21 Days of Prayer and Fasting

21 DAYS OF PRAYER AND FASTING

JANUARY 7 -JANUARY 27

There are times in our lives when we need a spiritual realignment.  We get hurried, distracted, and disconnected.  21 Days of Prayer and fasting is a spiritual reset, a time to lay aside the things that rob us of time, energy, and passion.  We will draw close to God through focused times of prayer, fasting, and the study of God's Word.

SPIRITUAL RESOURCES

Guide to Fasting and Prayer by Dr. Bill Bright

7 Basic Steps to Successful Fasting and Prayer by Dr. Bill Bright

Teach Us To Pray

"Teach Us To Pray" is an instrumental prayer album from Life Fellowship Church, one of COAH's overseer churches. On this album, Life Fellowship Worship takes you on a journey through the seven steps of the Lord’s Prayer. Available for streaming from iTunes, Spotify, GooglePlay, and Amazon Music.

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.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

Matthew 6:16-18 / Matthew 9:14-15 / Mark 9:26-29 / Luke 18:9-14 / Nehemiah 9:1-3

TYPES OF FASTS

- Total Fast

This fast calls for drinking only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.

- 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, or bread from your diet and consume water and juice for fluids and fruits and vegetables for food.

- 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.

- Soul Fast

This fast is common for those who do not have much experience fasting food, who have health issues that prevent them from fasting food, or who wish to refocus certain areas of their life that are out of balance. For instance, someone might select to abstain from using social media or watching television for the duration of the fast, and then choose to carefully bring that element back into their life in an orderly fashion at the conclusion of the fast.