Friday, January 01, 2010

My 40-Day Fast

3-Days – January 2-4
Liquid Fast: Consuming only juices, soy or almond milk, and water. No carbonated beverages, no “strong drink,” no pureed foods (blended into liquid form). This fast will be truly milk, juices and water.

3-Days – January 5-7
Eden Fast: Consuming only juices, soy or almond milk, water, raw fruits, raw vegetables. This can include canned, jarred or bottled fruits or vegetables as well as salads consisting of fruits and vegetables. However, no cooked food will be consumed.

28-Days – January 8-February 4
Daniel Fast: Consuming only juices, soy or almond milk, water, raw fruits, raw vegetables, cooked fruits and cooked vegetables. With the Daniel fast, some people go as far as to avoid refined and processed food products (artificial flavorings, food additives, chemicals, white flour, white rice, etc.), solid fats (shortening, margarine, etc.), leavened bread (sandwich bread, etc.) and beverages (tea, herbal tea, etc.). I won’t be that meticulous. The scriptures don’t detail this fast in that type of excruciating detail so I won’t either.

3-Days – February 5-7
Eden Fast: Consuming only juices, soy or almond milk, water, raw fruits, raw vegetables. This can include canned, jarred or bottled fruits or vegetables as well as salads consisting of fruits and vegetables. However, no cooked food will be consumed.

3-Days – February 8-10
Liquid Fast: Consuming only juices, soy or almond milk, and water. No carbonated beverages, no “strong drink,” no pureed foods (blended into liquid form). This fast will be truly milk, juices and water.

Throughout the 40 days I will also be fasting from TV, movies, casual web surfing (not related to work or scriptural studies – including hanging out on facebook & twitter), listening to secular music, reading secular material – unless it is work-related. I will devote special time to the study of God’s word and prayer.

1 comment:

kristenfeola said...

I just came across your blog and want to encourage you, especially during your Daniel Fast portion. I have a blog, Those Who Hunger, which provides recipes for those on the Daniel Fast. I pray that it helps you as you seek the Lord during your extended fast. May God bless you richly for honoring Him!