Day 6: Establish a Firm Foundation

As you continue to pray for God to move in your life, family, and church, it’s important to remember that you have a part to play. God isn’t a magic genie who gives you whatever you ask. Instead, He is a loving Father who invites you on the journey with Him.

At the end of His famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave this call:

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash,” (Matthew 7:24-27).

To see these dreams come to pass, you need to be persistent in prayer and fasting, but you also need to step back, evaluate your life, and get rid of anything that isn’t a part of God’s firm foundation.

What is one thing in your life that is currently keeping you from experiencing God’s best? What is one thing that is keeping your foundation shaky? Maybe it’s a relationship you know isn’t good for you. Maybe it’s an addiction or a habit you know you need to eliminate from your life. Maybe it’s a lie or a mindset you need to stop believing.

Whatever it is, these three weeks of prayer and fasting are the perfect time to eliminate the bad to make room for more good.

Prayer: Father, I want to build my life on Your firm foundation. Today, I confess this area of my life where I have strayed from living out the life You have for me. I don’t want that thing in my life anymore, so today, I pray that You would empower me to take the necessary steps to make this change. Thank You that it’s in my weakness that You are strong. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.