Fasting 101
This is intentionally designed to be flexible so that you can participate at any level. Whether you have done a season of prayer and fasting before, or if this is your first time, you can start where you are and experience what God has in store for you in a powerful way. Below is a practical guideline to help you navigate through your personal journey. We pray that you will experience the presence and power of God in an extraordinary way as you commit yourself to Him over the twenty-eight days.
It is important to choose a fasting plan that works for you. There is nothing more inherently spiritual about one type of fast as opposed to another. These are simply guidelines and suggestions on different things you can do. Do not let what you eat or do not eat become the focus of your fast. Keep the main thing the main thing, which is drawing closer to God. Remember, this is a time to disconnect enough from your regular patterns and habits in order to connect more closely to God. Here are a few tips to keep in mind before getting started:
This is intentionally designed to be flexible so that you can participate at any level. Whether you have done a season of prayer and fasting before, or if this is your first time, you can start where you are and experience what God has in store for you in a powerful way. Below is a practical guideline to help you navigate through your personal journey. We pray that you will experience the presence and power of God in an extraordinary way as you commit yourself to Him over the twenty-eight days.
It is important to choose a fasting plan that works for you. There is nothing more inherently spiritual about one type of fast as opposed to another. These are simply guidelines and suggestions on different things you can do. Do not let what you eat or do not eat become the focus of your fast. Keep the main thing the main thing, which is drawing closer to God. Remember, this is a time to disconnect enough from your regular patterns and habits in order to connect more closely to God. Here are a few tips to keep in mind before getting started:
Our prayer for you over the next twenty-eight days is that your passion for God and His Word will be ignited, and that you will develop a hunger for His presence that is greater than ever before! We pray you make a spiritual investment and seek clarity in the areas of spiritual, personal, family and community. Don’t ever settle for anything less than a life full of passion and spiritual zeal for God. Keep the fire for God burning in your heart and do whatever it takes to feed your spiritual hunger for God.
Each day of prayer and fasting, we encourage you to keep a daily journal. Write any revelations that God gives you about yourself and about life in general. Share your prayer requests and your testimonies. Let's go into the War Room together!
Each day of prayer and fasting, we encourage you to keep a daily journal. Write any revelations that God gives you about yourself and about life in general. Share your prayer requests and your testimonies. Let's go into the War Room together!
Scripturally, fasting is almost always partnered with prayer (e.g., Ezra 8:21,23; Luke 2:36-37). During times when you would normally eat you may want to or need to couple fasting and prayer with one or more of the items below:
- Worship (Nehemiah 9:1-3; Acts 13:1-3)
- Petition (Daniel 9:3,17)
- Reading the Word of God (Nehemiah 9:1-3; Jeremiah 36:6)
- Humbling yourself before God (Ezra 8:21)
- Asking for direction and guidance (Judges 20:19-46; Ezra 8:21)
- Mourning (1 Samuel 31:8-13; Nehemiah 1:3-10; Esther 4:1-4)
- Confession of sins (1 Samuel 7:6; 2 Samuel 1:12; Daniel 9:4-18; Nehemiah 9:1-3)
- Repentance (Joel 2:12-17)