January Negativity Fast

How the January Negativity Fast Changed My Life:

Starting the new year seemed overwhelming, this is the year that I will graduate from Master’s Commission and I had no Idea what I would do afterward. I have massive amounts of debt to which I felt enslaved and suppressed. At the beginning of the year I diagnosed myself with Severe Mental Distress Syndrome, I had excepted the fact that I had fear, anxiety and was generally emotionally unstable. When I was uncomfortable I had fear and anxiety because I had built my flesh to extreme importance.

Since the beginning of the year, much has improved already. I am now retaliating against my flesh.
God has been challenging my faith, calling out my pride, and healing my fears. On January 3rd, Master’s Commission began a 40 Negativity fast, part of which includes daily declarations. At first the negativity fast was a stretch because, although I knew The Word to be true, it challenged the way I thought. It was almost hard to believe the declarations as possible.

My thoughts on this changes as I read accounts of Jesus’ healing ministry. The reality of God was developing in my life and I had the realization that God’s gift of healing was available to me. The stories in Mark were a reminder of the character of God. Healing is what God does and who He is. In the stories people were overwhelmed with amazement, saying “He has done everything well, He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." People were willing to pursue Jesus in order to bring their needs before him. Nothing was impossible for God, He was able to heal all conditions.
I was living a life that showed no recognition of God’s power. I had diagnosed myself with deficiencies, excepting my condition instead of seeking healing.

The declarations that were most difficult for me to believe were areas in my life that I struggled with doubt. These were areas in which I was not living in truth.

I have included some of the most impactful “negativity fast declarations” :
God richly supplies all my financial needs
I prosper in all my relationships
I laugh when I hear a lie from the devil
I declare today that I cannot be defeated, discouraged, depressed or disappointed
I speak to the raging waters in my life; peace, be still. I say to my mind; peace, be still. I say to my emotions; peace, be still. I say to my home; peace, be still. I say to my family; peace be still.
Now I speak to every mountain of fear, every mountain of discouragement, every mountain of stress, every mountain of depression, every mountain of lack and insufficiency; and I say, “Be removed & cast into the sea in Jesus name! ”

The declarations are biblical truths that didn’t line up with what I saw in my life, but I gained hope knowing that I have authority to speak to my situation and declare God’s will in my life. I have the choice to not live in fear and distress. I decided that I will no longer hold on to what hurts me, instead I will seek healing from “Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” Eph 3:20 I choose to walk by faith not sight, believing truth regardless of appearances. I will continue to speak the blessings of God’s promises over my life and pray that I will develop godly perspective to always recognize the greater truth.