INFUSE Prayer Blog

2009-06-27T00:43:00.002+08:00

1. Matthew 19 : 26
"Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
- Do not rely on your own flesh, but on God!

2. Jeremiah 18 : 1 - 6
" This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: "Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message. So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Then the word of the Lord came to me: "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?" declares the Lord. "Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel."

Prayer.

2009-06-20T00:28:00.002+08:00

This blog will be changed into an INFUSE prayer blog. To list out the points that God gave to us during our Saturday prayer meetings.

1. There's a big vat of living water from God which has already broken forth. Do not stand at the banks of the river and just watch people get swept past in God's water of life. Get saturated by God!

2. New wineskin

3. Isaiah 58 : 10-12
"And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail."

4. 2 Timothy 1 : 7
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and self-discipline."
- Do not be afraid. God has already given us a spirit of power to be overcomers!

5. Proverbs 31 : 8-9
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."

I Heart Ipoh

2009-05-13T16:06:00.002+08:00

How appropriate that we pray for out city (and our state) today. As most of you know, the political state in Perak is not at its best right now. While we can choose and vote for the people we want to govern our state, ultimately we should be praying for God's will to be done here. We need to pray for right people to be in the right positions - people who will be upright leaders, people who will lead with integrity. In 2 Corinthians 10v3&4, it says that though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have devine power to demolish strongholds.

Yeap, as we face uncertain times, remember that God has given us a weapon that have devine power to demolish strongholds - prayer. So let's commit our city and state into the arms of God.

2009-05-11T12:33:00.002+08:00

Today we pray for our church. As members of one body, it is important for us to keep each other in prayer, and it is important for us to encourage one another. In 1 Corinthians 12v12-27, Paul compares the body of Christ to our physical bodies. Though our bodies have many parts, it is a unit that needs to work together in order for optimum function, for if one part suffers every part suffers with it; if one part is honoured, every part rejoices with it (v26)

As we are each part of the body of Christ (v27), no one is unimportant, and we need to keep each other in prayer. Take some time today to pray for our church.

the GREAT commission

2009-05-08T15:49:00.002+08:00

Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said,"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Yea folks, today's scripture tells us to GO. GO and make disciples. GO and baptize the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. GO and teach them to obey God's commandments. Go, GO, GOOOOO. That's the Great Commission. To GO and tell the world the good news. We're not excluded from this commission. We are to tell the world that Jesus lives. While we most probably can't stop schooling to go to 'all nations', we can, and we should be telling our family and schoolmates that Jesus lives. There are so many people around us that need to know that God loves them. Let's be part of the story that God is weaving - GO. TELL. WHISPER IT, SAY IT, YELL IT OUT. And remember that Jesus will always be with you, so there's really nothing to be afraid of.

2009-05-07T12:22:00.003+08:00

The end of week 1

2009-05-07T01:10:00.003+08:00

It's the end of week one! So fast hor... So how's everyone doing so far? Just wanna encourage you guys to continue to press in. And if you have anything you want to share, please email it to infuse.fga@gmail.com. Your sharing will definately encourage other Infusers who are fasting.

So...Today's prayer topic is the schools in Ipoh. It's really important to pray for our schools because as students, schools are places where we spend lots (and I mean super a lot) of time. We're there five or sometimes six days a week. It is a place where are friends are, it is a place where we can carry out the Great Commission. Schools are one of the best places to share the gospel.

Today's verse, Psalm 119v9-16, the psalmist says
v9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By living according to your word.
v10 I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from you commands.
v11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
v12 Praise be to you, O LORD; teach me your decrees.
v 13 With my lips I recount all the laws that come from you mouth.
v14 I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
v 15 I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.
v16 I delight in you decrees; I will not neglect your word.

Do you know that you are walking Bibles in your school? Your friends will never pick up a Bible to read by themselves. If we want our friends to come to know the Lord, our lives (our thoughts, actions, words) need to be lives that give good testimony to the Lord. We need to be upright in our actions, and we need to be aware of how we are behaving. Are you just like the rest of your classmates? - Do your gossip? Do you pick fights? Do you talk about people behind their backs? Or are you different?

When you say you're a Christian, do you behave like one? Remember that actions speak louder than words, and our friends will notice how we live our lives. So keep your ways pure by living according to the word of God. Read the Bible, take time to learn God's commands, meditate on it, delight in it.

Day 4...

