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21 Day Fast Guidelines

  1. Cravings subside
  2. Weight loss can be noticeable
  3. Bad breath becomes a concern

Thoughts for your journal:

  1. Why do you think fasting is important in order to achieve your greatest breakthroughs?
  2. Jesus fasted, and He intimately related to His Father in heaven.  How has this experience so far helped you to relate to your Heavenly Father?

Day 6:  God Delights in Renewal

Sometimes we need renewal in our spiritual lives.  Fasting is one of the ways that you can cleanse your body and aid the process of communicating with the Father.

On your sixth day of fasting, remember:

  1. Drink lots of water
  2. Rest to conserve energy
  3. Utilize your personal prayer time and prayer place
  4. Journal your experience
  5. Concentrate on prolonged times of meditation and listening
  6. Sugar free mints

 

Physical Effects:

  1. Senses begin to heighten
  2. Cravings can occur, especially with pictures and smells
  3. Weight loss continues
  4. Bad breath

Thoughts for your journal:

  1. How is experiencing fasting as a private discipline bringing you closer to God?
  2. Has God revealed anything to you since the fast has begun?

Day 7:  Feed on the Word

I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than necessary food [Job 23:12]

On your seventh day of fasting, remember:

  1. Water needs to be with you at all times
  2. Rest and relax as much as possible
  3. Remember your prayer time and prayer place
  4. Write your thoughts in your prayer journal
  5. Continue to meditate and listen
  6. Sugar free mints

Physical Effects:

  1. Senses begin to heighten
  2. Cravings can occur especially with pictures and smells
  3. Weight loss continues
  4. Bad breath

Thoughts for your journal:

  1. How do you keep from resisting the temptation of hunger?
  2. How can resisting hunger relate to avoiding other temptations in your life?

Day 8:  Walk with God

‘Therefore go’ Jesus says, ‘God is with you and so am I’

On your eighth day of fasting, remember:

  1. Water needs to be with you at all times
  2. Rest and relax as much as possible
  3. Remember your prayer time and prayer place
  4. Write your thoughts in your prayer journal
  5. Continue to meditate and listen
  6. Sugar free mints

Physical Effects:

  1. Senses begin to heighten
  2. Cravings can occur, especially with pictures and smells
  3. Weight loss continues
  4. Bad breath
  5. You begin to find what is known as the ‘sweet spot’

Thoughts for your journal:

  1. How can this fast give you supernatural insight?
  2. Reflect on how there is great power and supernatural blessing that awaits the man or woman who forsakes all flesh for the chance to know their Savior and hear His voice.

Day 9:  Is He Speaking to You?

Remember, Paul was fasting when God called him and shared the assignment for His life, and Peter was fasting on the rooftop when God gave him a new revelation and called him to take the gospel to the Gentiles.  What will God reveal to you during your fast?

On your ninth day of fasting, remember:

  1. Water needs to be with you at all times
  2. Rest and relax as much as possible
  3. Remember your prayer time and prayer place
  4. Write your thoughts in your prayer journal
  5. Continue to meditate and listen
  6. Sugar free mints

Physical Effects:

  1. Senses are heightened
  2. Weight loss continues
  3. Your become mentally aware of the Lord’s presence all around you
  4. Your hunger for His provision and His attention is intensified

Thoughts for your journal:

  1. Think about the mental, physical and spiritual battle you encounter as you combat the hunger pangs.
  2. Reflect on the battle that ensues between the carnal man and the spirit.
  3. How has God’s presence become clearer through this experience?

Day 10:  Every Assignment Has a Birthplace

Are you listening?  Every assignment God gives you has a birthplace.  What is He saying to you today?

On your tenth day of fasting, remember:

    • Water needs to be with you at all times
    • Rest and relax as much as possible
    • Remember your prayer time and prayer place
    • Write your thoughts in your prayer journal
    • Continue to meditate and listen
    • Sugar free mints
    • You must commit again to speaking regularly with an accountability partner from your group

     
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