What is a Daniel Fast?

 The DANIEL FAST is a PARTIAL FAST , meaning that some foods are permitted while others are restricted. The Daniel Fast is an opportunity for you to draw closer to God through fervent, focused prayer. This one involves a 14-day commitment to a partial fast, which means you restrict commonly enjoyed foods as an act of worship and consecration to the Lord. 

The Daniel Fast is a unique, life-changing experience. Participating in the Daniel Fast can result in many wonderful spiritual and physical benefits.

 You may be wondering, Where did the Daniel Fast originate? That’s a great question. The Daniel Fast was first observed by the prophet Daniel in the Bible. Scripture gives us some insight (such as in Dan. 10:3) into what Daniel ate and didn’t eat; however, we don’t know his complete menu. On one occasion, Daniel was greatly concerned for his people and sought the Lord’s wisdom during a time of prayer and fasting. “At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips (Dan. 10:2-3). The Message paraphrase sums up Daniel’s eating habits during that time: “I ate only plain and simple food.”

Daniel’s passion for the Lord caused him to hunger and thirst more for spiritual food than for physical food, which should be the desire of anyone choosing to participate in this type of fast.

The guidelines given below are to help you form boundaries, not to push you into LEGALISM. Your fast may look a little different than someone else’s, and that’s fine. The most important part of the Daniel Fast is that you deny yourself physically with some types of food-so that you may seek the Lord in prayer and grow closer to Him. 

So let us make it EASIER by STATING what you should AVOID 

The following items are off-limit: 

AVOID THE FOLLOWING:-

• SUGAR

• COFFEE ☕

• MILK

• MEAT ALL TYPES OF MEAT ARE PROHIBITED 

• EGGS (if you must take eggs then it must be boiled- no fried egg) 

• PASTRIES, CHIPS, COOKIES

• FRIED FOODS 

• CAFFEINATED, ALCOHOLIC  & CARBONATED DRINKS

• SWEETS, CHOCOLATES, GUM, BISCUITS, MINTS & CANDY

Fasting is when you decide to close your eyes to specific things in order draw nearer to God and focus more of your attention on Him and His ways. When you sleep you body goes into a long fast, which is why we call the first meal in the morning breakfast. When you sleep your eyes are closed to everything around you, your loved ones, your phones, your troubles, worries etc- fasting simply means closing your eyes to some things in order to focus more on God.. 

In today’s busy and distracting culture, entering a fasting experience is like pushing the pause button on a hectic life and centring more on the rest that Jesus offers. This quieter and more focused time allows you to hear the still small voice of Holy Spirit as He reveals God’s truth and direction for your life. 

This method of fasting opens this powerful discipline to many people who find it difficult to fast for multiple days on a water-only or liquid-only method of fasting (called a normal fast). The blessing is that you can continue to meet your home and work responsibilities while fasting and receiving from the Lord. 

Fasting was designed by God, not to change Him, but rather to change us! Fasting doesn’t show God that you are good or deserving. Only Jesus Christ does that for us. However, fasting does bring us into an experience where our hearts are more open to what the Lord wants to show us for our individual lives.

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