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30 DAY FAST, SEPTEMBER 1 – SEPTEMBER 30 (Join any time, see how to prepare below.)

Early morning posts every day: 30 days of fasting does not mean you do not eat for 30 days! A fast can be many things. Normally it is a plan to deny yourself some kind of food or something that is habitual. You want the lack of it to be noticed regularly by your body and your mind. And you want to experience a sort of hunger for it. It can be a good thing or a bad thing. A fast, by design, will turn your thoughts toward God when the moment comes that you say No. These posts will help you prepare and focus on how He will spiritually provide what you need, in the moment and beyond.

Evening posts every day: Personal posts from me that share my own daily experience of fasting, encourage tasting the sweetness of our Lord before sleep, and prepare us for an ever deeper renewal in the morning.

INFORMATION ABOUT PREPARING FOR YOUR FAST

Check out this preparation post to help you identify which meals or what things God may be asking you to abstain from for your fast: Fast Prep Day 2: What Could My Fast Look Like?

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Fast Prep Day 5: Get Ready to Fast!

  1. Know why you are fasting. See the post, What Am I Fasting For?
  2. Know what spiritual fasting looks like. See the post, What Could My Fast Look Like?
  3. Know why fasting is a spiritual discipline for all Christians. See the post, How Does Fasting Work?
  4. Know specifically why God is leading you to fast. See the post, Reasons to Fast.
  5. Confirm your fasting plan. See the post, A Simple Fasting Plan.
  6. Know what to avoid while fasting. See the post, How Not to Fast.

September 1 will be your first day to fast. Successfully entering into your time of fasting will come from paying attention to the details mentioned above, so make sure you are prepared. This preparation time is also an opportunity for you to seek God and make sure He is on board.

Your time of fasting, as I am leading this 30 Day Fast, is not a diet plan, but a way to increase spiritual hunger and experience Happy Hunger! Of course, any time you are more disciplined about what you are putting in your mouth (if your fast has to do with food), you may see some changes in your body. That’s not a bad thing! But, not the main thing! So please don’t confuse them.

Fasting can also become an ongoing part of your whole spiritual journey. I have found that adding this discipline to my daily life, in different ways, is beginning to have profound effects on my spiritual walk. This is not a new discipline. Many, many spiritual men and women over the ages have developed this as a habit in their lives. And many of those men and women have walked more firmly into the good works and gifts that God has planned for them.

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works or a reward, so that no one may boast and take credit for it. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared long ago so that we could do them. Ephesians 2: 8-10

Get ready to meet God in a new way!

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30 Day Fast: The Habit of Spiritual Hunger

Dearest Father, I am excited to meet You in my fast and in Your Word as I walk with You in a special way these thirty days. You are my focus and You are my goal! Amen.

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