In Matthew 6 we read:
1. When you do a charitable deed..., verses 2&3
2. When you pray..., verses 5,6&7
3. When you fast..., verses 16&17
"Surely" one can do charitable deeds without praying. And "surely" one can pray without fasting. BUT, fasting enhances our prayers, and praying enhances our charitable deeds.
What? These enhancements make the action more effective, and dare I say, likely much more anointed.
Oh, you don't really need these enhancements. (Don't quote me on that.) But life is much better, and your service to others is much better, when it is enhanced (etc.), and frankly, this enhancement, this anointing, could mean the difference between success and failure.
See Matthew chapter 6 for instructions on prayer and fasting.
Larry
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P.S. Another enhancement to our lives is mentioned in First Corinthians 14. In verse 4 it says that the person that prays in tongues, (a.k.a., in the spirit) builds himself or herself up. So there is benefit here. You don't have to, but it's better if you do.
See First Corinthians chapter 14 for instructions on using this grace called "praying in tongues".
Hey, God is for you! This life is not supposed to be hard, if your gaze is fixed on Jesus!
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