Faith Unlocked

At first, fasting feels like subtraction. Less food. Less comfort. Less control. But then something shifts. What if fasting isn’t about what you give up, but about what you step into? God Himself defines the kind of fast He chooses—not as deprivation, but as liberation. Isaiah 58:6–9 (KJV) “Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am.” This is not religious fasting. This is transf...

Introduction: Sharing My Encounter with the Father Yesterday evening, as I meditated on God from the book of Isaiah 60 , I imagined the light of God pouring down on me and reflecting off me. In that moment, I felt an intense warmth on my heart—fierce, passionate, and undeniable. It was as though the very presence of the Father surrounded me, drawing me into deeper intimacy with Him. In my imagination, I walked into a garden near the crystal sea. There, I sat with God, laying on His chest. We had a conversation, and I told Him I loved Him. That simple act of resting in His presence filled me with peace, and I couldn’t help but wonder: Why did it take me so long to acknowledge my Father in this way? Why do more people not come to Him like this? All He has ever done is be faithful, loving us with an everlasting love. That experience reminded me that the Father is real, and He wants us to encounter Him. It’s not complicated—just as I encountered Him through meditating on a passage of Scrip...