The Goal of Fasting is to Draw Near to God
Fasting hits the reset button of our soul and renews us from the inside out. It enables us to celebrate the goodness and mercy of God, preparing our hearts for all the good things He desires to bring into our lives. When choosing a fast, we encourage you to seek God in prayer and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
The Timing of Your Fast is Not as Important as the Strength of Your Focus on God as You Fast
We encourage fasting as part of our 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting season in January. You may also choose to fast at other times during the year for your own spiritual development.
Relevant Scriptures
Matthew 6:16-18
Matthew 9:14-15
Luke 18:9-14
Acts 27:33-37
Nehemiah 9:1-3
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.
Soul 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.
For example, you might choose to stop using social media or watching television for the duration of the fast and then carefully bring that element back into your life in healthy doses at the conclusion of the fast.
Complete Fast
In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.
