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Prayer & Fasting Is For You

If you sense God has more for your life, Prayer & Fasting is a great place to start believing Him for all that He has for you. As you practice seeking Him first, He will move on your behalf like never before. You will start to see the power of prayer impact your relationships, work, family, and every area of your life. We would love for you to be part of our Prayer & Fasting.

 

Prayer and Fasting

During our season of Prayer & Fasting, we encourage fasting as a spiritual next step that can bring clarity and revelation into your life. You can also choose to fast at other times of the year as you seek God.

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Fasting

The goal of fasting is to draw nearer to God. Biblical fasting always has to do with eliminating distractions for a spiritual purpose; it hits the reset button of our soul and renews us from the inside out. It also enables us to celebrate the goodness and mercy of God and prepares our hearts for all the good things God desires to bring into our lives. Remember, your personal fast should present a level of challenge, but it is very important to know your body, your options, and, most importantly, to seek God in prayer and follow what the Holy Spirit leads you to do.

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Types of Fasts

Your personal fast should present a level of challenge, but it is very important to know your body, your options, and most importantly, to seek God in prayer and follow what the Holy Spirit leads you to do.

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COMPLETE FAST

In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.

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SELECTIVE FAST

This type of fast involves removing certain elements from your diet. One example of a selective fast is the Daniel Fast, during which you remove meat, sweets, and bread from your diet and consume water and juice for fluids and fruits and vegetables for food.

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PARTIAL FAST

This fast is sometimes called the “Jewish Fast” and involves abstaining from eating any type of food in the morning and afternoon. This can either correlate to specific times of the day, such as 6:00 am to 3:00 pm, or from sunup to sundown.

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SOUL FAST

This fast is a great option if you do not have much experience fasting food, have health issues that prevent you from fasting food, or if you wish to refocus certain areas of your life that are out of balance. For example, you might choose to stop using social media or watching television for the duration of the fast and then carefully bring that element back into your life in healthy doses at the conclusion of the fast.

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SCRIPTURE REFERENCES FOR FASTING:

Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 9:14-15, Luke 18:9-14

 

RELATION TO PRAYER AND READING OF THE WORD: 

1 Samuel 1:6-8, 17-18, Nehemiah 1:4, Daniel 9:3, 20, Joel 2:12, Luke 2:37, Acts 10:30,Acts 13:2

 

CORPORATE FASTING: 

1 Samuel 7:5-6, Ezra 8:21-23, Nehemiah 9:1-3, Joel 2:15-16, Jonah 3:5-10, Acts 27:33-37

 

REMEMBER THAT IT IS THE ATTITUDE OF A HEART SINCERELY SEEKING HIM TO WHICH GOD RESPONDS WITH A BLESSING:  

(Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 14:12, 1 Corinthians 8:8).

 

FASTING BASICS

According to the Bible, there are three duties of every Christian: GIVE, PRAY and FAST.

 

Biblical fasting takes a lot of discipline and strength - strength which you can only receive from God. Your private discipline will bring you rewards in Heaven, says Matthew 6.

 

When you give God your first through fasting, prayer and giving at the beginning of the year, you set the course for the entire year.

 

WHY SHOULD I FAST?

 

  1. Are you in need of healing or a miracle?

  2. Do you need the tender touch of God in your life?

  3. Is there a dream inside you that only He can make possible?

  4. Are you in need of a fresh encounter?

  5. Do you desire a deeper, more intimate and powerful relationship with The Lord?

  6. Are you ready to have heightened sensitivity to the desires of God?

  7. Do you need to break away from bondages that have been holding you hostage?

  8. Is there a friend or loved one that needs Salvation?

  9. Do you desire to know God's will for your life?

 

BIBLICAL FASTING FOCUS

 

1 Timothy 2:1-2 "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty."

 

Romans 12:1 "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, (which is) your reasonable service."

 

Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

 

Isaiah 58:6 "Is not this the fast that I have chosen to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?"

 

Another great promise, from the book of Isaiah, proclaims that the chosen fast will "undo the heavy burdens and let the oppressed go free."  We are living in tough economic times and we know that so many people are under a financial burden.  As we come together to fast and pray, we believe that your burdens will be lifted and that financial blessings will be released into your life!


We encourage you to seek the Lord in prayer and let your decisions about your biblical fast come from Him.  Ask the Lord to show you areas to target during your time of fasting and prayer.  We believe that, as we pray and seek God and give Him our best at the first of the year, He will bless our ENTIRE year (Matthew 6:33)!

 

Five Steps for Successful Prayer & Fasting

 

  1. PRAY. Start where you are with a heart to go deeper keeping prayer the center point of your fast.
     

  2. PLAN. Take some quality time to plan your fast. Have a meeting with yourself prior to the fast and answer the following questions:
     

    1. ​What five things would you like to accomplish over the next 12 months?

    2. What are three new habits you want to form?

    3. What fears do you have that you want God to help you conquer?

    4. Is there un-forgiveness in your heart?

    5. Are there areas that are out of order in your life?

      Consider your list and select one or two goals as your focus during your fast.
      Also plan how and when you will pray and study during your fast.
      Determine what you will and will not eat and drink during the fast.
       

  3. PREPARE.
     

    1. ​Create menus, along with a shopping list, for the coming week.

    2. Prepare ingredients and even meals in advance.

    3. Pre-pack lunch portions.

    4. Speed up breakfast by pre-slicing fruit, etc.

    5. Pre-make flatbreads, rice and beans.
       

  4. PARTICIPATE. Work the plan.
     

  5. PRAISE God and proceed!

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