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PRAYER + FASTING

The goal of fasting is to draw nearer to God.

Biblical fasting always has to do with eliminating distractions for a spiritual purpose; it hits the reset button of our soul and renews us from the inside out. It also enables us to celebrate the goodness and mercy of God and prepares our hearts for all the good things God desires to bring into our lives.

Remember, 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.

“Come near to God and he will come near to you.”

~ James 4:8

 

PRAYER FOCUS GUIDE WINTER ‘24

 

Timing of a Fast

At Epic, we encourage fasting for 21 days each year in the month of January. This is part of 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, a season of focused prayer as a church family. 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

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Complete Fast

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

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.



Scripture References

Matthew 6:16-18 | Matthew 9:14-15 | Luke 18:9-14 | Acts 27:33-37 | Nehemiah 9:1-3

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

Join Epic's 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting Slack Channel. This channel will include a downloadable 21 Day Fast Guide, reminders of corporate prayer times, tips, and recipes to help you during the 21 days, all while being encouraged by other Epic’ers fasting along side of you.

Step 1 - Download Slack (If on a mobile device, go to your App Store. Or if on a desktop go to slack.com)

Step 2 - Join Epic Church’s Workspace (click here)

Step 3 - Join The Channel ( #epic_prayer-and-fasting )

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