{"id":997,"date":"2020-09-19T20:20:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T19:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-492593-1556763.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=997"},"modified":"2020-09-19T20:20:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T19:20:40","slug":"fasting-and-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Harness the Incredible Power of Fasting and Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Detailed_Fasting_and_Prayer_Guide\"><\/span>A Detailed Fasting and Prayer Guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6602bbb5802ee\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6602bbb5802ee\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#A_Detailed_Fasting_and_Prayer_Guide\" title=\"A Detailed Fasting and Prayer Guide\">A Detailed Fasting and Prayer Guide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#What_does_fasting_mean\" title=\"What does fasting mean?\">What does fasting mean?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#What_is_fasting\" title=\"What is fasting?\">What is fasting?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#WHY_DO_WE_FAST\" title=\"WHY DO WE FAST?\">WHY DO WE FAST?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#The_contemporary_view_of_fasting_and_prayer\" title=\"The contemporary view of fasting and prayer\">The contemporary view of fasting and prayer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Types_of_fasting\" title=\"Types of fasting\">Types of fasting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Fasting_Types\" title=\"Fasting Types:\">Fasting Types:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Dry_FastingFull_Fast\" title=\"Dry Fasting\/Full Fast\">Dry Fasting\/Full Fast<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Semi-dry_fast\" title=\"Semi-dry fast\">Semi-dry fast<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Daniels_Fast\" title=\"Daniel\u2019s Fast\">Daniel\u2019s Fast<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Partial_Fast\" title=\"Partial Fast\">Partial Fast<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Corporate_Fasting\" title=\"Corporate Fasting\">Corporate Fasting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Daniels_Fast-2\" title=\"Daniel\u2019s Fast\">Daniel\u2019s Fast<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Examples_of_fasting_in_the_bible\" title=\"Examples of fasting in the bible\">Examples of fasting in the bible<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Jesus_fasting\" title=\"Jesus fasting:\">Jesus fasting:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#David_Fasting\" title=\"David Fasting:\">David Fasting:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#i\" title=\"&nbsp;\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Samuel_Fasting\" title=\"Samuel Fasting\">Samuel Fasting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Elijah_Fasting\" title=\"Elijah Fasting\">Elijah Fasting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#i-2\" title=\"&nbsp;\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/fasting-and-prayer\/#Fasting_Prayer\" title=\"Fasting Prayer\">Fasting Prayer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fasting-and-prayer.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fasting-and-prayer.jpg?resize=618%2C618&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"fasting and prayer\" class=\"wp-image-423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fasting-and-prayer.jpg?w=618&amp;ssl=1 618w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fasting-and-prayer.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fasting-and-prayer.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_fasting_mean\"><\/span><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;what does fasting mean&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:8403841,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri, sans-serif&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12,&quot;26&quot;:400}\">What does fasting mean?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_fasting\"><\/span>What is fasting?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fasting is going without. This may be in relation to food or some other necessity or luxury. It is a common part of religion. The <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/pray-with-love\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian faith holds prayer<\/a> and fasting as key factors of a &#8220;healthy&#8221; relationship with God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, fasting and prayer are somewhat ritualistic. In some charismatic circles, fasting is done at the start of each year without fail. Some wonderful ministries that I know of fast for the first 21 days of the year. All this is admirable. I do question, whether the essence of the fasting and prayer trickle down from the leadership to the congregation members and others who just fill the pews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing we do for the Lord, our God should become ritualistic, just one other thing we need to tick off the list. Rituals tend to lose the heart that is meant to be behind what they are doing. What does fasting in the bible look like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hosea 6:6<br>For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The verse above is a great example of how easily believers tend to replace the desires of God with rituals. God desires sacrifice, but not at the expense of mercy. He desires burnt offerings, but not at the expense of knowledge of him. What is your fasting coming as a replacement of? It is common for modern-day churches to be dens of thieves, as long as they are generous to the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is that true fasting? You will recall that; reflection and self-examination are key components of this <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/courses\/prayer-tools-prayer-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer course<\/a>. Perhaps the best part to start would be identifying why it is that we fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WHY_DO_WE_FAST\"><\/span>WHY DO WE FAST?