You should consider starting the year with prayer and fasting.

But there are a few things you need to know first.

Fasting is abstaining from food for godly purposes. If it doesn't fit that definition, it's not a fast.

Several things ruin a fast: if your motive is to impress others, if you are fighting and quarreling, if you speak of others' faults, if you are going through the motions, or if you refuse to help others in need.

When you fast, you should expect these rewards: God's rescue, healing, clear direction from the Lord, divine protection, quick responses to prayers, restored strength, and the ability to rebuild what's been destroyed.

Starting January 1, my church is engaging in 3 Days of Prayer and Fasting together.

Each day, we will fast from sunup to sundown and will meet for a Prayer Revival Service at 6:30pm.

If you'd like to join us, sign up so I can send you all the details. Each prayer service will be live-streamed for those not in the Tulsa area.

Give God the first. Give Him your best. And He will make sure you have everything else you need.