2009-05-04T15:45:00.002+08:00

Hey everyone.... how's the fasting going? Lost any pounds yet? Hahahhaa.

Anyway, let's reflect a little on what fasting really is today. Isaiah 58 speaks about true fasting, and verse 2 to 5 says this

v2 For day after day, they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways,
as if they were a nation that does what is right and has not forsaken the commands of its God.
They ask me for just decisions and seem eager for God to come near them.
v3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and you have not seen it?'
'Why have we humbled ourselves and you have not noticed?'
"Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers.
v4 Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists.
You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high.
v5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself?
Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying on sackcloth and ashes?
Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord?

Phew... a powerful passage aye... Sometimes we fast and pray, and we don't see anything happening. There's no breakthrough in our situations, and God doesn't seem to be listening to us. And so we wonder and question God; we get annoyed and angry because we seem to be fasting and praying but God doesn't even bother to take notice.

Perhaps, the problem is with us. As you fast, how does your day go? Are you easily angered? Do you take offense over little things? Are the words that you use aimed at slicing people into two? That's just not how it should be....

As you fast this month, make sure that you're not just doing it because your cell leaders have asked you too, or because everyone else at Infuse is doing it. If we're doing it just because everyone else is doing it, and we're not bothered about what we do and how we behave, then it's not going to get us anywhere. Rather, lets offer our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, as a spiritual act of worship (Romans 12:1).

And... today's verse Romans 12:2 tells us 'Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.'

:D

Ready Set Go

2009-04-30T11:46:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone, tomorrow's the start of our fasting month. Gonna be quite hard for those facing all the yummy food during Family Day. Muahaha. Anyway, we know that some of you have not gotten the fasting booklet yet (more will be printed this week) so we're putting the first day's verse and prayer point up.

Day 1, Friday, 1st May

Philippians 4:6-7
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don't forget to thank Him for His answers. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.

As I read this verse, I realize that sometimes, we actually like worrying. We worry about what we're going to have for dinner, what we're going to do the next day, how we're going to stretch that 10 bucks we have for the rest of the week. And we get so frazzled and stressed out because of this. The Bible tells us not to worry about anything, to bring everything to God and reminds us to thank Him for His answers. It doesn't say thank Him when He answers you. But to just thank Him for His answers (remember that yes, no and wait are all answers). And when we do this, the stressed out 'I can't handle it anymore' feeling caused be all the worrying, is replaced with God's peace. Peace in the midst of trouble that keeps us from pulling out hair out. It is a peace that keeps us at rest in Christ Jesus as we trust that He is in control of our lives and everything that happens around us. So as we start the first day of fasting, let's bring our needs to the Lord, and trust Him that he knows what is best for us.

Pray for: Yourself

- Take a moment to be quiet and prepare yourself for a month of fasting and praying.
- Ask God to search your heart, and see if there are any hindrances that might stop you from praying effectively
- Thank God for what He has done for you, for the blessings upon your life.
- Take your needs to the Lord. Be specific in your prayers, and trust that the Lord knows what is best for you.

Cheers!

Types of fast you can do

2009-04-28T13:19:00.000+08:00

Full Fast - Drink only liquids for your established number of days.

Daniel Fast - Eat no meat, no sweets, and no bread. Drink water and juice, eat only fruits and vegetables.

Partial Fast - You can fast certain meals (Eg. lunch/dinner) each day. This fast can be a full fast, a Daniel fast, or you can give up at least one item of food (eg. giving up meat, or something that you like eating).

Sacrificial Fast - Give up something that matters to you for a specified time. For example, not playing computer games for the month, or giving up the internet or TV for the month.

4 more days!

2009-04-27T15:22:00.000+08:00

The start of fasting month's in a few days time! *Gasssppp! only 4 more days to eat McDonalds! Who wants to go drive thru with me later?* I'm excited to see what God will do in our own lives and of course, in INFUSE.

Take some time this week to write down why you're fasting, and write down specifically what you're praying for.

During this fasting period, this blog will be regularly updated with devotion, testimonies and everything else related to fasting and praying. So come visit this site.

Testimonies are really important, because when you testify, you're telling the world what God has done for you. You give glory to God when you testify. So if you have something to share, and when God answers your prayer, send your testimonies to infuse.fga@gmail.com so that you can encourage others who are on this journey.

Remember... prayer changes things.

Infuse May Fasting

2009-04-18T03:30:00.001+08:00