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Daniel Fast Overview
The Daniel Fast is a spiritual discipline designed to better connect us with God. It is important toremember that the intent of any fast is to deny ourselves something that we would normally do inorder to focus more specifically on the
Lord
and
prayer.
We are praying that hundreds of people will come to faith in Christ during this time. This will be a challenging process, but welook forward to seeing what God does in our church and experiencing him with intensity duringthe 21 days of the fast.
Who:
The entire Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church
When:
Sunday, January 10, 2010, 12:01 am: Begin the Daniel FastSaturday, January 30, 2010, 12:00 am: Break the Fast
What:
The Daniel fast is a specific fast during which we would refrain from many of the rich foods wemight enjoy throughout the year. In considering the Daniel fast, it is best for each of us to prayerfully determine what things we will eat or not eat. The Bible does not give us specificdetails, but rather says Daniel refrained from the King’s rich foods, and ate vegetables and drank water.
*If you have any known medical conditions or suspect such conditions, consult your doctor before beginning the fast.
Things You’ll Need:
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Bible
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A place and time(s) to pray
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Faith
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Good variety of fruits and vegetables
Steps:
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Make your meals somewhat lighter for a few days leading up to your fast.
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When you have finished fasting, eat light meals and slowly build back up to your normaldiet.
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Avoid distraction. This is a sacred time between you and God, so avoid secular television or radio shows.
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Start off with an unselfish prayer several times during the day.
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Spend time with God and in studying the Bible.
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Envision and create goals and work on plans to enrich and improve the quality of your life.
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Pray often. Increase the frequency of your daily prayer times by a factor of five or more.
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Ask for God’s guidance in your life.
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21 Day Prayer Focus
WEEK 1January 10 – Day 1
Today is the beginning of the fast. It doesn’t matter where you are in your relationshipwith God, these 21 days of prioritizing the Lord over essential needs in your life willdraw you closer to Him. It is our prayer that God will help you to stay focus andvisualize how you will resemble Him more closely at the end of these 21 days. Each daythere will be a prayer focus and we will focus on different areas of need.
Pray for God’s Covering for the Fast
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Pray for our commitment to the plan and to each other
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Pray that God will draw us closer
to Him and transform whatever needs to bechanged in our lives
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Pray that God prepares our hearts for what we will receive from Him
January 11 – Day 2
All those that are in authority
Pray for Godly leaders who can shape the policy and funding of our churches, city, state,country and world to improve the morals, education, safety, economy, and politicalstructure.
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Church and Community Leaders
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Local and State Leaders
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National and World Leaders
January 12 – Day 3
Families
Pray we would depend on God and recognize that He will meet all of our needs. Pray for the families in our church, improved communication in marriages, singles who arefocused on their commitment to the Lord, children and teenagers who will obey their parents and follow the Lord.
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Marriages
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Singles2
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Teenagers/Children
January 13 – Day 4
Finances
Pray for the finances of our church members. Pray that we be faithful to the Lord andthat He provide his blessing for us.
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Stewardship
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Unemployment
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Increase
January 14 – Day 5
Addictions
Pray for those in our church who are personally or who have someone living in their home that is battling alcohol or drug addiction. Pray for the teenagers and children whohave parents with addiction struggles. Pray for God’s breakthrough for them from the patterns and behaviors that are damaging their lives and relationships.
January 15 – Day 6
Healing
Pray for physical healing of those battling illness, diseases and injury. Pray for them tohave an increase in faith to believe that with God all things are possible. Pray for thestrength of their families and peace from the anxiety and fears associated with the illnessand injury of a loved one.
January 16 – Day 7
Wisdom
Pray today that God would provide all of the resources necessary to possess the land thatGHMBC needs to bring transformation. Ask God to give our Pastor and leaders wisdomto make the right decisions concerning the direction of our church3
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