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Each day during the fast, there will be a set prayer focus in addition to our personal prayers. 

Today our prayer focus is Breakthrough.

We encourage you to seek God for your miracle:

  • Spiritually
  • Relationally
  • Financially
  • Physical healing

An encouragement from Pastor Hayes:

Mathew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 

When we face problems, there is nothing wrong with looking for answers in the good things the Lord has provided. We have doctors, financial advisors, and counselors who help us navigate physical, financial, and emotional challenges. Seeking their help is not a lack of faith—it is often wisdom.

But while it isn’t wrong to seek their assistance, we must make sure we put first things first.

Jesus told us to seek God first. And most believers do—at least initially. When a problem first arises, we either cry out to God for immediate help or struggle with why He hasn’t answered yet. But soon after, our focus often shifts entirely to solving the problem through human means.

If those problems are resolved through the people God has placed around us, we should absolutely give Him the glory. James 1 reminds us that every good and perfect gift comes from God. Doctors, counselors, and wise advisors are among those good gifts.

But here’s the question we need to ask:
Are we truly seeking Him, or are we only seeking solutions?

There is nothing wrong with going to the right people—but what might happen if we spent as much time seeking the Lord as we do seeking the good things of this world? Do we spend as much time in prayer as we do in appointments? Even when we add in the time we spend in God’s Word, does it equal—or exceed—the energy we invest in natural answers?

The world can provide natural solutions, and we can testify to God’s goodness in those outcomes. But perhaps—just perhaps—if we sought the Lord with the same intensity we pursue natural help, we would begin to see supernatural answers unfold in our lives.

Because when we seek Him first, we don’t just find answers—we find direction, peace, and power that the world can’t provide.