Chruch Notes- 21 Day Fast

Why fast?
If you fast and don't pray, you will lose weight.
If you fast and pray, it will bring change.
Eating food is like putting fuel in your car to enable it to go by pressing the gas pedal. Fasting is like taking your foot off the brake.

Types of Fasts:
Recommendation if I've never fasted before, to do a juice fast/no pulp.
You will be hungry for three days.
Fourth day...a break over.
Fifth day, no more hunger.
Options... don't get caught up in time, be obedient.
Types of fasts..
a day of fasting/week
partial fast- take out a meal or two each day
Daniel fast- remove some foods from diet: meats, sweets, processed foods
full fast- drink only water or fruit juice pulp free.
fast activities- like TV
Fasting: denying yourself of a great craving

Online: Encouragement (didn't mention where...perhaps need to give email address)
Assess what you are going to do and make up your mind before you start.

What to expect:
Toxins will be released.
Paracites will be flushed after 8 days
Prepare for three days by eating soups and soft foods

Repair and Restore
Isaiah 58
I don't want you fasting so you can say you fasted as a spiritual routine. But rather it's to do the things that are right. Let your physical desires die out, take the back seat.

The purpose of this fast is to bring people back to God and on to the maturation process.
See souls saved, and also take care of them. Resue the parishing from damnation. Get them back on track, on the path they belong. Restoration in marriages and in lives.

We must become serious about our dreams and visions. Entertain the spirit more than our own desires.

We will hear God more clearly. We will be loosed from distrations.

When we allow God to take priority, He will release His glory.

Opportunities will be revealed.

Flaws and sin will become more obvious to us so that we can confess them and get them out of the way.
Fasting denies the devil access be crucifying our flesh.