The goal of fasting is to draw near to God. It hits the reset button of our soul and renews us from the inside out.

Fasting enables us to celebrate the goodness and mercy of God. It prepares our hearts for all the good things God desires to bring into our lives.

When deciding on a fast, we encourage you to seek God in prayer and follow what the Holy Spirit leads you to do.

Scripture References About Fasting

21 DAYS OF PRAYER & FASTING January 6 - 26, 2025

TYPES OF FASTS

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.

COMPLETE FAST

In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.

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.

  • The timing of your fast is not as important as the strength of your focus on God as you fast.

RESOURCES

We want to ensure that you are prepared to take this life-changing journey. Click on the following links to learn more.

Guide to Fasting & Prayer by Dr. Bill Bright

Revival Prayer Night Resources by newgenerations.com

Daily Confession:

  • Jesus is first in my life. I exist to serve and glorify Him.

  • (HIM) I love my wife and will lay down my life to serve her 

  • (HER) I love my husband and I honor and respect who he is

  • My children will love God and serve Him with their whole hearts. I will nurture, equip, train, and empower them to do more for His kingdom than they can imagine.

  • I love people and believe the best about others.

  • I am disciplined. Christ in me is stronger than the wrong desires in me.

  • I am growing closer to Jesus every day. Because of Christ, my family is closer, my body is stronger, my faith is deeper, and my leadership is sharper.

  • I am anointed, empowered, equipped, and called to reach people far from God.

  • I am creative, innovative, driven, focused, and blessed beyond measure—because the Holy Spirit dwells within me.

  • I develop leaders. (Say what you do) That’s not something I do. It’s who I am.

  • My words, thoughts, and imaginations are under the power of Christ. I take all thoughts captive and make them obedient to Christ.

  • I wake up with purpose, direction, and meaning every day of my life.

  • I bring my best and then some. It’s what I bring after I do my best that makes the difference.

  • The world will be different and better because I served Jesus today.

  • I am a son/daughter of the most high God.