FASTING INFORMATION

TIMING OF A FAST
This fast is part of 21 Days of Prayer, a season of focused prayer and fasting as a church family. During this season of 21 Days of Prayer, 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. You may also choose to fast at other times during the year for your own spiritual development.
It’s very typical to fast a single meal, a whole day, or three days or more. The timing of your fast is not as important as the strength of your focus on God as you fast.

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.

COMPLETE FAST
In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option. This type of fast is for experienced fasters.

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.

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.

SPIRITUAL 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. You might choose to stop using social media, watching television, or another activity for the duration of the fast.