The prayer in this video is Spirit filled and beautiful. It really touched and helped me in staying centered on God. I highly recommend it for my brothers and sisters on this journey. May it all be for His praise and Glory. My sincere thanks to you Mark for your ministry!
6 Important Guidelines in Life -When you are Alone, mind your Thoughts. -When you are with Friends, mind your Tongue. -When you are Angry, mind your Temper. -When you are with a Group, mind your Behavior. -When you are in Trouble, mind your Emotion. -When God starts blessing you, mind your EGO.
For those of us who are praying for the will of God in relationships, May God bring the right person to you, someone that is aligned to your Christian faith, Someone that deserves you and not just someone that wants you.
I woke up this morning and something came to me saying.... “fast for your spouse”. I wrote down why I was fasting and that I wanted to be cleansed, closer to God and meet my husband. And I get a notification for THIS. It was posted 5 days ago.... so I know this was meant for me to see. I’m moving in the right direction. My spouse is near! I believe it and receive it.
I feel like God was telling me recently that He desired for me to take a more aggressive position about getting married. I dont mean by running out and finding someone to date or be in a relationship with, but through prayer. I feel like I need some people to rally around me and pray with me about this too. Praying that God surrounds me with the right people.
I have tried fasting multiple times but for some reason was never able to go through with it. I realized today that I was fasting for the wrong reasons, this video was needed. Thank you!
I have the same story! I started to believe it was more about health reasons and thats a lie. I want to fast in order to gain clarity from the Lord, repent, and better follow the Lord!
Wow wow wow. I think God told me to fast from Facebook. I wasn’t sure but this video does confirms because I would watch videos on FB based on relationships that are not godly. The time I spend on FB is time I should spend with Him. All these points are talking to me. All these points are what I’m experiencing now. You are sooooooooo speaking to me Lord through this. Maybe this is the time God needs me to fast. God is always on time.
When you begin to fast you must also be drawing strength and clarity from the Word because it makes you a lot more spiritually sensitive. Give yourself time to understand what you receive from God during that period. If your life is settled in this area God may lead you to pray and fast for someone else. Be obedient and reap the eternal rewards. 🙏🏾✝️
Dear God, My sinful nature and sins of the flesh have blinded me to your will. I pray that you lead me in the direction you want me to go, and I pray that you keep me on the path of righteousness. Whether I get married or not, let it be your will God!
A sign and confirmation! It’s time for me to be a wife to a Godly man who God ordained for me! This came to me last month to fast about my upcoming marriage! Praying and fasting for a healthy marriage!
I also remember the book of Esther as the story of deliverance. Fasting and praying was also the last resort to save the people of Israel, God listened and used Esther's place as a queen to save God's people.
Here I am at 03:30am after prayer. God showed me this man a couple of months ago in one of my hardest season so far. This dream certainty could be not from my own mind. His face was so unique! Then the day before yesterday I saw the same man on my Instagram. I must have faith, otherwise it will be impossible to please God and even believe in this promise, so I decided to wake up(actually the Holy Spirit has been waking me up lately and I feel like praying) this is a confirmation! May God bless everyone here and their future
I fast to hear GOD'S will for my life, and to break the spirits off those I love. And for them to be saved, if they are not. And it seems that any breakthroughs I have had come after I have fasted. And for guidance, so #3 is especially pertinent. And # 4 is important too. 😊
Well said. A fast is not a weapon to use against God but a tool to get closer to God through concentration on Him. Thank you for another awesome video, Mark!
I starting off commenting and realized that I was writing my entire life story. If anyone would like that testimony, just reply to this comment and it will provide it to you. However, I just want to state that I truly enjoy your channel. It often confirms what I already know/ what I have been doing or causes me to reflect on my behavior/ decisions. Specifically in regards to this video, I have been praying a lot and now I have fully opened to my heart to God so that He can know my desires. I pray to God for a union joined by Him and healthy conception. A couple of months ago, I watched a RUclips video stating that we should pray and fast for marriage. I had yet to do so until last week. God called me to fast. I lost all hunger. All I did last week was pray and fast. And it worked out so well because I am on spring break. And I ended up discovering that there is a church just a 3 minute walk away from me. And during that same week, the church was having a prayer revival. So I went to church nearly everyday, twice a day. The pastor kept saying that this week will change you, and it surely has. I've always been close to God, but since February of this year, it's like my relationship with Him has grown exponentially! I can't believe it! Before I would pray about a minute or so in the morning, a minute or so in the afternoon, and minute or so at night. Now I pray about 10 minutes in the morning; I pray about 30 minutes during the afternoon (that's because I work with pre school children and half of the day is outside in the playground); and I pray about 10- 15 minutes at night. What I want to say about this video is that I do pray for a particular person. At first I would pray for us to be together. But as my faith and prayer got stronger, my words changed. I promise I feel God talking through me when I pray. It's a subconscious feeling. Like they are my words but I never thought them. They were just placed inside of me. Either way, God changed my prayer and now I pray for his healing, deliverance, and for God to touch his heart. This person is not atheist. He believes in God, but his relationship with Jehovah is so distant. So I pray that he opens his heart so that God can guide him back to the truth. I still pray for us to be together. However when I do, I also pray to God that He knows what is best for me and that He knows all. So regardless who I marry, I will be grateful.
