Silicon Valley Healing Rooms continues to host Open Hours online on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. There are 3 appointment times in the morning and 3 appointment times in the evening. Appointment times are approximately 30 minutes each.
Morning Times: 11:10 to 11:40, 11:55 to 12:25, and 12:40 to 1:10
Evening Times: 7:10 to 7:40, 7:55 to 8:25, and 8:40 to 9:10
Prayer teams are composed of 2-3 people and will pray in advance of the appointment to receive words for each individual on their appointment rotation. We will send you a Prayer Request form in advance. Thank you for your participation. It is our privilege to pray with you.
Receive Prayer from SVHRNext open hours: Tuesday June 3 |
Implementing Fasting as a Tool
The four-letter swear word that starts with “F” in the Christian language is FAST. Or at least many Christians treat this word like a swear word by refraining from using this word in their vocabulary or behavior. No one wants to fast if they don’t have to. Fasting deprives the physical body of a daily need or comfort. Usually, it takes an extreme situation to activate the need to fast. Nonetheless, fasting can be found throughout Scripture, both in the Old and the New Testament. It serves a purpose.
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A thousand years later, while in exile to Babylonia, with the threat of having every Jew in the Persia empire killed, Esther called for a three day fast across the land to protect her when she went to see the King. She received favor and a strategy from heaven for exactly what steps to follow to plan a banquet and present the need to the King. This was a three day fast from food and water for both Jews and their livestock. This was serious. And God saved all the Jews. It’s a wonderful story found in the book of Esther in the Bible.
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![]() If the Lord calls for fasting for an individual, He will guide and direct the steps. If there are medical concerns, check with a doctor first. The Lord may ask someone who cannot physically fast from food to fast from an activity (as a sacrifice). The movie Chariots of Fire is about an Olympic runner who believed God didn’t want him to run on Sundays. Some people fast from certain (addictive) TV shows, or from computer gaming (for a season). Again, fasting is usually very customized and developed with God individually. It does help with breaking free from ensnaring habits. As a tool, fasting can be part of an individual or a group’s spiritual armor. Fasting often factors into a victory plan. |
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