{"id":1831,"date":"2025-07-01T09:55:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2025-07-01T10:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:08:36","slug":"sara-pisano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/sara-pisano\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara Pisano"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cBefore coming to the Universal Church, I was a very sad person and was trapped in destructive habits, such as smoking. I\u2019d seek validation through relationships and often pretended to be someone I wasn\u2019t just to feel accepted. On top of that, my family was broken, so I felt really lost.<\/em><\/p>\n

I had participated in Fasts of Daniel before, but I never truly committed. I would start with good intentions but never followed through. However, when a specific Fast of Daniel was announced, I made a firm decision: this time, it would be MY<\/em> Fast of Daniel, and I would receive the Holy Spirit. I became completely focused on that goal. It was all I could think about.<\/p>\n

Days went by and I still hadn\u2019t received the Holy Spirit, but I refused to let that discourage me. Then, during a special VYG meeting, God revealed that I had been living in pretence. Even in my prayers, I was only saying what I thought God wanted to hear. That moment humbled me, and I realised I had to be completely sincere.<\/em><\/p>\n

On the Friday before the conclusion of that Fast, we had a night vigil and I was determined that this<\/em> would be the night I received the Holy Spirit. After the service, the pastor invited those who wanted the Holy Spirit to stay. I knew I wouldn\u2019t leave until it happened.<\/p>\n

God was telling me to simply believe \u2013 to trust that I could receive His presence. As we stood on the altar, I surrendered everything and believed. That<\/em> was the moment I received the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

Now, I no longer chase approval or wear a mask. Challenges still come, but I don\u2019t run to smoking or relationships to escape them. Instead, I turn to God, knowing He is the one who guides me.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cBefore coming to the Universal Church, I was a very […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-studies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1833,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions\/1833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}