Well, I watched this video twice and it seems that mostly all the reasons apply to me. I've been praying for a long time(daily) that I'd meet the lady GOD has planned for me, and I guess I will in his time. The waiting is hard though, I'm not getting any younger. There are so many things I'd like to enjoy with a girlfriend/wife, so many places I'd like to take her, learn from or teach her.
Mark 9:29 some things takes fasting to get the victory..remember Hannah did not eat she was fasting and praying so hard Eli thought she was drunk..sometimes to pull down the spiritual strongholds regarding relationships and marriage, fast fast fast and submit yourself in prayer praise and communion with God trust him!
It's a confirmation for me. Since two weeks my heart says I want fast. Becoz I am fighting with many. Only God can help me. Struggling with focusing on God and relationship problems. My current relationship leads me to every time for sexual Sin and I m very upset about it and my heart and inside is crying. I don't want to do that. I dont know what I want to do. Thank u this vedio
I’m currently doing a sugar fast right now & trying to cut out Facebook (hopefully all SM), alcohol and fast food too. The only thing that I feel is compelling me to do this fast is that I need to get closer to God. I keep getting angry with God when things don’t turn out how I thought they would. It’s really hurt our relationship. I’m really hoping this helps me get where I need to be.
I want to fast to get closer to god and repent for my sins that I have done I want to be one with god and want to build my relationship with him I need god more than I need anything in this world I want to fast to be able to be pruned by god to bare the fruits of true Christian that are from the grace and goodness of Christ and the Holy Spirit 🙏🏾🙏🏾
it can be helpful if your heart is in the right place. Many people get really religious with it though and make it all about what they are eating or not eating. God bless :)
You can fast anything (not just food). Such as: fasting certain addictions or habits The sacrifice of your choice is a reflection of your heart and intention.
Wow.. I feel like I need to fast for guidance concerning relationship and marital destiny. Just now at 00.00 I prayed that God would show me the right attitude of heart when fasting and this video come up. Thanks God for answering my prayers 🙏
Your videos are a blessing. I’d like to thank you for taking the time and effort to provide purposeful videos filled with knowledge. You can turn these videos into a book. I’d totally buy it. This knowledge never gets old. Thank you again.
great video so glad i watched, I'm right there!!! i do believe after watching this that God HAS BEEN telling me to fast for my spouse that i want .... thank you...
for the past few days i have been praying to God because i prayed to the Lord that i surrender this aspect because i feel that i did everything and yet this pandemic happen. i pray God to answer me about which way i go. and his plan for me and whatever it is single or married i wanted to glorify him . and this youtube video showed up .
It's funny that you spoke about fast...I did the Daniel fast this year in because I felt sorrowful about my relationship with God. I felt that I hindered my relationship with God.
Thank you for this. All of my life I’ve never been really fasting, I did few times but without knowing what it’s for, with the same mindset that it is to push God to give us what we want... So I eventually stopped and never do it anymore unless being asked to (simply to support church movement) Now I understand what is fasting for. Thanks again and God bless you Mark!
This video must be a sign God wants me to fast and pray. Number 2 definitely hit home with me unfortunately. It’s not that I go on dates, but it’s when I’m just texting guys (which is still not often)
''the lord is my sheperd i shall not want, and the Lord also said , i dont want sacrifice i want repentance , why should i ask the Lord for something that i am not even sure if i need it in my mission , so the best thing praise God that he fullfill His Will through You . . .that's the only blessing we can really get. . . .
I couldn’t finish my fast this Easter because I had a month and a half migraine episode that got triggered by lack of some foods as I also did the Christmas full fast and continued even afterwards because I felt well physically and thought I could go vegan. I felt like I hadn’t fulfilled my struggle like I had to because I stopped fasting after the first two weeks of the Easter fast. The migraine gave me the opportunity to pray and spend time with God while the pain was debilitating and I was spending half my days in bed in pain and prayer, thinking about how wonderful Christ is. This video turned my self blame around. Apparently I did what I was supposed to do. Thank you, pastor Mark! I’m Eastern Orthodox Christian and here we fast for a month before Christmas and for two months before Easter. (Fast- no meat, fish on some days and no diary)
Thank you Lord Jesus for sharing this knowledge with me through your servant. Lord help me/us to be led by your spirit when it comes to fasting and praying in Jesus name. Lord help us to be led by your spirit in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen and Amen and Amen and Amen and Amen.