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The heart behind fasting is subduing one\u2019s physical needs so that the spirit may be amplified. This is <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/incredible-power-prayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what feeds the power of prayer<\/a>. Rich or poor, most of us are defined by our means. We are defined by the food that we eat, the places that we go to and the sort of people that we keep around us. The heart of fasting is casting these aside and focusing on the Lord, God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>Matthew 17:21<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The scripture above speaks of things that cannot be overcome by <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/12-incredibly-powerful-prayers-married-couples\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer alone, but by prayer coupled<\/a> with fasting. Even Jesus\u2019 ministry was preceded by <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/setting-prayer-times\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">time in the wilderness, a time of fasting and prayer<\/a>. It was preceded by a time where he would be tempted on a weakness that his sacrifice in fasting had created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-3.png?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-3.png?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fasting exposes the ills in you\" class=\"wp-image-1668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-3.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-3.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-3.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-3.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-3.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-3.png?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fasting exposes ills in you. There is a constant tug between body and spirit, fasting strengthens the spirit man and subsides the body. It is better to be a man who has dominion over his own body than one that rules over nations. Fasting and <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/prayer-points-for-nations\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer join these powers<\/a> together. Without prayer, fasting is a hunger strike. Today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you consider that the body is temporary, while the spirit is eternal, you will make sense of why it is important to build longevity in spirit. Fasting builds that longevity in spirit. Fasting lends <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/powerful-prayers-pray-husband\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">power to prayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is difficult to stay in tune with the Lord as well as to hear his voice above the noises of this world. The essence of fasting is, shutting out the world\u2019s noises that you may hear from the Lord. You will not that fasting was often done in the wilderness. This would have been a way of physically separating oneself from all the day\u2019s hassle. We are to find time to pull away, into that secret place of prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a carpenter, I imagine, Jesus would have had some clients coming over to place orders, his mother would have needed a hand with something, but be withdrew himself from all of this, so he could be with the FATHER. Are you making time to withdraw yourself from everyday mundane, that you may be with the father? Do you allow time for prayer? I say, allow, but more like &#8220;mandate!&#8221; Such is the need for prayer. This is more so when you are going through a fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lord is more concerned with the heart behind the actions than the actions behind the heart. Actions can be faked, or done out of the wrong motive, but the heart tells all. If your heart is not in this fasting, there is no point doing it at all, really. Your time should rather be invested in prayer for the state of your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_contemporary_view_of_fasting_and_prayer\"><\/span>The contemporary view of fasting and prayer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like most Christian things nowadays, the essence of fasting has been somewhat lost in believers\u2019 goal to make it more mainstream. Although there are many factors behind this, one of the main attributes of this is the financial incentive that comes from filling our pews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the people we want to bring in do not agree with some of the things that we don\u2019t think are necessarily key to our faith, we start to compromise these things. This is what has in some ways happened to fast. <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/prayer-for-comfort-bible-verses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We are building comforts<\/a> within our fast, so as to accommodate all. Is this the loss of the essence of fasting? Are the results worth it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have also become so caught up in names and types of fasting. The driving factor in most of the new variants is our desire to appease God while maintaining our comfort. There is a lack of the desire to sacrifice, which is the heart behind fasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cSacrifice is the language of the spirit.\u201d- <a href=\"https:\/\/celebrate.org\/bonnie-deuschle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pastor Bonnie Deuschle<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You and I must not become too focused on ticking this ritualistic box, lest we lose the value and essence of fasting. Outside of sacrifice, there is no true fasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_fasting\"><\/span>Types of fasting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most fasting is governed by the duration that one would go without. These will range from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>6 am till 6 pm fasting (going without food between those hours).<\/li><li>3 Day fast (going for 72 hours without).<\/li><li>7 Day fast (gong for 162 hours without).