“Sacrifice is giving up something you love for something you love more.”
With this in mind, we count it an honor to give up something for God as we seek his face over the next 40 days. This isn’t necessarily easy, but it’s definitely worth the pain. Fasting is simply an act of sacrifice and we would like you to consider giving up one thing over the next 40 days to better enable you to seek God’s direction for Keystone, and your personal role as a vital part of Keystone’s LAUNCH.
Why should I fast
- Fasting is a means of worship, which must be God-centered, God-intended, and God-ordained. Fasting is an expression of grief, distress, or repentance.
- Fasting is preparation for God’s guidance and renewal (Daniel 9; Exodus 24). Fasting helps to reveal the things that control us and hinder our intimacy with God.
- Fasting is to remind us that we are sustained “by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”
- Fasting is to help keep our balance in life.
How do I fast?
You may want to consider giving up a type of food, drink, or entertainment (Facebook, TV, movies, sports). It could be as simple as turning off the music in your car for 40 days so you can talk to God while driving. The idea is that as we remove ourselves from something we love or enjoy, we will take the time, affection, and attention we give to it and turn it over to God.
Fasting also can look like abstaining from food or drinks for short or long periods of time. You can do this in the following ways
- OCCASIONAL FASTING – eat a light meal (fruit, vegetables, yogurt, etc.) Skip 2-3 meals, and drink a lot of water. Break the fast with fruit juices followed by a light meal. Avoid oils, dressings, and starch for a couple of meals.
- REGULAR DISCIPLINE OF FASTING – begin slowly with a partial 24-hour (2 meal) fast once a week for several weeks. During this time, drink fruit juices. After succeeding with this for several weeks, move to a 36-hour (3 meal) fast. Break these fasts with a light meal of fruit and vegetables.
Points to remember while fasting:
- Monitor your heart attitudes and maintain an attitude of worship.
- Be careful not to call attention to what you are doing.
- Devote this fasting time to devotional activities.
- See the Lord regarding extended fasting. *
- Remember that the major work of scriptural fasting is in the realm of the spirit.
- Pray for God to lead you through these days of fasting and praying.
* Get additional information on extended fasting and clear the fast with your physician (people with certain physical conditions should not fast).
No, this is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people. Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help. Then your salvation will come like the dawn, and your wounds will quickly heal. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind. Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply. Isaiah 58:6-9
“Bear up the hands that hang down, by faith and prayer; support the tottering knees. Have you any days of fasting and prayer? Storm the throne of grace and persevere therein, and mercy will come down.” John Wesley
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