Biblical fasting has to do with eliminating distractions for a spiritual purpose; it hits the reset button of our soul and renews our bodies both physically and spiritually. The goal of fasting is to help you draw nearer to God. The type of fast you choose is personal, but should present a level of challenge that leads you to depend on God and draw close to Him. We encourage you to pray about your fast and follow what the Holy Spirit asks you to do.

Types of Fasts

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.

 

Fasting Resources

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