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Biblical fasts noted Jesus as having fasted for 40 days. Other fasts recorded include queen Esther\u2019s fast for the lives of her people, the fasts of several prophets. The common factor in these is a sacrifice. A fast void of the sacrificial factor is not fasting at all. It doesn\u2019t matter how long you do it for, sacrifice is key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current medical advice is that one should not go without water for over 7 days. It is possible to go without food longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, if we are getting stuck on food, we are missing the point. Isaiah makes it clear what true fasting is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>Isaiah 58:3-4<\/strong><\/p><p>\u2018Why have we fasted,\u2019&nbsp;they say,<br>\u2018and you have not seen it?<br>Why have we humbled&nbsp;ourselves,<br>and you have not noticed?\u2019<\/p><p>\u201cYet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please<br>and exploit all your workers.<br><strong><sup>4&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>Your fasting ends in quarrelling and strife,<br>and in striking each other with wicked fists.<br>You cannot fast as you do today<br>and expect your voice to be heard&nbsp;on high.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fasting_Types\"><\/span><b>Fasting Types:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dry_FastingFull_Fast\"><\/span><b>Dry Fasting\/Full Fast<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A full fast is one where you go for a certain number of days with no food and drink.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Semi-dry_fast\"><\/span><b>Semi-dry fast<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A semi-dry fast is when you go for a certain number of days without food, but with liquids. It is certainly more physically sustainable than a dry fast for prolonged periods of fasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daniels_Fast\"><\/span><b>Daniel\u2019s Fast<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This was established when Daniel didn\u2019t want to eat the royal food served in the palace. As a compromise with the caretaker, he would only eat fruit and vegetables, but no meat. Presumably, he would also drink liquids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also later recorded where Daniel spent 3 weeks of fasting. He avoided luxury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel 10:2-3,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Partial_Fast\"><\/span><b>Partial Fast<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A partial fast is one that does not span an entire day. It may be fasting from sunrise to sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Corporate_Fasting\"><\/span><b>Corporate Fasting<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where a group of people collectively go without food for a common cause or need that they are believing God for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>1 Samuel 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scripture above explains exactly why some periods of &#8220;so-called&#8221; fasting bear no results. Why are some periods of fasting and humility in seeking God not met with any results? Our relationships with other people are a key component of any fasting. True fasting starts in your own homes, in the workplace and every other place that you spend time. Often, people will fast and pursue God while they are simultaneous ill-treating others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>Matthew 5:23-24<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><sup>23&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong><strong>\u201cTherefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><sup>24&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong><strong>leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Scripture tells us that we cannot say we love God while we hate our brother. True fasting is a ministry of reconciliation. There is no <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/praising-god-prayer-points\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">point in fasting to make up with God<\/a> while you are holding your loved ones at bay. There ought not to be strife. Verse 4 of Isaiah 58, as shown above, states \u201cYou cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-4.png?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-4.png?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Isaiah 58 True Fasting and Prayer\" class=\"wp-image-1669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-4.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-4.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-4.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-4.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/already-in-trouble-4.png?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider your fasting for a moment. Remember, a key part of this prayer course is self-evaluation and reflection. It is very rare that anyone will tell you a deeper truth that you can tell yourself. At times, you must look in the mirror and show yourself where you are slacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe that this is one of the key reasons why miracles are drying up in the Western world as they grow in the east. We have become so consumed with patriotism that we begin to hate our brothers and sisters from different races, faiths, denominations and so on; yet we still go before God in the name of fasting. How can we say we love God and hate our brother? Cleaning our heads, hands and hearts are important for true fasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Isaiah 58:6-14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><sup>6&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cIs not this the kind of fasting&nbsp;I have chosen:<br>to loose the chains of injustice<br>and untie the cords of the yoke,<br>to set the oppressed&nbsp;free<br>and break every yoke?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><sup>7&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>Is it not to share your food with the hungry<br>and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter\u2014<br>when you see the naked, to clothe&nbsp;them,<br>and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><sup>8&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>Then your light will break forth like the dawn,<br>and your healing&nbsp;will quickly appear;<br>then your righteousness<sup data-fn=\"#fen-NIV-18795a\" data-link=\"[<a href=&quot;#fen-NIV-18795a&quot; title=&quot;See footnote a&quot;>a<\/a>]&#8221;>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah%2058#fen-NIV-18795a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;will go before you,<br>and the glory of the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;will be your rear guard.