...fasting is not just food; it can be from lots of things that are distractions from your time with God. Food, friends, social media, bad habits. Sometimes you have to clean house physically and spiritually.
Listening to this I decided to fast this Sunday and not just fasting food or some drink but actually taking time and finding place to pray for a godly spouse. I have spent years confused dating an unbeliever... just like the example in #2. My mom told me to fast and pray but I never listened. I know what to do at least. Thank you...
i feel like this is one of the best if not the best approach to meeting the husband that God has for me one day. i REALLY hope He has one for me because my desire for a husband is really strong, and i’m only 17 at the moment. i’m currently stuck between two of my guy friends: i like one of them, and he likes me back, and i used to like the other one but not anymore. they are both strong Christians and seem like they would make great godly husbands someday, but i don’t even know if God wants me with either of them. i’m so confused and i’ve been constantly asking God what He wants me to do but i haven’t gotten any answers 😓. i know i’m still young, but i really want to know His will for me now and not later. i’m asking for prayer for this situation 🙏🏻. God bless 😊❤️
i’ll pray and fast because i truly believe in the promises God gave! if He told that i’ll be with someone who’s not christian yet- i thought i should talk more to the one about God - now i see, it’s not me but the Holy Spirit of God who will transforms this! i’ll fast and pray for the one he chose and his family, for his spiritual life and to God so He doesn’t let me interfere on what He wants! instead i wanna serve Him, walk His way and glorify Him by all blessings he gave us, ask for help and for me to be closer to Him so i’ll be more aware on how deal with every single step for Him!
You don't have to be looking fo hints, what God wants to tell you. Seek God and He will just tell you, you don't have to be guessing and confused. Fasting is such a great strategy to seek God, I think regular fasting is normal part of Christian life, just to be in tune with God.
Ok, somebody just liked my comment, so I guess that means I have to fast again! Glad I saw this After I just had my nice beef brisket. From a farm!😂😂😂🔥👍 🙏🔥🤠🎶💃👰👏
You also can NOT manipulate GOD! Wait in love and grace for HIM to move. Seek ye first the kingdom of GOD and HIS righteousness, all these things will added unto you. (Matthew 6:33) I’m focused on GOD, I know HE will add “these things” But my focus isn’t on “these things” My focus My pursuit My life My drive My hunger My taste My desire My mind My will My emotions My soul My heart is chasing after MY GOD! I want a spouse, but if I can’t be a GOOD Jamie by myself Then how can my GOOD GOOD Father bring someone in my life? Two WHOLE people are supposed to become 1! If I am half and without focus, who can I come alongside to help To serve, in matrimony...
I have so much love in my heart to give. My desire is to be blessed and to be a blessing to a man in love with Jesus. Heavenly Father, may you grant me marriage sooner rather than later. Amen.
I’m currently doing a social media fast and haven’t really been praying about anything specific but doing a fast bc I needed to get off SM for a while. But maybe I need to pray about my future spouse.
Although I love your content, and I can agree with almost every video you do, I must disagree with this one! Because I have fasted to God when I need something, but I offer my fasting as a sacrifice and sometimes I ask him to use it for whatever he pleases…. But I got to say that it does depend on the heart you offer it with. Also when I fast I do see you guys can move more than when I don’t fast and I just pray and read the Bible that has happened 100% for me.… not specifically for a husband, but in other areas in every area that I fasted, God has come through that’s because I offer it with the true heart of Offering and I do it in faith… try it 😊!
Wisdom is good to use but ultimately it's about submitting to God's will regardless of what he causes or does not cause to happen. I certainly would never promise anyone marriage if they did what I said
Can’t really fast since I’m anemic, but now I don’t want any solid foods minus oatmeal and soups. Been praying to come out of spiritual attack and been waiting for that godly spouse
I'm not very good with fasting ngl. I usually get hungry and my focus is off God and I don't have energy. Longest fast I did was for like 6 hours or so while I was awake not including at night
I don't think it matters what you do, all that matters is whatever you do decide to do in the end, that it is always inspired by the Spirit of Love, Truth, & Peace. The Spirit behind the act is more important than the act itself. By simply being led by His Spirit, everything you do shall manifest His will on Earth. And any act inspired by the spirit of fear, ignorance, & anger will conversely manifest the will of satan on Earth. Also, I don't think God really wants anything from you or anyone else. God is perfect and so He does not need or desire anything. God doesn't care about us, God just Loves us, and God's Love is unconditional, and unconditional Love has no expectations. He Loves us in that He makes ever-accessible His Spirit for our own salvation but he does not care if we ignore His provision because to do so would interfere with the freewill of humans and the order of the physical realm. Lastly, I really like your open attitude. In life it is better to have no expectations, only preferences. And if want I say speaks to your intellect or your emotions than please just ignore it. However, if what I say in some way speaks to your spirit, if it resonates very deeply within even though you don't really know why, then perhaps it can be trusted.
