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21 Day Fast Guidelines

1. Write down the details that were a concern in the beginning of the fast that no longer seem as of great concern.

Day 16:  Purest Worship

As you continue on this journey, keep your focus on God.  He will guide you and direct you so that your life will honor Him.

On your sixteenth day of fasting, remember:

1. Drink water and juice throughout the  day
2. Observe your prayer time and prayer place
3. Listen to worship music for inspiration and support
4. Write in you prayer journal
5. Reflect on your fast and how it is helping you to grow spiritually
6. Speak with your accountability partner for encouragement
7. Remember your sugar free breath mints

Physical Effects:

1. Weight loss continues to be apparent
2. Bad breath remains
3. Your senses are heightened
4. Avoid temptation as hunger pangs come

Thoughts for your journal:

1. Remember to stay the course. Write out your thoughts on how you can continue to present your body as a living sacrifice and see if the Lord does not open up the windows of heaven to you and shower you with His presence.
2. Fasting is a form of worship that will humble you.  Remind yourself of your dependence on God.

Day 17:  Nothing is Impossible with God

Now therefore if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.  And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.  These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel [Exodus 19:5-6]

On your seventeenth day of fasting, remember:

1. Seek encouragement from your accountability partner
2. Keep hydrated with water and juice
3. Continually pray
4. Listen to your favorite worship CD
5. Write your thoughts in your prayer journal
6. Meditate and listen to what God is saying
7. Chew sugar tree gum

Physical Effects:

1. Weight loss continues
2. Bad breath continues
3. You see the Lord’s presence all around you
4. Cravings are apparent

Thoughts for your journal:

1. Reflect on comments of encouragement that others have expressed throughout your fast.  Thank God for people in your life that have touched your heart.

Day 18:  God is your Rock

God doesn’t want you to worry.  He wants to be in control of your life and guide you through your daily challenges.  As you are fasting and giving God your body, give Him your spirit too.

On your eighteenth day of fasting, remember:

1. Lean on your group and your partner for support.
2. Keep water and juice with you
3. use your prayer time and prayer place
4. Worship and find strength with music
5. Journal your experience
6. Meditate on what this experience means to you
7. Keep sugar free mints or gum on hand

Physical Effects:

1. Continued weight loss
2. Bad breath is apparent
3. Your awareness of God’s power is heightened
4. Cravings are evident, but avoid temptation

Thoughts for your journal:

1. Examine any areas of unforgiveness and bitterness that the Lord is asking you to surrender to Him.

Day 19:  Rewarded Openly

Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is mine. [Exodus 19:5]

On your nineteenth day of fasting, remember:

1. Continue to speak regularly with an accountability partner from your group as you will need this more than ever these last few days.
2. Continue to drink water
3. Pray for guidance and strength
4. Worship God through music and praise
5. Document your thoughts in your prayer journal

Physical Effects:

1. Weight loss continues
2. You become mentally aware of the Lord’s presence all around you
3. Cravings are still apparent, but you’ve lasted this long!

Thoughts for your journal:

1. Consider what you would be willing to share with others today, and how you will articulate your experience and what it has meant to you in terms of your relationship with God.

Day 20:  His Will, Not Yours

And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.  These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel. [Exodus 19:6]

On your twentieth day of fasting, remember:

1. Continue to speak regularly with an accountability partner from your group as you will need this more than ever these last few days.
2. Continue to drink water
3. Pray for guidance and strength
4. Worship God through music and praise
5. Document your thoughts in your prayer journal

Physical Effects:

• Weight loss continues
• You become mentally aware of the Lord’s presence all around you
• Cravings are still apparent, but you have lasted this long!