<br><strong><sup>9&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>Then you will call,&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;will answer;<br>you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you do away with the yoke of oppression,<br>with the pointing finger&nbsp;and malicious talk,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><sup>10&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry<br>and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,<br>then your light&nbsp;will rise in the darkness,<br>and your night will become like the noonday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><sup>11&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;will guide&nbsp;you always;<br>he will satisfy your needs&nbsp;in a sun-scorched land<br>and will strengthen&nbsp;your frame.<br>You will be like a well-watered garden,<br>like a spring&nbsp;whose waters never fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><sup>12&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins<br>and will raise up the age-old foundations;<br>you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,<br>Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><sup>13&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cIf you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath<br>and from doing as you please on my holy day,<br>if you call the Sabbath a delight<br>and the&nbsp;Lord\u2019s holy day honourable,<br>and if you honour it by not going your own way<br>and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><sup>14&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>then you will find your joy&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Lord,<br>and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights&nbsp;of the land<br>and to feast on the inheritance&nbsp;of your father Jacob.\u201d<br>For the mouth of the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;has spoken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fasting is casting our own ways away from that we may walk in Christ, we walk like Christ in his fullness. Is your walk mirroring Christ at every turn? Fasting is taking time out to be intentional about our father\u2019s business. Where you see yokes, you are going after them, to break them. Fasting is seeking out the broken that you may extend the hand of the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are a carrier of grace, are you walking and imparting it as you go? Wherever Jesus went, the presence of the Lord was encountered. That is a sign of fasting, becoming Jesus to the least among us. That food you are not eating today, take it and give it to the needy. Fasting is practical, as described above by the prophet Isaiah. The prophet Isaiah goes on to speak of the results that we are to expect from true fasting. Is it not time you and I began to truly fast?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fasting has often been associated with the wilderness. This is where Jesus went off to be with <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/prayer-for-guidance\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God in fasting and prayer<\/a>. This is where the prophet Elijah went, and more and more have done the same. What does the wilderness look like for you and I today? Today the wilderness is stepping out of a routine that we may have become comfortable and stuck in. The wilderness is shaking off our feet that have become stuck in the mud. We are called to be movers and shakers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prayer plays a massive role in fasting. When you pray you are not alone, you lean on the Lord. <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/prayer-for-guidance\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prayer allows us to allow God<\/a> to communicate to and through us as we fast. In solitude, as the prophets of old and Christ did, prayer gives the Holy Spirit a channel to use us to intercede in a matter that we know not of. Like communication is to a marriage, prayer is indispensable to the Christian walk. It grants us an honest, open and direct platform to speak with God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fasting is often done with a result in mind. Through prayer, we present this result to God. Only through prayer can our fasting be committed to the maker of heaven and earth. The bible recounts several sacrifices. They were all punctuated by prayer. The showdown on mount camel was punctuated by prayer! God responded with consuming fire! <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/prayer-of-jabez\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prayer is key<\/a> to fasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daniels_Fast-2\"><\/span>Daniel\u2019s Fast<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>Daniel 1:8<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><sup>8&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>But Daniel resolved not to defile&nbsp;himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>No disrespect to anyone, but <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/daniel-fast-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel\u2019s fast should be viewed<\/a> within the context in which it was done. Daniel fasted, by his refusal to defile himself. This was a move of obedience. Today, we have picked this as the \u201cfast\u201d of choice because it is easier on the body than a dry fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are a people after comfort while trying to please a God who is after obedience and sacrifice. It worries me that we now have recipes for &#8220;Daniel&#8217;s fast&#8221;, adding pleasure to an act of sacrifice. Before we dive behind &#8220;grace&#8221;, let us never forget that grace does not take away the need for sacrifice and obedience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything you do for the Lord should be viewed in the context of your heart\u2019s condition in doing it, as well as what it costs you. King David would refuse to give God gifts that were of no cost to him. What is the cost of your gift to God?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I charge you, step out into true fasting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things to reconsider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>The cost of your gift.