Prayer & Fasting Guide 2018
“The Year of Fulfillment & Divine Satisfaction”
We want to be very intense in this period of united fasting. Please make every effort to spend quality time in fervent prayers and the study of the Word of God. The prayer points below would help ignite the fire of prayer for the victory needed. The fast commences at sunset on January 7, 2018. You can break your fast at sunset each day and resume it at 6AM each morning.
What is Fasting?
Fasting is voluntary abstinence from solid and liquid foods and sometimes water as well for spiritual purposes. Anything that we pray about we can fast about. The fasting adds force, urgency and intensity to our prayers. Fasting will not change God, God is the same before, during and after the fast. Fasting will change us and change circumstances. Fasting if done the right way and with the right motive will fast us forward spiritually by causing us to make great strides in our spiritual walk. If prayer alone is not getting the job done, it may be time to add fasting to our prayers [Judges 20:18-36].
Dangers to Guard Against During Fasting
The Bible doesn’t speak at all on the physical dangers of fasting but please check with your doctor if you’re on medication, pregnant or breast feeding.
Self-Preparation
Prepare yourself spiritually
God has been asking for an audience in fasting and prayer with you for years. Begin the journey and pray for Grace to fulfill this spiritual requirement. It’s time to seek the Lord! He will strengthen you as you seek Him.
Pray Psalm 51 daily. Confess every sin. Make sure there’s no ill will or evil intention on your heart. Remove all rocks of offense. Seek forgiveness and forgive others immediately.
Prepare yourself physically
Drink lots of water.
Drink peppermint or mint tea. The scent of peppermint will energize your body.
Put yourself on a schedule.
This helps to stabilize you.
• Read the Word of God, study, pray
• In the morning, pray 30 minutes to an hour – wake up specifically to pray – In the afternoon, walk and pray during the time you would normally eat. During work you can pray under your breath. Use every opportunity to pray.
• In the evening, pray in your prayer room. Create a meeting place for you and God.
• The body will begin to recognize this place over time and make certain adjustments. If you lay down, the body will go into rest mode. If you get in a posture of prayer, the body will adjust its systems for this activity.
• Command your morning at midnight. Get on the prayer line and join others in corporate prayer. It will encourage you and help you gain stamina to pray.
• End the Fast gradually.
• Expect results
• Do a Timeline in your Prayer Room.
• Put your request on the wall and track answered prayer – it will encourage you to keep going.
• Every evening we break our fast at 6. Call the prayer line and join us in prayer. The number for the prayer line is 712-770-4010. Access code 769011.
Prayer Points to Get Started
• I Command my body to obey the dictates of my spirit and to come into Divine Compliance in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
• I Command the desires of my flesh to be silenced and submit to the demands of the Holy Spirit to Fast and Pray
• I speak to my spirit, soul and body and command every organ to be at rest and perform at maximum capacity according to the Divine Design outlined in Psalm 139.
• I command my spiritual eyes to take authority over my natural eyes so that I will not be tormented by seeing the things that satisfy the flesh, but I will be satisfied to view the supernatural realm of the Spirit of God
• By Divine Authority and from the Throne Room perspective I release the desire to Fast, Pray and study the Word of God over these next 21 Days
• I believe and declare that God will speak to me and show me mighty things to come this year.
• Jesus is Lord over my spirit, soul and body.
• I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
• I declare new beginnings in my life this year in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
• My God supplies all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
• I decree that I am more than a conqueror.
• Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.
• The Lord is on my side.
• When the enemy comes against me one way he flees before me seven ways.
• I am the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath in the Mighty name of Jesus Christ!
Confessions
• By the grace of God, I will not eat heavy before 6am or after 6pm.
• I will not give in to the flesh, but I will exercise authority in the realm of the Spirit in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
• I will read and study the Word of God during times when I would otherwise be eating and doing things to satisfy the flesh.
• I will not fail, but I will succeed to fast the full 21 days.
• I will pray corporately and as often as I can come to the New Covenant to pray.
• I will pray for myself, my family, my friends, and the Senior pastor and leadership of my church
• I will give, support projects in the church and make myself available to God in 2018.
Week One –January 7-13-Prayer for cleansing, intercede for the salvation of family members, relatives, backsliders and friends
Repentance, Cleansing and Returning to putting God first in our lives:
2 Chron. 7:14 If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven forgive their sins and heal their land.
Deut. 9:18, James 4:10, Ps. 27:8
Ask the Father in the name of Jesus to cleanse, sanctify and wash us with the blood of Christ Jesus.
Petition for God to release on us a desire to win souls
Intercede for families, homes and marriages
Intercede for the harvest of souls: Luke 14:23, Luke 19:10, Acts 4:12
Cry out to the Lord to save backsliders and set on fire those that have grown cold in their passion for Him.
Beseech the Lord to give us a heart like His; to put on our heart what is on His heart. Pray, Lord bring us into alignment with Your purpose.
Week Two- January14-20- Power to Advance and Operate at the Next Level
1. Show us Your will and way for your church, our families and our lives. Help us to walk in Your will
2. Father, release Your fire upon your people now and make us a flaming fire –Heb 1: , Eph. 1:17-19
3. Father, impart Your wisdom and knowledge in our lives – Prov. 2:7, Daniel 11: 32b, James 1:5
4. Father, more than ever before, allow us to know You and empower us to make a difference in this generation- Daniel 1: 8-21.
5. Bring us in alignment with Your purpose and will. Shift us into Your purpose for our lives.
Week Three January 21–27 – New Levels of Favor and Prosperity, individually and on the Body of Christ
1. Give us super natural breakthrough that will terminate lack and poverty our lives- 1 King 17: 8-16
be established Luke 2:52, Neh. 2:5
2. Command the transfer of all that belongs to us, into our hands to fulfill Kingdom purpose. Prov. 13:22
Additional Prayer Points- Intercede for our nation, the nation of Israel. Intercede for Christians around the world who are persecuted because of their faith in Christ.
1. Pray that our country will return to the God of her founding fathers-2 Chron. 7:14. Intercede with passion for revival. 2. Lord anoint us to walk in signs and wonders. 3. Pray for peace in our streets, neighborhoods and cities Isaiah 32:18. 4. The peace of Jerusalem Ps. 122:6.5. Prayer for the other nations of the world that the Gospel will reach and penetrate them. 6. Persecuted believers 2 Tim. 3:12.
Conclude with praise and worship in faith for answers to our prayers and supplications.
Final Day: Take this day to thank God by faith for answering every prayer. Thank Him for the blood of Jesus, the Word, and the sacrifice on Calvary. Thank Him in advance for causing you and this ministry to walk in our destiny. Thank Him in faith for the next level anointing to flow through us in 2018.
