Fasting

How to Fast

Fasting is beneficial whether you fast partially or fully. One-day fasts on a consistent basis will strengthen your spirit over time and give you the ability to disciple yourself for longer fasts. Three-day fasts with just water are a powerful way to see breakthroughs. Fasts longer than three days should be done by people with more experience in fasting.

I do not recommend long fasts unless there is an emergency or if one is led by the Holy Spirit to do so. Daniel fasted twenty-one days and saw a great breakthrough for his people (Dan. 9–10). Daniel was also a prophet, and God will use prophets to fast for different reasons to see breakthroughs. Jesus fasted forty days before beginning His ministry. I do know of people who have fasted forty days and have seen great breakthroughs.

A partial fast can include some food such as vegetables and can be done for long lengths. Complete fasts consist of only water, and water is important to cleanse the system of toxins that are released through fasting. The Holy Spirit will reveal to you when you need to fast. A fasted lifestyle is a powerful lifestyle.

 

Breakthroughs That Come from Fasting

Fasting will break the spirit of poverty over your life and will prepare the way for prosperity (Joel 2: 15, 18–19, 24–26).

Fasting will break the power of fear that tries to oppress you (Joel 2: 21).

Fasting will break the stronghold of sexual impurity.

Fasting will break the power of sickness and infirmity and release healing in your life (Isa. 58: 5–6, 8).

Fasting will release God’s glory for your protection (Isa. 58: 8).

Fasting will result in answered prayer (Isa. 58: 9).

Fasting releases divine guidance (Isa. 58: 11).

Fasting will break generational curses (Isa. 58: 12).

Fasting closes breaches and brings forth restoration and rebuilding (Isa. 58: 12; Neh. 1: 4).

Fasting will cause you to have great victory against overwhelming odds (2 Chron. 20: 3).

Fasting will prepare the way for you and your children and deliver you from enemies that lie in wait (Ezra 8: 21, 31).

Fasting will break the powers of carnality, division, and strife (Phil. 3: 19).

Fasting will break the powers of pride, rebellion, and witchcraft (Ps. 35: 13; Job 33: 17–20).

Fasting will cause the joy and the presence of the Lord to return (Mark 2: 20).

Fasting will release the power of the Holy Spirit for the miraculous to occur (Luke 4: 14, 18).

Fasting breaks unbelief and doubt (Matt. 13: 58; 17: 20).

 

DECLARE THE BENEFITS OF FASTING OVER YOUR LIFE

Lord, I believe in the power of Your chosen fast (Isa. 58).

Lord, let my fasting destroy the yokes that the enemy has set up against me.

Let Your light come into my life through Your chosen fast.

Let health and healing be released to me though Your chosen fast.

Let me see breakthroughs of salvation and deliverance in my life through Your chosen fast.

Let miracles be released in my life through Your chosen fast.

Let Your power and authority be released in my life through Your chosen fast.

I humble my soul through fasting; let Your favor exalt me.

I drive every stubborn demon out of my life through Your chosen fast.

Let Your covenant blessing and mercy be released on me through Your chosen fast.

Nothing is impossible with You, Lord; let my impossibilities become possibilities through Your chosen fast.

Let every assignment of hell against me be broken through Your chosen fast.

Let all pride, rebellion, and witchcraft operating in my life be destroyed through Your chosen fast.

Let Your anointing increase in my life through Your chosen fast.

Let me enjoy restoration through Your chosen fast.

Let all carnality be rebuked from my life through Your chosen fast.

Let all habits and iniquity in me be broken and overcome through Your chosen fast.

Let my prayers be answered speedily through Your chosen fast.

Guide me through Your chosen fast.

Manifest Your glory to me through Your chosen fast.

Let the strongholds of sexual impurity and lust be broken in my life through Your chosen fast.

Let sickness and infirmity be destroyed in my life, and let healing come forth through Your chosen fast.

Let all poverty and lack be destroyed in my life through Your chosen fast.

Remove all oppression and torment from my life through Your chosen fast.

I humble myself with fasting (Ps. 35: 13).

I will turn to the Lord with fasting, weeping, and mourning (Joel 2: 12).

This “kind” that I face will go out from me through fasting and prayer (Matt. 17: 21).

I will fast according the fast chosen by the Lord (Isa. 58: 5).

I will proclaim a fast and humble myself before our God, to seek from Him the right way for my family and all our possessions (Ezra 8: 21).

I fast to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo heavy burdens, to the let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke (Isa. 58: 6).

I will set my face toward the Lord God to make requests by prayer and supplication, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes (Dan. 9: 3).

I will fast in the secret place, and my Father sees in secret. He will reward me openly (Matt. 6: 18).

I will not depart from the temple of the Lord but will serve God with fastings and prayers night and day (Luke 2: 37).

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