<\/li><li>Reconcile with your people.<\/li><li>Step out.<\/li><li>Find your wilderness.<\/li><li>Forget comfort.<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t make it about food.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Examples_of_fasting_in_the_bible\"><\/span><b>Examples of fasting in the bible<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a lot of examples of <strong>fasting in the bible<\/strong>. Here are a few:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jesus_fasting\"><\/span><b>Jesus fasting:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before he was to embark on his 3 years in ministry, Jesus took time away. He spent this time alone with God, fasting and praying! Jesus fasted! The son of God, who was God himself, fasted. We know that he spent 40 days and 40 nights alone fasting and praying in preparation for what was to come. We understand that at the end of this period, at a point of weakness, when all bodily strength was drained, the devil pounced. Jesus was filled in spirit, though hungry in flesh. He resisted temptation and the devil fled!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew 4:1-11 New International Version (NIV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>4&nbsp;<\/b>Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. <b>2&nbsp;<\/b>After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. <b>3&nbsp;<\/b>The tempter came to him and said, \u201cIf you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"David_Fasting\"><\/span><b>David Fasting:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The back story for this one is more theatrical. King David had lusted after the soldier, Uriah\u2019s wife. He had then gotten taken Uriah\u2019s wife to be his own. She had then become pregnant. The scripture below recounts the encounter between David and the prophet Nathan, who comes to confront him!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David repented and fasted in hopes that the Lord would preserve his child with Uriah\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 Samuel 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>15<\/b>After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah\u2019s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. <b>16<\/b>David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth <b><i><sup>b<\/sup><\/i><\/b> on the ground. <b>17<\/b>The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>18<\/b>On the seventh day the child died. David\u2019s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, \u201cWhile the child was still living, he wouldn\u2019t listen to us when we spoke to him. How can we now tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>19<\/b>David noticed that his attendants were whispering among themselves, and he realized the child was dead. \u201cIs the child dead?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes,\u201d they replied, \u201che is dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>20<\/b>Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed, put on lotions and changed his clothes, he went into the house of the Lord and worshipped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request, they served him food, and he ate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>21<\/b>His attendants asked him, \u201cWhy are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>22<\/b>He answered, \u201cWhile the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, \u2018Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.\u2019 23But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Samuel_Fasting\"><\/span><b>Samuel Fasting<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/lessons\/fasting-and-prayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samuel fasted at a time of war<\/a>, asking that the Lord would intervene on behalf of Israel, as they had become hard-pressed at war. The fasting was corporately done. All Israel came together at Mizpah to fast and intercede. They fasted and confessed their sins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Samuel 7:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>5&nbsp;<\/b>Then Samuel said, \u201cAssemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the Lord for you.\u201d <b>6&nbsp;<\/b>When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, \u201cWe have sinned against the Lord.\u201d Now Samuel was serving as leader[a] of Israel at Mizpah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Elijah_Fasting\"><\/span><b>Elijah Fasting<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Elijah was a prophet at a very difficult time. He had his last meal before going to meet with God on Mount Horeb. Like, Jesus, Elijah went without food. It was a bold statement to self, saying \u201cGod is my rock!\u201d The same God that would soon answer by fire at the showdown with the prophets of Baal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Kings 19:8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This post is a module that is part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/prayer-course-introduction-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free prayer course<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i-2\"><\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fasting_Prayer\"><\/span>Fasting Prayer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FASTING-PRAYER.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FASTING-PRAYER.jpg?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FASTING PRAYER\" class=\"wp-image-1808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FASTING-PRAYER.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FASTING-PRAYER.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FASTING-PRAYER.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FASTING-PRAYER.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FASTING-PRAYER.jpg?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FASTING-PRAYER.jpg?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Father, I bless your name for this opportunity to seek your face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your word says to seek you while you can still be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purify my heart, mind and soul in this time of fasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet me at my point of need. 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