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Fast Day 3 Drenched
Whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty, it will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.” The woman said, “Give me this water so that I will not be thirsty.” (from John 4: 14-15) Today was a day to fast food from sunup…
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Fast Day 3: True Thirst
When we fast, we want to pay less attention to what we are giving up and more attention to God. We want our hunger and thirst for something physical to be replaced with a renewed hunger and thirst for something spiritual. A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me…
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Fast Day 2 Evening Hunger
Jesus said, “It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4: 4 I am always hungry in the morning, but after I have had my coffee (which isn’t food, ha!), I can usually delay eating according to the fasting plan…
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Fast Day 2: True Hunger
Fasting is a spiritual discipline that you might not have tried before. I have done a forty day sugar fast every January for three years. I can’t say it’s easy, but it does get easier. In this fast I still eat meat, fish, vegetables, fruit and nuts. I still eat. Whatever you decide to fast,…
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Fast Day 1 Evening Prayer
I humbled my soul with fasting, and prayer was constantly on my mind. Psalms 35: 13 Dearest Father, For this first day of fasting, I come to you with humility and confession. I thought about food more than You. Even though I have fasted many times, I know it is hard to convert my hunger…
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Fast Day 1: Fasting and Prayer
Because the Bible consistently connects spiritual fasting with prayer, we must, too. If we fast without praying, there is, of course, not really a spiritual element. Fasting without prayer is just a diet. Fasting is a discipline that people from many places have practiced over many generations and is connected to many different faiths. You…
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Fast Prep Day 5: Get Ready 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,…
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Fast Prep Day 4: How Not to Fast
You say, “Why have we fasted and You have not been impressed? Why have we been hard on ourselves and You have not even noticed?” I, the LORD, say, “Because you are fasting to please yourselves and even while you are fasting, you oppress your workers. What good is fasting if it ends in quarreling…
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Fast Prep Day 3: How Does Fasting Work?
We can learn a few things from Jesus’ experience in the wilderness to make our own fast successful: Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, was led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted and eaten nothing for forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. And…
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Fast Prep Day 2: What Could My Fast Look Like?
Explore how God might use your intention, your prayers and renewed hunger in your life through a 30 day fast.
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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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