Northview40: 2010-02-28

Welcome

Thank you for joining us on the blog, designed to give everyone at Northview access to experiencing Northview40 together. We invite you to email us at Northview40@gmail.com and share your experiences throughout the 40 days. Your comments will be posted here as well as each day's prayer topic, corresponding Bible verses, and a suggestion each week for how we can fast together during this time. Your involvement will help make Northview40 a rich experience for all.

We hope that you will be encouraged to take your own steps toward a deeper connection with God, your goal being intimacy with Him, not just a "perfect prayer life" for several weeks. A wise woman has said, "No one of us would say we don't need God. But how much of what we do is done without Him?" Let's invest a few minutes each day to pray and a few more minutes once a week to fast, taking a risk to need Him and watching to see what He will do.

3/6/10

Saturday

Tell God your feelings toward Nothview40 and ask for what you'd like to get out of it.

3/5/10

Friday

Thank God for something good that happened this week.

3/4/10

Northview40.1 - Fasting

If you haven't considered it already, remember our first invitation to fast together. There will be 5 invitations throughout Northview40, suggesting specific, simple ways you can fast. Consider the following:

What is an activity within Christianity that you feel you "should" or are "supposed to" do? Think of what this might be and spend a few minutes doing it, asking God to help you do it from your heart. Trust Him to provide you with a fresh, meaningful experience.

Thursday

Ask God to show Himself to you (in nature, music, prayer, relationships...)

3/3/10

Wednesday

Today, reflect on God's interaction with you over the last year.

3/2/10

Tuesday

Today, tell God what you like most about Him.

3/1/10

Monday

Today, thank God that He is God.

2/28/10

Sunday

Today, talk to God about anything that keeps you from being closer to Him.

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