21 Days of Prayer & Fasting

DAILY DEVOTIONAL VIDEOS

View the daily devotional video along with scriptures, thoughts for reflection, and a prayer guide, each day at 7am.

Day 10 | January 22: Who is My Neighbor?

READ: Luke 10:25-37

MEDITATE: We all have misconceptions we need God to turn upside down. Fasting opens our spiritual eyes to see things from His perspective and help us better understand the heart of God.

PRAY: God, may my motivation for this time of prayer and fasting be to draw closer to you. Give me a fresh perspective. Open my eyes to see those around me as you see them.

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REASON FOR FASTING

Fasting is a process for developing a deeper relationship with God by temporarily denying oneself something in order to better focus on Him (II Chronicles 20:3, Ezra 8:21, Matthew 6:16-18, Mathew 9:14-15, Luke 18:9-14). The Bible does not require fasting, but Scripture highly recommends it for the believer. Fasting is a way to demonstrate to God that we are passionate about a closer relationship with Him. It is not intended to punish our flesh or to serve as a dieting method for losing weight. Fasting is a spiritual practice exercised for the sole purpose of deepening our walk with God. 

TYPES OF FAST

Abstaining from food for a time is the most recognized fast in the Bible. There are a variety of food fasts. For instance, the Complete Fast excludes all foods and includes only liquids such as water and juices; the Daniel Fast or Selective Fast excludes meat, sweets, and bread, but includes water, juices, fruits and abstaining from any type of food during a certain period of the day like 6 am to 3 pm, or from sunup to sundown. 

You may also feel the need to refocus certain areas of life that are out of balance. For instance, you may choose to stop using social media or watching television during the fasting period. Once the fast concludes, you may want to gradually reintroduce it back into your life in a healthier way. This is often called a Soul Fast and is highly effective in combination with fasting food.

Ultimately, the type of fast you choose is between you and God.

PRAYER & FASTING

Fasting and prayer are often linked together (Luke 2:37; 5:33). Prayer is our most common way to spend time with God, and since fasting is primarily about drawing closer to Him, it only makes sense that we would pray during the fasting period. As we pray to know God better, we can believe Him for specific needs to be met, questions to be answered, or decisions to be made. 

At North, our 21-day fast is to believe God for four distinct goals. We want:

• a greater sense of God’s presence in our worship gatherings.
• greater faith as we prepare for God’s future plans for North.
• a greater number of salvations.
• greater glory to be given to God.

Together, let’s go deeper in God, let’s believe God, and let’s watch God bring heaven to earth!

REVIVAL NIGHTS @ NORTH | FEBRUARY 2-5

At the conclusion of our 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting, make plans to join us for Revival Nights at North!

Services held nightly in the Worship Center:

• Sunday, February 2, at 6pm | Dr. Mark Rutland
• Monday, February 3, at 7pm | Mo Huggins
• Tuesday, February 4, at 7pm | Jason Daughdrill
• Wednesday, February 5, at 7pm | Travis Hall

Ministries for infants through fifth grade provided.