{"id":36879,"date":"2023-11-06T05:21:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T05:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highcity.org\/?p=36879"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:18:28","slug":"steps-to-fasting-for-busy-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/steps-to-fasting-for-busy-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to Fasting for Busy People"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to exhort you on steps to effective fasting for busy people. It is important to acknowledge that we live in a world of busy minds and people. We live in a fast-paced world. We have fast trains, fast planes, fast-paced technologies, and communication media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything is so fast that many of those who really want to catch up have little or no time for God and to prepare for eternity; hence the need to teach on STEPS TO EFFECTIVE FASTING FOR BUSY PEOPLE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Daniel, a statesman, vice president, and the chief of staff under three regimes spanning 70 years, could fast and pray for 21 days; you have no excuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The simple steps to fasting and praying as busy people in a fast-paced world are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Understand Fasting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Why Christians Fast<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Make a Plan That Suits Your Schedule and Health Condition<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Commit to a Schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Continue Steadfastly in Prayer, Fellowship, in the Word, in Giving, in Serving, in the Spirit\u2026after the Fast<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    What Is Fasting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Fasting is abstinence from food, entertainment, and extreme exertion in order to direct our attention more fully to God. (Isaiah 58)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There are three main examples of fasting in the scriptures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Complete Fast<\/strong>: In this example of fasting, you eat nothing except liquids for a certain period, which may be 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 21 days, or 40 days. The Lord fasted for 40 days and nights in the wilderness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Partial Fast<\/strong>: In this type, you abstain from food from sunrise to sunset, then eat in the evening, for a number of days.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Selective Fast (Daniel\u2019s Fast)<\/strong>: We see this example of fasting in Daniel 10:3, where Daniel abstained from meat, pleasant bread, sugar, sweets, dairy products, and wines and vinegar. (Further reading Isaiah 58)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Why Do Christians Fast and Pray?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Throughout the scriptures, God\u2019s people took time to fast and pray in order to grow closer to God and experience breakthrough in critical areas and times of their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In Matthew 6:16, we understand that fasting and praying are among the spiritual disciplines and outward expressions of faith that every Christian must devote themselves to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Matthew talks about the need for Christians to give to Christian charity, fast, pray, forgive others, serve, and trust God. (Isaiah 58)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Make a Plan and Commitment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Depending on your schedule, strength, and motivation (objective) for fasting, you may make a plan. Determine how long you want to fast and which example you want to adopt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Early in the Morning Before Sunrise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Start your day with singing and worship<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Set clear objectives for the day<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Read and meditate on relevant scriptures that align with your objectives (invite the Holy Spirit to show and empower you to walk in the will and way of God)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Command your day after the order of the Lord\u2019s prayer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        At Noon, During the Lunch Break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Return to prayer and Bible study<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Take a short prayer walk or find a quiet place to deal with arrows that fly by day and destruction that wastes at noon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Refresh and reroute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          In the Evening<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Find a quiet place to meditate and pray. If others are fasting with you, meet and pray<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Pray fervently, dealing with the terror by night and the pestilence that walks in darkness<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Journal and plan the next day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Say blessed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            I want to exhort you on steps to effective fasting for busy people. It is important to acknowledge that we live in a world of busy minds and people. We live in a fast-paced world….<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,1,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-religion-spirituality","category-resources","category-seed-for-today"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":21,"label":"Religion & Spirituality"},{"value":1,"label":"Resources"},{"value":5,"label":"Seed For Today"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Simpe Bediako","author_link":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/author\/e95673db4ddb529b\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":21,"name":"Religion & Spirituality","slug":"religion-spirituality","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":21,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":330,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":21,"category_count":330,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Religion & Spirituality","category_nicename":"religion-spirituality","category_parent":0},{"term_id":1,"name":"Resources","slug":"resources","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":218,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":218,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Resources","category_nicename":"resources","category_parent":0},{"term_id":5,"name":"Seed For Today","slug":"seed-for-today","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":2584,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":2584,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Seed For Today","category_nicename":"seed-for-today","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44181,"href":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36879\/revisions\/44181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seedfortodaydevotional.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}