0:44 He may be right I mean the only blessings I've had explode when I fast is good food suddenly being in the fridge. Update I was right my dad offered me a Tuna fish sandeoch and my mom made some pasta with swedish meatballs.
If you do not feel "led" to be married, but know it's based more on your own preferences and not God's (because you're not sure of what God wants for you), how should you pray? Should you be open-minded and pray for God to "send you a spouse if it's God's will"? Or pray for God to help you be the best single possible?
I would study the Scriptures about this topic. If you want to be married there's no reason God would say no to you wanting that. I'm not saying it will happen but marriage is biblical. This may help: ruclips.net/video/T2iASDuWsQk/видео.html
Make a list of what you want in a marriage and what type of guy you want, also make a list of the type of person you are and pray about it... ask for God to shift this around and to make the changes that are necessary. For example you want a man the loves God more than he will love you... now are you loving God more than you will love your spouse? What you seek also be the one you seek.
Here's a prayer if you need help knowing how to pray for a spouse: ruclips.net/video/x7FxuBW5iXs/видео.html
The prayer in this video is Spirit filled and beautiful. It really touched and helped me in staying centered on God. I highly recommend it for my brothers and sisters on this journey. May it all be for His praise and Glory. My sincere thanks to you Mark for your ministry!
6 Important Guidelines in Life
-When you are Alone, mind your Thoughts.
-When you are with Friends, mind your Tongue.
-When you are Angry, mind your Temper.
-When you are with a Group, mind your Behavior.
-When you are in Trouble, mind your Emotion.
-When God starts blessing you, mind your EGO.
Facts
when you are at the table, mind your manners :) jk. Thanks for sharing
What does it it mean, l mind your thoughts?
@@alizaquintanilla The enemy tempts in the mind. He will try and get you to believe things that are contrary to what GOD has spoken.
Beautifully and well said!!!!
For those of us who are praying for the will of God in relationships, May God bring the right person to you, someone that is aligned to your Christian faith, Someone that deserves you and not just someone that wants you.
God bless
Amen !
Amen! I agree with prayer completely!
Amen God bless 💚
Amen. I touch and agree. 🙏🙌🏾
God never said the journey will be easy, but the arrival will be worthwhile. Remain blessed everyone!
Amen!
Thanks. You too in Jesus name.
@@ladennayoung2939 Amen
@@ladennayoung2939 Bless you
I woke up this morning and something came to me saying.... “fast for your spouse”. I wrote down why I was fasting and that I wanted to be cleansed, closer to God and meet my husband. And I get a notification for THIS. It was posted 5 days ago.... so I know this was meant for me to see. I’m moving in the right direction. My spouse is near! I believe it and receive it.
Did it work
Me too I got this message and I believe it is so near as well
Oh this is two yrs ago. And this morning God impressed me to do same
Amen. How did it go
how was it?
Fast and Pray for your spouses, never give up praying for them always
God bless!
I pray the Lord sends me a Godly husband.
God bless Lisa!
Praying for you
He will!
Me too, Amen to that🙏🏾💞
@@ApplyGodsWordcomMarkBallenger thank you. God bless you too.
I found fasting is actually enjoyable when using it to talk with God 😇❤️
God bless!
Yes, it allows the flesh to be put to death and gives clarity from the Lord
It clears and focused the mind and is healthy to reboot the body
Amen
I feel like God was telling me recently that He desired for me to take a more aggressive position about getting married. I dont mean by running out and finding someone to date or be in a relationship with, but through prayer. I feel like I need some people to rally around me and pray with me about this too. Praying that God surrounds me with the right people.
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Yes, being proactive can be a good path if that is what God is saying
Alyssa I get you . I am praying with you.
I’m with you!
Update?
Once again, no one can't tell me God doesn't speak. Another video right on time. May God continue to use and bless you🙏🏾.
Yes yes yes!
So glad it was timely! All glory to God!
I’m just saying! For real! God is amazing and I love how he uses Mark.
I want t know God’s plan for my life.
Same here! You did it again, Mark!
I have tried fasting multiple times but for some reason was never able to go through with it. I realized today that I was fasting for the wrong reasons, this video was needed. Thank you!
So glad it was helpful :) also, set timelines that are manageable. It doesn't have to be long. make a commitment of time but then stick to it :)
I have the same story! I started to believe it was more about health reasons and thats a lie.
I want to fast in order to gain clarity from the Lord, repent, and better follow the Lord!
Wow wow wow. I think God told me to fast from Facebook. I wasn’t sure but this video does confirms because I would watch videos on FB based on relationships that are not godly. The time I spend on FB is time I should spend with Him. All these points are talking to me. All these points are what I’m experiencing now. You are sooooooooo speaking to me Lord through this. Maybe this is the time God needs me to fast. God is always on time.
