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reasons for doing this, both personal and biblical

1. to grow closer to God and more open to what He's communicating

2. to purify my mind, heart, body and soul

3. to obey a Biblical recommendation

4. to break some bad habits and some dependencies I am realizing I have

5. to allow God to use me

6. to pray
a) for my family
b) for the church I used to go to, as well as the church I attend now
c) for direction in my finances and my studies
d) to discern whether I should keep my current job
e) to find out who I really am, and calm some of the cognitive dissonance inside of me

7. to enhance my understanding of spiritual truths

8. to allow the fruits of the Spirit to grow

9. to pray for a spiritual gift, or to be able to identify one

10. to break my spirit and humble myself so God can lift me up

11. for healing, in all senses of the word

1. To worship, love and glorify God (Luke 2:37; Zechariah 7:5; Isaiah 58:2)

2. To intensify the effectiveness of our prayer (Ezra 8:23; Isaiah 58:9 Judges 20)

3. To seek wisdom and guidance (Jeremiah 29:13; Daniel 10:1-3; Acts 13:3, 14:23)

4. To express repentance (Leviticus 16:29-31; Jonah 3:5-8; I Samuel 7:6; Acts 9:9)

5. To teach ourselves humility and deepen our dependence upon God (PsalmS 35:13, 69:10)

6. To rededicate our lives to the Lord (Joel 2:12)

7. To intercede for and help spiritual captives (Isaiah 58:6; Daniel 9:1-21; Matthew 17:21; Mark 9:28-29)

8. To train our bodies to yield to our spirits (I Corinthians 9:27)

9. To wage spiritual warfare with God's Holy power (Matthew 17:9-11)

10. To hasten physical healing (Isaiah 58:8)

11. To overcome strong temptations and strengthen obedience to God (Luke 4:1-2)

12. To enhance personal devotions (Matthew 6:16-18)

13. To respond to times of great crisis and seek deliverance (II Chronicles 20:3-4; Esther 4:16)

14. To express grief (Judges 20:26; I Samuel 31:13)

15. To express concern for the work of God (Nehemiah 1:1-4)

16. To devote time to witnessing and soul winning (John 4:4-34)

17. To share our abundance with others (Isaiah 58:6-7)

8:39 p.m. - 2006-05-04

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