Seek God First Fast

We are not fasting to persuade God, prove our spirituality, or lose weight, but to remove whatever competes with Him. We are not fasting to settle our faith, but to silence and remove anything that unsettles it. 

Collectively, we are: Silencing competing appetites, Restoring spiritual sensitivity, Protecting certainty, and Removing resistance to obedience. This fast is inclusive and not extreme. These instructions may seem easy or lenient to some but understand that they are designed to move us together, as a Church body. 

✔ New believers
✔ Mature saints
✔ Youth (with parental guidance)
✔ Seniors (exercise discretion and wisdom) 

Participation is encouraged, not coerced. God honors posture, not pressure. Each participant should select ONE fast, Prayerfully and realistically.

Morning (5–10 minutes) 

Pray aloud: “Lord, I agree with what You have already decided. Remove anything that dulls my sensitivity to Your Spirit.” 

Read: Matthew 6:33; Romans 8:14 

Midday (Pause Moment) 

Ask: What appetite is trying to speak right now? What would alignment look like in this moment? 

Evening (Reflection Before Bed) 

Journal one sentence: What became clearer today once the noise quieted? No guilt. No over-spiritualizing. Just awareness. 

You may experience:
• Irritability (exposed appetite)
• Emotional clarity
• Heightened discernment
• Reduced anxiety
• Conviction without condemnation 

Discomfort is not failure—it’s an indicator. 

WHAT NOT TO DO 

🚫  Do not announce or perform your fast publicly
 

🚫  Do not judge others’ choices
 

🚫  Do not fast without prayer
 

🚫  Do not ignore medical wisdom
 

Remember Jesus’ instruction on fasting:

Matthew 6:16-18 “Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.””