So glad this was helpful to you! God bless :)
When you begin to fast you must also be drawing strength and clarity from the Word because it makes you a lot more spiritually sensitive. Give yourself time to understand what you receive from God during that period.
If your life is settled in this area God may lead you to pray and fast for someone else. Be obedient and reap the eternal rewards. 🙏🏾✝️
Dear God,
My sinful nature and sins of the flesh have blinded me to your will. I pray that you lead me in the direction you want me to go, and I pray that you keep me on the path of righteousness. Whether I get married or not, let it be your will God!
A sign and confirmation! It’s time for me to be a wife to a Godly man who God ordained for me! This came to me last month to fast about my upcoming marriage! Praying and fasting for a healthy marriage!
I also remember the book of Esther as the story of deliverance. Fasting and praying was also the last resort to save the people of Israel, God listened and used Esther's place as a queen to save God's people.
God bless!
I have been praying and fasting for my husband. I will receive what I pray for in Jesus'Name Amen ❤️🙏🙏❤️🙏🙏
God bless as you submit to the Lord's will for you :)
Here I am at 03:30am after prayer. God showed me this man a couple of months ago in one of my hardest season so far. This dream certainty could be not from my own mind. His face was so unique! Then the day before yesterday I saw the same man on my Instagram. I must have faith, otherwise it will be impossible to please God and even believe in this promise, so I decided to wake up(actually the Holy Spirit has been waking me up lately and I feel like praying) this is a confirmation! May God bless everyone here and their future
May the Lord bless you too!
I fast to hear GOD'S will for my life, and to break the spirits off those I love. And for them to be saved, if they are not. And it seems that any breakthroughs I have had come after I have fasted. And for guidance, so #3 is especially pertinent. And # 4 is important too. 😊
God bless!
I pray that God blesses me with a godly man who is after God s heart and who will be aligned to me.
Amen to that 👍😊
A clear signal from above. 🙏🏼God keep directing my path! So thankful ✨
God bless!
Well said. A fast is not a weapon to use against God but a tool to get closer to God through concentration on Him. Thank you for another awesome video, Mark!
Amen!
@@ApplyGodsWordcomMarkBallenger Amen 🙏🏻🌟🌌
You’re never a minute late , god bless
So glad it was timely!
I starting off commenting and realized that I was writing my entire life story. If anyone would like that testimony, just reply to this comment and it will provide it to you. However, I just want to state that I truly enjoy your channel. It often confirms what I already know/ what I have been doing or causes me to reflect on my behavior/ decisions. Specifically in regards to this video, I have been praying a lot and now I have fully opened to my heart to God so that He can know my desires. I pray to God for a union joined by Him and healthy conception. A couple of months ago, I watched a RUclips video stating that we should pray and fast for marriage. I had yet to do so until last week. God called me to fast. I lost all hunger. All I did last week was pray and fast. And it worked out so well because I am on spring break. And I ended up discovering that there is a church just a 3 minute walk away from me. And during that same week, the church was having a prayer revival. So I went to church nearly everyday, twice a day. The pastor kept saying that this week will change you, and it surely has. I've always been close to God, but since February of this year, it's like my relationship with Him has grown exponentially! I can't believe it! Before I would pray about a minute or so in the morning, a minute or so in the afternoon, and minute or so at night. Now I pray about 10 minutes in the morning; I pray about 30 minutes during the afternoon (that's because I work with pre school children and half of the day is outside in the playground); and I pray about 10- 15 minutes at night. What I want to say about this video is that I do pray for a particular person. At first I would pray for us to be together. But as my faith and prayer got stronger, my words changed. I promise I feel God talking through me when I pray. It's a subconscious feeling. Like they are my words but I never thought them. They were just placed inside of me. Either way, God changed my prayer and now I pray for his healing, deliverance, and for God to touch his heart. This person is not atheist. He believes in God, but his relationship with Jehovah is so distant. So I pray that he opens his heart so that God can guide him back to the truth. I still pray for us to be together. However when I do, I also pray to God that He knows what is best for me and that He knows all. So regardless who I marry, I will be grateful.
Thank you Mark.I was feeling depressed about this marriage issue; i have done everything in my power and getting depressed, and now this video pops up
So glad it was timely for you!
Well, I watched this video twice and it seems that mostly all the reasons apply to me. I've been praying for a long time(daily) that I'd meet the lady GOD has planned for me, and I guess I will in his time. The waiting is hard though, I'm not getting any younger. There are so many things I'd like to enjoy with a girlfriend/wife, so many places I'd like to take her, learn from or teach her.
I am still praying for my godly husband 🙏❤️
Mark 9:29 some things takes fasting to get the victory..remember Hannah did not eat she was fasting and praying so hard Eli thought she was drunk..sometimes to pull down the spiritual strongholds regarding relationships and marriage, fast fast fast and submit yourself in prayer praise and communion with God trust him!
