Spiritual transformation (caterpillar into a butterfly). The more we practice FASTING the more it becomes a part of our lives. It's who we become, Christlike.

*Simplicity Freedom: Simplicity sets us free to receive the provision of God as a gift that is not ours to keep and can be freely shared with others

The Practice of Submission Submission Freedom: It is the ability to lay down the terrible burden of always needing to get our own way. Becoming free from the demand that things go the way we want them to go. Key Verse: Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but your will be done.”

Key Verse: >1 John 1:8-10 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar, and his word is not in us. Freedom: Confession frees us to be healed and supernaturally transformed.

The Practice of being led by the Holy Spirit Richard Foster makes this point: “In our day, heaven and earth are on tiptoe waiting for the emergence of a Spirit-led, Spirit-intoxicated, Spirit-empowered people. All of creation watches expectantly for the springing up of a disciplined, freely gathered, martyr people who know in this life the life and power of the kingdom of God. It has happened before. It can happen again….”

Meditating on God's Word =A Cleansed Mind!!!! *Imagine having a mind cleansed of all the debris that blocks our best intentions. *Imagine if each time you saw another person, your first thought was to pray for him or bless her. *Imagine what it would be like if, any time you were challenged or anxious, your reflexive response would be to turn to God for strength. *Imagine, if you’re a married man, that whenever you looked at any woman other than your wife, you would see her as your sister...

Freedom: Studying God’s Word frees us from being spiritually anemic so we can become overcomers in this life. When we study the Bible, the central purpose is not doctrinal purity (this is a side effect) … …but inner transformation.

*Solitude: Freedom from loneliness and conformity. *Key Verse: Psalms 46:10 says, “He says, be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.” It has been said, “If the devil can’t make you bad, he will make you busy.”

Prayer is “talking with God about what we are doing together,” as Dallas Willard puts it. In addition to all the other work that gets done through prayer, perhaps the greatest work of all is the knitting of the human heart together with the heart of God.

The Practice of Servanthood Key Verse: Colossians 3:23 says (NIV), “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,”

The Discipline of Worship Key Verses: Colossians 1:16 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.