Day6
Biblical Fasting
5 Steps For Success
Bonus
“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise; be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations.”
Psalms 100:1-5 MEV
The End
At the end of your time of fasting, you might have the overwhelming urge to run to the kitchen and raid the pantry. But even in this, we have to use wisdom.
1. Always end your fast with prayer and praise. Thank God for his many blessings including helping you through your fast.
Pull out that prayer and fasting journal and read again what God has blessed you with during the fast.
It could have been any number of things but God deserved praise for them all.
The added benefit of doing this is that looking back at what God has blessed you with builds your faith.
2. Your first meal post fast depends on what type of fast you have been on. Regardless, don't gorge yourself.
Don't rush out and eat ice cream and a double cheeseburger with fries. Don't end a fast with tons of sugar and junk food or you might get sick. Ease your diet back to normal. You might have to break the fast with juice and a piece of toast to get your body use to food again. After that, you can eat normally.
3. Depending on the length of your fast, you might have to gradually ease back into your regular physical routine. Be patient with yourself. You will get back to normal and live to fast another day.
-Taken from cupstocrowns.com blog on fasting.
You may be tempted to think after your fast, Well, I’m never going to fast again. I didn’t receive a thing from God during the whole time I was on that fast. Yes, you did. Now, minister to other people, and you will find out that you did receive from God. As you minister, you will see that the power of God is great upon you! - kcm.org
When you use this five step checklist for Biblical fasting according to God’s Word, at the end of your fast, you will see and reap the results of your spiritual fast for years to come.
“You will think that you must surely be the most blessed person in the world.
Things will come to you for which you have not even prayed or asked God. And as with any biblical fast, your Father will reward you!” kcm.org
Action Step
Dear Heavenly Father, as we reflect on these 5 steps of Biblical fasting, we ask for wisdom and understanding.
Teach us to embrace fasting not as a ritual, but as a means of drawing closer to You.
May it be a time of prayer, preparation, adjustment, yearning, repentance, and seeking Your divine guidance.
We pray that through fasting, our faith will deepen and our relationship with You will grow stronger. In Jesus' name, we pray, Amen.
For those who are participating in our corporate Biblical fast, we will start on Monday October 16 and end October 20,2023.
I do not expect you to fast the entire time. I would like you to prayerfully consider doing a fast for at least one of the days within that period.
(What type of fast and how long is entirely between you and God)
The purpose of our fast is for wisdom, understanding, revelation knowledge and direction for this group.
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