Comments on: How I Fast, Part 1

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:34:26 +0000

Pastor Kerri, thank you so much for your blogs about fasting. Although I do not feel spiritually ready at this time to join the church in this fast, I do appreciate all your tips. I know I will refer back to your blogs when I am ready. I am shooting to start Feb. 1st, and will be including the church in my prayers and thoughts during the process.

By: A Season of Fasting « Dare2Shine

A Season of Fasting « Dare2Shine — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:07:23 +0000

[...] the January fast with Celebration church. It is being promoted by about 300 churches this month. Here is a brief description by Pastor Kerri of what it entails. Basically, anything you feel called to [...]

By: Sophia

Sophia — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:19:34 +0000

Kerri- This is such good info, as always. I will be posting a link from my site, and decided to jump into the fast. The fast is very similar to the Hallelujah diet(vegan) we used to do yrs ago. My boys are excited about it too.
Thanks so much for all the good info!

By: Gwen Tundermann

Gwen Tundermann — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:34:27 +0000

You are wonderful! Thank you for your inspiration and guidance. Without this information I’m not sure I would have had the confidence to commit to the fast, but now that I do I feel so pumped and ready to do this! : )

By: Kerri Weems

Kerri Weems — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:26:52 +0000

Hi, Robinq. with the Daniel fast I am able to sustain energy to work through the day. I do feel really hungry at night, and sometimes I feel a little weak at the beginning, but NOTHING like a water fast.

Of course when you do a full on water only fast, you will feel very weak. That’s why most people cannot do it. At least not for the whole 21 days. It is extremely difficult to continue working on only water. Truly you would need supernatural strength.If you want to do water only, I suggest doing it the last 3 days of the fast.

By: Robinq

Robinq — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:10:06 +0000

Ps Kerri-

I have chosen to do the fast this year because I have A LOT of things in my life that I need God’s hand on. In the past when I have fasted ( a full on only water fast) I feel very weak. I can handle this when its a day or two but 21 days? With the Daniels fast do you still feel as you do normally or do you still feel a little weak or tired?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:03:18 +0000

Thank you so much for the info on the Daniel Fast. It was perfectly timed. My husband is doing the Daniel Fast and was asking exactly what it entailed. You saved me a lot of time searching!

By: Kerri Weems

Kerri Weems — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:20:41 +0000

Hi Yevette. You don’t have to fast for anything in particular. The main purpose is to draw near to God. If you have a special need that is weighing on your heart, you may use this a a special time of prayer for that particular concern. I first used the “Daniel Fast” because I desperately needed to hear God’s voice clearly about what type of treatment to use for my son’s language issues.

To the other Anon: You are exactly right! This is just my way of showing people how I apply the principles of fasting n my own life. I included the “weight loss tips” as an aside, by the way, not an any way implying that weight loss is a motivation for fasting. Sorry if I miscommunicated that. When this article was originally written we were not in a season of fasting.

By: Yevette Lash

Yevette Lash — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:55:28 +0000

Pastor Kerri,

Thank you so much for your response to the question about fasting. This will be the first time I have tried the fast, not as a way to lose weight for myself. But so that I can draw closer to GOD and by purifing my body without harming it by not taking in enough food I believe that I will hear GODS desires for my life and the path he has laid out before me. I am doing this to draw closer to GOD, I have heard Stovall and yourself talk about fasting and have seen the fire in your hearts about the subject. I want to have that with our Father, and really tune into his voice and vision for my life. I think the only question I would ask is am I suppose to be fasting for a situation, or guidance or for a family member, I hear of people fasting for others to be saved etc. Does that come into play with a fast? Thank you so much for touching on this subject and I look forward to your upcoming comments about fasting. BTW Great Job on laying this out a clear cut plan with foods you can and can not eat, and some tasty dishes we can cook as a family that line up with the fast. Again Great Job,
GOD BLESS Love Ya
Yevette

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:48:28 +0000

I think Pastor Kerri is only suggesting how she prefers to fast in an attempt to assist those that might be fasting for the first time. This is apparently more of a detox (start the new year off right) type of fast – which is probably why weight loss tips are included (as fasting has never been about losing weight, biblically speaking). If the fast (for you) is about seeking God (an important spiritual matter)rather than dropping pounds after the holidays, it technically should not even be discussed with others, according to Jesus (in Matthew 6).

Further, if the requirements to participate in the “Daniel Fast” are derived from scripture at all, it only mentions (in Daniel 1:8) “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank…” so to get caught up in “can and can’t eat” lists is kind of pointless. Ideally, the modern day application would be to abstain from pleasurable foods and focus on what God might be speaking to you. Of course, this is, again, i completely personal decision between you and God and there are so many other things in today’s culture that we would do much better to fast from, incidentally.