[00:00:00] Let us pray, Grant together on our knees. Let us pray, Grant together on our knees.
[00:00:13] When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, ever see all the need.
[00:00:26] Welcome to Words of Inspiration with your host and teacher, Elgin Carelock.
[00:00:31] Now let's hear from Elgin.
[00:00:33] Welcome, welcome, from wherever you are brothers and sisters. I just consider it joy
[00:00:41] to have the opportunity to speak with you. And on today we're going to pick up the conversation
[00:00:47] from Monday where we were discussing what we need to know in order to be used by God or
[00:00:54] God. What skill set we discuss stewardship and we discuss prayers. And today I want to
[00:01:03] pick up with fasting. Fasting is an amazing tool for us to tune into God's frequency. And
[00:01:14] that happens through keeping our flesh under subjugation. It can also be a representation
[00:01:24] of putting God first in your life over something that you enjoy naturally. For example, many
[00:01:33] of us spend time on the internet watching videos and watching podcasts and just spending
[00:01:42] time enjoying the information that we have at our hand. But we can't allow that to take
[00:01:48] the place of the time that we should be studying the Word of God, that we should be meditating
[00:01:54] on what God has told us in place in our spirit. So a technology fast is simply a period
[00:02:02] of time that you said I am not going to do those things but I am going to give that
[00:02:08] time to God and whether that is through meditation, whether that's through reading the Word. You
[00:02:15] are prioritizing God over a desire that you have naturally. And what that does is it shows
[00:02:24] God that you are giving him his proper place. He wants to be first in your life because when
[00:02:32] we seek him first, then he will direct our path. And so we must be willing to, from time to
[00:02:41] time, put ourselves into a position that may even feel uncomfortable as a person because you are
[00:02:49] hungry or because you crave the technology but the ability to do so on a consistent basis will
[00:02:59] allow you to tap into God on a totally different level. You will find that you not only hear his
[00:03:07] voice more clearly, but you have the focus to implement it. So fasting is also a part of our
[00:03:17] spiritual intelligence because it allows us to tap in to understand to let him show us different
[00:03:28] things as the clarity in our mind improves. So when you are fasting, have a goal. Have something that
[00:03:37] you want to hear specifically from God, whether it's a major decision on life change, a job change,
[00:03:47] or an interaction with someone else, let it be spirit-led and sometimes fasting is a great way
[00:03:57] to get the clarity necessary to be able to handle those situations and handle those decisions with
[00:04:05] the full support of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Father God. Brothers and sisters, I thank you
[00:04:15] for spending this time with me and look forward to talking to you on tomorrow. God bless.
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