It's a confirmation for me. Since two weeks my heart says I want fast. Becoz I am fighting with many. Only God can help me. Struggling with focusing on God and relationship problems. My current relationship leads me to every time for sexual Sin and I m very upset about it and my heart and inside is crying. I don't want to do that. I dont know what I want to do. Thank u this vedio
Amen, refocusing on Christ is the best way to find clarity
I’m currently doing a sugar fast right now & trying to cut out Facebook (hopefully all SM), alcohol and fast food too. The only thing that I feel is compelling me to do this fast is that I need to get closer to God. I keep getting angry with God when things don’t turn out how I thought they would. It’s really hurt our relationship. I’m really hoping this helps me get where I need to be.
I want to fast to get closer to god and repent for my sins that I have done I want to be one with god and want to build my relationship with him I need god more than I need anything in this world I want to fast to be able to be pruned by god to bare the fruits of true Christian that are from the grace and goodness of Christ and the Holy Spirit 🙏🏾🙏🏾
God bless!
I’ve been thinking about doing the Daniel fast for a few reasons. This can’t be a coincidence lol
I’m doing it right now & it’s been fairly easy until today/yesterday lol
What's the Daniel fast?
it can be helpful if your heart is in the right place. Many people get really religious with it though and make it all about what they are eating or not eating. God bless :)
Same
Greetings from Dominican Republic🙌God bless you and your family🙏You were truly led by the Holy Spirit in making this video! I'm so thankful!
Greetings to you from Ohio :) May the Lord bless you too!
I felt like this video was directly directed towords me. Wow...i feel like God guided me to your channel. God bless 🙏
So glad this was helpful!
Fasting is the only way for me to get clarity and feel closer to God
My Goodness. I was just thinking about how to know about the will of God regarding my future. God's timing is perfect.
So glad this was timely!
this was right on time!! 😭
so glad it was helpful Hannah!
I was told, “You love watching Mark’s videos. I hope you meet him one day.”
You can fast anything (not just food). Such as: fasting certain addictions or habits
The sacrifice of your choice is a reflection of your heart and intention.
Wow.. I feel like I need to fast for guidance concerning relationship and marital destiny. Just now at 00.00 I prayed that God would show me the right attitude of heart when fasting and this video come up.
Thanks God for answering my prayers 🙏
Your videos are a blessing. I’d like to thank you for taking the time and effort to provide purposeful videos filled with knowledge. You can turn these videos into a book. I’d totally buy it. This knowledge never gets old. Thank you again.
Proverbs 16:9
God please provide Kailyn with your direction and protection
Thanks for these encouraging words! It means a lot :)
great video so glad i watched, I'm right there!!! i do believe after watching this that God HAS BEEN telling me to fast for my spouse that i want .... thank you...
So glad it was helpful Maria! God bless!
I stumbled across this video when read watching what does fasting mean. This video gave me the answer! I’m definitely putting my trust in god!
for the past few days i have been praying to God because i prayed to the Lord that i surrender this aspect because i feel that i did everything and yet this pandemic happen. i pray God to answer me about which way i go. and his plan for me and whatever it is single or married i wanted to glorify him . and this youtube video showed up .
It's funny that you spoke about fast...I did the Daniel fast this year in because I felt sorrowful about my relationship with God. I felt that I hindered my relationship with God.
God bless as you seek the Lord's guidance :)
Thank you for this. All of my life I’ve never been really fasting, I did few times but without knowing what it’s for, with the same mindset that it is to push God to give us what we want... So I eventually stopped and never do it anymore unless being asked to (simply to support church movement) Now I understand what is fasting for. Thanks again and God bless you Mark!
So glad this was helpful to you1
Exactly what i was feeling. I will start to fast and pray.
This video must be a sign God wants me to fast and pray. Number 2 definitely hit home with me unfortunately. It’s not that I go on dates, but it’s when I’m just texting guys (which is still not often)
God bless as you seek the Lord's direction
''the lord is my sheperd i shall not want, and the Lord also said , i dont want sacrifice i want repentance , why should i ask the Lord for something that i am not even sure if i need it in my mission , so the best thing praise God that he fullfill His Will through You . . .that's the only blessing we can really get. . . .
I couldn’t finish my fast this Easter because I had a month and a half migraine episode that got triggered by lack of some foods as I also did the Christmas full fast and continued even afterwards because I felt well physically and thought I could go vegan.
I felt like I hadn’t fulfilled my struggle like I had to because I stopped fasting after the first two weeks of the Easter fast. The migraine gave me the opportunity to pray and spend time with God while the pain was debilitating and I was spending half my days in bed in pain and prayer, thinking about how wonderful Christ is. This video turned my self blame around. Apparently I did what I was supposed to do.
