Day 4: 21 days of prayer and fasting
DAY 4: Your "But God" Moment
Scripture: "My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever." – Psalm 73:26 (NLT)
The Raw Truth: Here you are, a few days in. The novelty has worn off. Your body is complaining. Your mind is foggy. Old habits claw at the door. The internal monologue starts: "This is too hard. I'm not spiritual enough. What's the point? I can't do this." Listen carefully: that voice is telling you the truth. You can't.
This is the critical pivot point. Faith isn't denying the "I can't." Faith is completing the sentence. "My flesh and my heart fail... BUT GOD." Your weakness is not the end of the story; it's the transition point where His strength becomes your storyline. Your failure isn't a dead end; it's the open door for Him to become your "portion"—your assigned share, your inheritance, your enough.
The fast isn't meant to prove your spiritual fortitude. It's designed to expose your human frailty so you can experience divine sustenance. The hunger isn't the enemy; it's the altar where you trade your lack for His abundance.
Illustration: A man is trying to push a broken-down car up a hill. He's sweating, straining, making inches of progress at immense cost. He's about to collapse. Then a friend with a massive truck pulls up, hooks a chain to the car, and effortlessly pulls it up the hill. The man's job wasn't to move the car; it was to realize he couldn't, and to hook up to a greater power. Your "I can't" is the moment you stop pushing and start hooking up.
Challenge: Name your biggest "I can't" in this season. Speak it aloud. "God, I can't fix this relationship." "I can't overcome this anxiety." "I can't break this cycle." "I can't even get through this fast with a good attitude." Now, speak the pivot. "BUT GOD, You are the strength of my heart. You are my portion. You are my enough." Make this your breath prayer today. With every "I can't" thought, answer it with your defiant, hopeful "But God..."