On January 8th, we are starting our 21 Day Greater fast! Come along with us as we seek God together with daily live devotionals broadcasting on our social media pages.
We have found that the best way to start our year right is to start it with God’s direction and in His presence. Join the journey by following our social media platforms @Corchurchtx for daily encouragement. Below you will find prayer and fasting resources.
Click the link below. You will have an opportunity to fill in your three (3) GREATER prayers and download a copy to your mobile phone or electronic devices. Fasting will end on January 29th after 10:30am service.
Purpose & Types of Fasting
PURPOSE & TYPES OF FASTING
The goal of fasting is to draw nearer to God. Biblical fasting always has to do with eliminating distractions for a spiritual purpose; it hits the reset button of our soul and renews us from the inside out. It also enables us to celebrate the goodness and mercy of God and prepares our hearts for all the good things God desires to bring into our lives.
Remember, our personal fast should present a level of challenge, but it is very important to know our body, our options, and most importantly, to seek God in prayer and follow what the Holy Spirit leads us to do.
In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.
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.
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.
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.