Thank you, pastor Mark!
I’m Eastern Orthodox Christian and here we fast for a month before Christmas and for two months before Easter.
(Fast- no meat, fish on some days and no diary)
So glad this was helpful!
Thank you Lord Jesus for sharing this knowledge with me through your servant. Lord help me/us to be led by your spirit when it comes to fasting and praying in Jesus name. Lord help us to be led by your spirit in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen and Amen and Amen and Amen and Amen.
Amen Ladenna, God is good!
The focus of fasting is based wholly on Isiah 58.
God bless :)
...fasting is not just food; it can be from lots of things that are distractions from your time with God.
Food, friends, social media, bad habits. Sometimes you have to clean house physically and spiritually.
Listening to this I decided to fast this Sunday and not just fasting food or some drink but actually taking time and finding place to pray for a godly spouse. I have spent years confused dating an unbeliever... just like the example in #2. My mom told me to fast and pray but I never listened. I know what to do at least. Thank you...
So glad this was helpful!
This was just on my mind earlier today to fast..right on time.
So glad it was timely for you :)
i feel like this is one of the best if not the best approach to meeting the husband that God has for me one day. i REALLY hope He has one for me because my desire for a husband is really strong, and i’m only 17 at the moment. i’m currently stuck between two of my guy friends: i like one of them, and he likes me back, and i used to like the other one but not anymore. they are both strong Christians and seem like they would make great godly husbands someday, but i don’t even know if God wants me with either of them. i’m so confused and i’ve been constantly asking God what He wants me to do but i haven’t gotten any answers 😓. i know i’m still young, but i really want to know His will for me now and not later. i’m asking for prayer for this situation 🙏🏻. God bless 😊❤️
God bless you too Emily!
i’ll pray and fast because i truly believe in the promises God gave! if He told that i’ll be with someone who’s not christian yet- i thought i should talk more to the one about God - now i see, it’s not me but the Holy Spirit of God who will transforms this! i’ll fast and pray for the one he chose and his family, for his spiritual life and to God so He doesn’t let me interfere on what He wants! instead i wanna serve Him, walk His way and glorify Him by all blessings he gave us, ask for help and for me to be closer to Him so i’ll be more aware on how deal with every single step for Him!
You don't have to be looking fo hints, what God wants to tell you. Seek God and He will just tell you, you don't have to be guessing and confused. Fasting is such a great strategy to seek God, I think regular fasting is normal part of Christian life, just to be in tune with God.
On point praise the LORD
God bless!
Ok, somebody just liked my comment, so I guess that means I have to fast again! Glad I saw this After I just had my nice beef brisket. From a farm!😂😂😂🔥👍
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This is d first time I have heard such truth abiut fasting. I have been saying this all along
You also can NOT manipulate GOD!
Wait in love and grace for HIM to move.
Seek ye first the kingdom of GOD and HIS righteousness, all these things will added unto you. (Matthew 6:33)
I’m focused on GOD,
I know HE will add “these things”
But my focus isn’t on “these things”
My focus
My pursuit
My life
My drive
My hunger
My taste
My desire
My mind
My will
My emotions
My soul
My heart is chasing after MY GOD!
I want a spouse, but if I can’t be a GOOD Jamie by myself
Then how can my GOOD GOOD Father bring someone in my life?
Two WHOLE people are supposed to become 1!
If I am half and without focus, who can I come alongside to help
To serve, in matrimony...
God bless!
@@ApplyGodsWordcomMarkBallenger thank you sir
God ipray that you wil give me a spouse whom wil b praying with always.Amen
I have so much love in my heart to give. My desire is to be blessed and to be a blessing to a man in love with Jesus. Heavenly Father, may you grant me marriage sooner rather than later. Amen.
Fasting should be between you and God.
Thank you Mark. This video is really helpful. It's an eye opener. I believe God is calling me to fast. I related to all 4 points.
Confirmation!
God bless!
This was on time and well needed! Thank you!
You're so welcome! All glory to God!
Oh ok, yeah, god was calling me to fast, didn’t really understand whats up but now it makes sense ❤
To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time I ever did a perfect on one of your videos, Mark... guess it's time for me to fast...
So glad this one was especially relevant for you John!
Amen! Thank you for this message, beautiful insight.
You are so welcome!
I’m currently doing a social media fast and haven’t really been praying about anything specific but doing a fast bc I needed to get off SM for a while. But maybe I need to pray about my future spouse.
Although I love your content, and I can agree with almost every video you do, I must disagree with this one! Because I have fasted to God when I need something, but I offer my fasting as a sacrifice and sometimes I ask him to use it for whatever he pleases…. But I got to say that it does depend on the heart you offer it with. Also when I fast I do see you guys can move more than when I don’t fast and I just pray and read the Bible that has happened 100% for me.… not specifically for a husband, but in other areas in every area that I fasted, God has come through that’s because I offer it with the true heart of Offering and I do it in faith… try it 😊!
