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What if God is trying to get your attention? What if God is calling your name? What if God is trying to help you take a turn in life right now? In this 21 days of prayer and fasting, it is not only possible but probable that God will speak into your life and use this as a turning point.  \nThis season of prayer and fasting will be aided and accompanied by several tools in this document, including: a Biblical guide to fasting, different fasting options, and a prayer guide for each of the 21 days that includes a central Biblical passage, a brief devotional thought, reflection questions, and a prayer.  \nWe eagerly await what the Lord will do for us, in us and through us during these very special 21 days.  \nI keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. -Ephesians 1:17-19a  \nFasting Guide  \nWhat does the Bible teach about fasting?  \nBiblical fasting involves abstaining from eating (and/or drinking) for spiritual purposes.  \nIn the Old Testament, Israel celebrated certain annual fasts, the most prominent being the Day of Atonement. There were also occasional fasts tied to specific historical events, sometimes individual and sometimes corporate. Here are a few of the occasions for fasting: at a time of grief (I Sam. 31:13; Nehemiah 1:4), at a time of repentance (I Sam 7:6; I Kings 21:27), as an expression of humility (Ezra 8:21; Psalm 69:10), and as an expression of a need for God’s guidance and help. What all of these fasts share in common is that they were an expression of dependence on God.  \nSeveral New Testament passages give us insight about fasting.  \nFasting teaches us to that God’s Word nourishes us: Matthew 4:1-4 records the only example of Jesus fasting, just prior to His being tempted in the wilderness. He faced temptation with these words,“Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” Jesus is quoting Deuteronomy 8:3-5 which talks about the 40 years Israel spent in the wilderness, depending daily on manna to sustain them. He says that God humbled them and let them be hungry in order to teach them to depend on God’s Word to sustain them. By His example of fasting, Jesus reminds us that food alone can’t sustain us. We need to be nourished by God’s Word.  \nFasting teaches us that doing God’s will sustains us: John 4:31-35 records Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well. When the disciples return, they encourage Jesus to eat. He responds by saying, “I have food to eat that you know not of.” Then He adds,“My food is to do the will of the Father.” Again, Jesus reminds us that food alone is not enough. We are sustained by doing God’s will.  \nFasting teaches us that Jesus Himself sustains us: In John 6:48-50 Jesus says, “I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.” We see this pictured symbolically in the bread and the cup of the Lord’s supper. Jesus is the source of eternal life. Fasting is feasting on Jesus.  \nJesus assumed that fasting would be a part of His disciple’s spiritual life. In Matthew 6:16-18, He says,“when you fast,” not “if you fast.” He warns us not to fast to impress people, but to be near to the heart of God.  \nWhat is the purpose of fasting?  \nFasting is designed to intensify our dependence on God by weakening our dependence on food and other things. How does it do that?  \nFasting reveals and heals our dependence on food (and other things) to fill the discomfort","cbCaikIahuETeH8w","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikIahuETeH8w","pdf",406316,34,"English","# Fasting Guide\n## Biblical teaching about fasting\n## Purpose of fasting\n## Step 1: Clarify the purpose of your fast\n## Step 2: Specify the kind of fast you will do","[{\"question\":\"What does the Bible teach about fasting?\",\"answer\":\"Biblical fasting involves abstaining from eating (and/or drinking) for spiritual purposes. 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