Fresh Start

While it is not explicitly stated in Scripture, during this 21-day fast, replacing what is abstained from with another activity like Scripture reading, prayer, listening to worship music or even journaling assists with your focus. If you plan to abstain from food, it will prove very helpful to replace mealtime with prayer time. While hunger pangs are real, over time your focus on something greater eventually eliminates those physical distractions. However, we do caution you to remain sensitive to signs your body is giving you. If during the fast (especially when you abstain from food) you notice extreme negative changes in your body, contact your doctor and cancel the fast immediately. Coming out of the fast (especially a fast from food) be careful to ease your body back into the process of consuming certain types of food, or food in general if you have not had anything of substance in your system in awhile. This also holds true if you have been abstaining from activities such as social media or media consumption of any kind. Drastic consumption of media after a time away has a tendency of creating cravings that are difficult to break. Again, ease back into consumption of anything that has been out of your system, whether that is physical or emotional. Launching into a fast for the first time can be scary. It may even take a few tries at it to get going. However, once you get going you will be surprised and blessed by the results. Take this journey seriously and watch God do some remarkable things in your life.