I believe if I follow and obey all your videos, my husband will soon find me.
Follow and obey God and let him do whatever he wants to do with you. God is enough. If he leads you to a spouse - good! If not - also good!
@@monjamondschein6486 I know it's the Holy Spirit speaking through him.i just didn't express myself correctly
Wisdom is good to use but ultimately it's about submitting to God's will regardless of what he causes or does not cause to happen. I certainly would never promise anyone marriage if they did what I said
Sure the Lord wants me to fast and focus on prayer. All these signs are pointing to me, I am shocked.
Very good teaching on healthy fasting.
I receive this Word Amen
God bless!
I prays for my soul mate that serve god believe in him end love Jesus🙌
Yes he is and will for i declare it i claim it and i receive it in the mighty name of Jesus thank you Jesus for i know who it is Amen Hallelujah
Can’t really fast since I’m anemic, but now I don’t want any solid foods minus oatmeal and soups. Been praying to come out of spiritual attack and been waiting for that godly spouse
Thank you so much! You have answered many my questions!
Esther 3:11,Esther 3:12,Esther 3:13
Thank you God bless you
Lord bless me with my future wife.
I have been blessed with your vidios man of God , 😍😍
So glad! All glory to God!
This video was right on the dot. Amen!!
I'm not very good with fasting ngl. I usually get hungry and my focus is off God and I don't have energy. Longest fast I did was for like 6 hours or so while I was awake not including at night
Yes, fasting should be a personal choice about what you feel led to sacrifice for God joyfully :)
I certainly dont know what God wants me to do to glorify him. Weather that leads me to find my bride or not, I have no idea what he wants from me.
At all times, he wants us to glorify him (reflect the image of Jesus) no matter what we are doing :)
I don't think it matters what you do, all that matters is whatever you do decide to do in the end, that it is always inspired by the Spirit of Love, Truth, & Peace. The Spirit behind the act is more important than the act itself. By simply being led by His Spirit, everything you do shall manifest His will on Earth. And any act inspired by the spirit of fear, ignorance, & anger will conversely manifest the will of satan on Earth.
Also, I don't think God really wants anything from you or anyone else. God is perfect and so He does not need or desire anything. God doesn't care about us, God just Loves us, and God's Love is unconditional, and unconditional Love has no expectations. He Loves us in that He makes ever-accessible His Spirit for our own salvation but he does not care if we ignore His provision because to do so would interfere with the freewill of humans and the order of the physical realm.
Lastly, I really like your open attitude. In life it is better to have no expectations, only preferences. And if want I say speaks to your intellect or your emotions than please just ignore it. However, if what I say in some way speaks to your spirit, if it resonates very deeply within even though you don't really know why, then perhaps it can be trusted.
That is what I exactly thought thank you for such a good video 🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Thank You Jesus Amen!♡
God bless!
I'm 27 and about to give up on finding love
0:44 He may be right I mean the only blessings I've had explode when I fast is good food suddenly being in the fridge.
Update I was right my dad offered me a Tuna fish sandeoch and my mom made some pasta with swedish meatballs.
lol :)
Or all these recipe videos show up in your RUclips feed!
@@ApplyGodsWordcomMarkBallenger Do you have an email I got a question I wanna ask?
@@txwarriorbride5112 Nah trust me it's God teasing me with chicken, or the devil idk tbh.
Yes you can fast and pray for a Mate. He said ask in his name m. Stop complicating things.
Is there a way to know, how many days to fast if God leads you to fast?
I would say whatever you are happy to do as God wants a cheerful giver
God bless you all!
Thank you and God Bless you!
My pleasure, may the Lord bless you too!
May God continue 2 Bless U Brother Mark❤️
Still being OBEDIENT 2 GOD!!!
“ONLY GOD KNOWS”
Stay Blessed Always
Everyone & Peace ✌🏽
🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️‼️
If you do not feel "led" to be married, but know it's based more on your own preferences and not God's (because you're not sure of what God wants for you), how should you pray? Should you be open-minded and pray for God to "send you a spouse if it's God's will"? Or pray for God to help you be the best single possible?
I would study the Scriptures about this topic. If you want to be married there's no reason God would say no to you wanting that. I'm not saying it will happen but marriage is biblical. This may help: ruclips.net/video/T2iASDuWsQk/видео.html
Fasting without water or food is biblical
How do you pray for spouse like what do I say ? While praying ..
This will help: ruclips.net/video/x7FxuBW5iXs/видео.html
Make a list of what you want in a marriage and what type of guy you want, also make a list of the type of person you are and pray about it... ask for God to shift this around and to make the changes that are necessary. For example you want a man the loves God more than he will love you... now are you loving God more than you will love your spouse? What you seek also be the one you seek.