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Elevate: 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
Beginning January 5, our church is dedicating the following 21 Days for prayer and fasting. On Sundays, we will have a time of corporate prayer at the start of each service, and we will be studying selected Psalms with our theme "Elevate." On a personal level, we challenge you to participate by choosing a type of fast to do, as well as taking time specifically to pray each day. Below, you will also find prayer guides to walk you and your children through devotionals over the next 21 days.
Types of Fasting
Soul Fast
Selective Fast
This is a fast from some element of your life that is not food-related. This fast is a great option if you do not have much experience fasting from food, have health issues that prevent you from fasting from food, or if you wish to refocus certain areas of your life that are out of balance. You might choose to stop using social media or watching television and then bring that element back into your life in healthy doses.
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 drink water and juice for fluids and eat fruits and vegetables for food.
Complete Fast
In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option. If you are considering this kind of fast, please consult a medical professional first to ensure that you are physically able to participate.
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.
Share Your Story
Has a discipline of prayer and fasting done a great work in your life? Have these 21 Days started something in your life and in your family that has drawn you closer to the Lord? We would love to hear about it! Share your story below.