Day 2: Hungering for Living Bread

This is from Jentzen Franklins minstry – here is the link

“As David stated in Psalm 42, ‘Deep calls unto deep.’ Week 1 is that first step down the path to your breakthrough. The first step is many times the hardest step, but as you walk through this journey, you will find that God is there to meet you at every critical point along the way.”

Jentezen Franklin

On your second day of fasting, remember:
1. Drink lots of water
2. Rest to conserve your energy
3. Pray…The second and third days are the hardest

Physical Effects:
1. Tongue begins to coat
2. Hunger pangs increase
3. Cravings are intense at times
4. Headaches can begin
5. Your body starts burning fat for energy, this is called ketosis

Today’s Quote:
“Out of those private and profound times alone with His Father came an enormous outpouring of public demonstration where God’s power would be poured forth in healings, raising the dead, abundance and more. Victories are not won in public, but in private. That is why fasting, whether corporately or individually, is a private discipline.”

Jentezen Franklin

Thoughts for your Journal:
1. Do you need a deeper, more intimate and powerful relationship with the Lord?
2. Do you need a fresh encounter with God?

Hunger Hits

This morning hunger hit, it could be because my wife was making a Pumpkin Cheese cake to bring to some friends house.  All in all the first couple of days just on water is not that bad.   I have been praying every morning and lunch time.  Then reading the one year bible at night.  I am really believing God for some good things and direction from this fast.

Day 1: Getting Started

This is from Jentzen Franklins minstry – here is the link 

Fasting brings one into a deeper, more intimate, and powerful relationship with the LORD. When you eliminate food from your diet for a number of days, your spirit becomes uncluttered by the things of this world and amazingly sensitive to things of God.

“As the deer pants for the water brooks
So my soul pants for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?
My tears have been my food day and night,
While they continually say to me,
“‘Where is your God?’”
-King David [Psalm 42:1-3 NKJV]

On your first day of fasting, remember:
1. Drink lots of water
2. Keep your focus and avoid temptation
3. Remember your fast and its purpose
4. Get with an accountability partner or group

Physical Effects:
1. Hunger pangs and cravings

Today’s Quote:

“Jesus, while being a very public figure, was actually a very private person. You do not see Him praying in public nearly as much as you see Him praying in private. If fact, our Savior was so committed to prayer that He would often pray for hours on end, even all through the night. He seemed to crave intimate moments alone with His father in heaven.”

Jentezen Franklin

Keep a journal as you go through this experience. Every day you will be provided with a few questions to guide you with your thought process. Here are a few questions to help get you started…

Thoughts for your Journal:
1. What are your own personal reasons for fasting?
2. Do you desire sensitivity to the things of God?

Quick Fasting Tips

Jentzen Franklin minstry has a great website for fasting tips.

Check it out here> Quick Tips to Fasting 

So it begins……..

Every year the dreaded fast begins, or I should say the much anticipated fast.  Our Church does a church wide fast beginning the first weekend of Jan. and ending 21 days later.  I actually am looking forward to it this year.  I have some things that I need to change and need some prayers answered.  I started my fast early this years because of a somethings at the end of January.  So I started January 2nd and will end January 23.

My plan this year is as follows:

7 days water

14 days Daniel fast