iask, Inc. call to prayer, fasting and meditation... Why not start the year off including God

Ms. Sophia Angeli Nelson, founder of I Am My Sister’s Keeper (iask, Inc.) has put a mandate out to all of us women/men to participate in a 21 Day Fast for Renewal & Rejuvenation Jan 1, 2010 Sun-up-Jan 21, 2010 Sundown. Our time can NEVER be recaptured or relived so what a wonderful way to start off the New Year – focusing on and investing in God.

I became acquainted with Ms. Sophia on Facebook while engaging in conversations on Warren Ballentine’s facebook profile (The #1 Truth Fighter). Ever since our association, she has been a inspiration and a source of strength to me. She appears to be very down-to-earth and genuinely concerned for the well-being of others.

I implore with you to join me in this iask, Inc. call to fast to strengthen our lives, our commitments to God and one another, our relationships (business, friends or family), our paradigms (to be shifted, strengthened or validated). ("For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." Matthew 18:20)

Below are the rules of engagement specified by iask, Inc…

Rules of Fast

1. Arise one half hour early each morning for prayer, bible reading and meditation.
2. Retire  no later than 11PM daily to rest your body—sleep is a natural healer and critical for hormone production in women’s bodies.
3. If  you fast regularly and your fasting routine is more rigorous than what has been set forth for this consecration, please feel free to do more than has been requested. I only ask that people not do less. 

What to eat during this time

Week of January 1st
Fruits, Vegetables (including nuts and beans), Juices and Teas only (pure juices only, no juice cocktails) clear broths
Week of January 8th
Fruits, Vegetables, Juices, Tea, Whole Grain Breads, Whole Grain Pasta, Brown Rice
Week of January 18th
Fruits, Vegetables, Juices, Tea, Whole Grain Breads, Whole Grain Pasta, Brown Rice, Dairy (Milk, Cheese, Yogurt), Boiled or Poached Egg

• Drink lots of water (a minimal of 8 glasses a day)
• Fruits, Vegetables (including nuts and beans), Juices and Teas only (pure juices only, no juice cocktails)
• Clear broths which may be modify to include fish, Tofu or other protein (not beef, poultry) if necessary for health reasons
• Abstain from certain foods each week during the month (Daniel Fast)
• Natural sweeteners like raw honey are allowable
• No cakes, pies, cookies, candy, soda, juice cocktails, fried foods
• You can eat as often as you like, but smaller portions are recommended so that you keep your spirit open and clear
• Please avoid refined sugar, white rice, white flour [and anything made with it], margarine [beginning the third week use butter or olive oil] and foods with preservatives (Daniel Fast)

What to Read & Write during this Time

The following is a suggested reading list for each morning’s devotion. If you already have a devotional regiment that you follow, I am going to ask that you suspend that regiment for the month of January so that we are all reading the same thing. However, feel free to do more. You should be praying alone or with an accountability partner no less than 2-3 times per day. Early AM, Mid Afternoon-Evening...




Meditation Vision Scripture of the Year: Isaiah 43:18-19
Book of focus for 2010 - Isaiah 43 chapter 18
January list extended for those that start on 1/4

January 1                          Psalm 16, Proverbs 4:23

January 2                         Isaiah 2-3 chapters

January 3                         Isaiah 55 & Romans 8:28

January 4                        Psalms 23                              

January 5                         Psalms 25

January 6                        Psalms 27

January 7                         Isaiah 58:3-14

January 8                        Matthew 6:1-18

January 9                        Matthew 7:1-12

January 10                     Matthew 7:15-29

January 11                       Matthew 5:1-12

January 12                      Matthew 5:13-24

January 13                      Matthew 5:33-42

January 14                     Matthew 5:43-48

January 15                      Haggai 1:1-11

January 16                     Haggai 2:1-9

January 17                      Haggai 2:10-23

January 18                     Hebrews 11

January 19                     Hebrews 12:1-4

January 20                    Hebrews 12:5-15

January 21                      I Corinthians 12

January 22                     I Corinthians 13

January 23                     I Corinthians 14

January 24                    Colossians 3:1-17

January 25                     James 3

January 26                    James 4

January 27                     James 5:1-11

January 28                    James 5:12-18

January 29                    I John 1-4

January 30                    Jude

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