Fasting
Complete Fast
In this type of fast, you drink only liquids, typically water with light juices as an option.
This type of fast involves removing certain elements from your diet. One example of a selective fast is the Daniel Fast, during which you remove meat, sweets, and breads from your diet and consume water and juice for fluids and fruits and vegetables for food.
Selective Fast
Partial Fast
This fast is sometimes called the "Jewish Fast" and involves abstaining from eating any type of food in the morning and afternoon. This can either correlate to specific times of the day, such as 6:00 am to 3:00 pm, or from sunup to sundown.
Soul Fast
This fast is a great option if you do not have much experience fasting food, have health issues that prevent you from fasting food, or if you wish to refocus certain areas of your life that are out of balance. For example, you might choose to stop using social media or watching television for the duration of the fast and then carefully bring that element back into your life in healthy doses at the conclusion of the fast.
AI Fast
The AI Fast is an intentional reset for your spirit. Many of us have started turning to AI for answers, comfort, and direction—sometimes before we ever pray. During this fast, we’re choosing to put God back in first place by limiting (or pausing) our use of AI assistants and replacing that time with prayer, Scripture, and listening for God’s voice. AI can be a tool, but it must never become our guide. God leads. We follow.
For the duration of the fast, avoid using AI for spiritual direction, decision-making, or emotional support. When you feel the urge to ask AI, pause and pray first—then open your Bible and sit with God for a few minutes.​
Timing of the Fast:
Starts January 07th
At Freedom Worship, we are fasting during the this season to prioritize God in our life and to ask God's favor over our "Freedom Forward" goals for 2026.
Scripture References:
Matthew 6:16-18 NLT
“And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get. But when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face. Then no one will notice that you are fasting, except your Father, who knows what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you."
Matthew 9:14-15 NLT
"One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your disciples fast like we do and the Pharisees do?” Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast."