someone ever tells you, โI prayed for you,โ
understand this โ
they loved you enough to take your name into a sacred space.
And thatโฆ
thatโs a real love language.
Isaiah said, โYou will run and not be weary.โ Yes, itโs been hard. Youโve struggled. Itโs taken a long time, but this is a new day. That weariness is coming to an end. Don't miss this powerful message, "Angels Are Coming" https://t.co/fzO8ZeVnAZ