Happy New Year! - Become a Fan of CAM's Blog in 2010

I can't believe it...2010! Is Dick Clark still doing New Year's Rockin' Eve? Wow!

I am so excited about what the new year will bring. One thing I promised myself and others was to blog more consistently. If you have liked my blogs in the past, you can become a fan of mine. I have added a "Followers Widget" to my blog post in the upper left hand side. Just look for the words "follow" at the top of the page. Hit the link and follow the instructions and you can instantly become a fan of CAM's blog. With your help and support, we can expand our message about the good news of a risen savior named Jesus.

I look forward to sharing with you in 2010! And I look forward to you joining me and thousands others on the Breakthrough Fast 2010 ( 21 day fast starting January 2, 2010).

Happy New Year! Cheers to a glorious and prosperous year!

Rev. CAM

The Breakthrough Fast 2010!

Dear Breakthrough Partners:

It is estimated that thousands of Christian people around the world will start the 2010 New Year with prayer and fasting. Many will join their church family in corporate fasting and others will enter the fast as part of their personal spiritual devotion. Starting January 2, 2010, I invite you to join me and The Breakthrough Project on a 21-day fast (The Daniel Fast) to seek God and honor God for the New Year.

I can hear you, “Rev. CAM, why a fast?” Fasting is biblical. It is not torture; it is a privilege! Biblical fasting is more than restricting food, biblical fasting is refraining from food for a spiritual purpose. Fasting removes clutter from our lives (physically, mentally and spiritually) and helps us develop a more intimate relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Fasting is one of the most powerful weapons God has given us to fight the Adversary. Through fasting, I believe the strongholds of stress, anger and depression can be broken. Release from the bondage of sin can happen. Your relationships can be restored. Financial breakthroughs, spiritual wholeness and supernatural healing and so much more are possible through fasting and prayer!

Another reward of fasting has to do with your future. God has given you a vision for your life. As you fast, pray for God's direction and guidance. Focus your faith on your vision and God will show you how you can turn your vision into a reality.

During this period of fasting, I want you to target your prayers on one of the following areas:

- Fasting for a Financial Breakthrough
- Fasting to Develop a Faith Driven Lifestyle
- Fasting for Restoration in Your Relationships
- Fasting for Your Family (especially Your Children)
- Fasting for a Spiritual Breakthrough
- Fasting to Discover God's Will for Your Life
- Fasting for Supernatural Healing
- Fasting for the Discipline to Walk in the Vision that God has Given You

I can hear you again! “Rev.CAM, I need to focus on all of them.” That might be true. However, for the next 21 days, I encourage you to choose 2 areas to focus. Remember...Rome was not built in a day!

What is the Daniel Fast?

The Daniel Fast is a biblically based partial fast. It is a method of fasting that men, women and young people all over the world are using as they enter into the spiritual discipline of prayer and fasting.

There are two anchoring scriptures for the Daniel Fast. In Daniel 1 (specifically Daniel 1:12-13) the Prophet (Daniel) ate only vegetables (that would have included fruits) and drank only water. So from these scriptures we get two of the guidelines for the fast:

1. Only fruits and vegetables.
2. Only water for a beverage.

Then in Daniel 10 (specifically Daniel 10:2-3) we read that the Prophet ate no meat nor any precious breads or foods and he drank no wine for 21 days. So from this scripture, we get a third guideline:

3. No sweeteners (including artificial) and no breads are allowed on the Daniel Fast.

Another important guideline is drawn from the Jewish principles of fasting, where no leaven is used during the fast. So that's why yeast, baking powder and the like are not allowed on the Daniel Fast. Be sure to read the ingredients on labels of prepared foods to make sure they only include Daniel Fast friendly ingredients.

Visit the website (http://www.thebreakthroughproject.org/) for updates and more information and follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/charlesmaxell), Facebook and read my blog (http://breakthroughproject.blogspot.com/) to follow my progress on this spiritual journey.

I would love to hear from you. Over the next 21 days, send me an email (revcam@thebreakthroughproject.org) and share your story with me. I know that God is going to do something special in our lives in 2010. Therefore, I challenge YOU to PUT DOWN the cookies. PUSH the hamburger aside. Say NO to Starbucks. And say YES to SEEKING GOD'S FACE and GROWING in RELATIONSHIP with JESUS CHRIST!

Yours in Christ,

Rev. CAM