Questions that shape intention
- What do I want to accomplish?
- Who do I want to become?
The way of surrendered growth
- We don’t drift towards holiness.
- Spiritual growth never happens by accident.
- Intentional practices shape long-term character.
- We can’t follow Jesus and “do me.”
- Jesus calls for allegiance that reshapes priorities.
- Personal autonomy often conflicts with kingdom obedience.
- When we fast, we realign our desires.
- Fasting exposes what truly controls us.
- Physical hunger reveals spiritual dependency.
- Fasting prepares us for the battles we don’t see yet.
- Discipline builds resilience ahead of temptation.
- Preparation today strengthens faith for tomorrow.
- A fasted body leads to a nourished life.
- Self-control in the body fosters clarity in the soul.
- True nourishment flows from obedience.
If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.
Insight
- Growth requires intentional resistance against spiritual drift.
- Discipleship means surrendering personal preference for obedience.
- Fasting reshapes desires before temptation reshapes us.
- Discipline today prepares believers for unseen challenges.
- True nourishment is found in alignment with God’s will.