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The Surrender Fast
Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
3703 Tryon Road
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 828-7348
www.wattschapel.org
Rev. Dr. Harry L. White, Jr., Pastor
Fasting Dates: January 5-25 l Victory Night Worship: January 25
Fasting Dates: January 7-27 | Victory Night Worship: January 27
A C A L L T O P R AY A N D FA S T
Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
January 7-27, 2021
A Prayer and Fasting Guide by
Reverend Dr. Harry L. White, Jr., Pastor
Greetings! I am asking every member of the Watts Chapel Family to begin 2021
seeking God through participating in a season of prayer and fasting for 21 days.
Prayer with fasting is a proven method to draw closer to God, experience deliver-
ance from strongholds, and receive answered prayers and to experience God’s su-
pernatural intervention.
Seek the Lord to guide you how He wants you to fast and what to fast for in this
season in your life. We will begin our season of prayer and fasting on Thursday,
January 7, 2021 and conclude our season of praying and fasting on Wednesday,
January 27, 2021.
On Wednesday, January 27, we will have a virtual Victory Night Worship Cele-
bration at 7:00 p.m.
I have prepared a daily prayer and fasting devotional to direct our season of pray-
ing and fasting at Watts Chapel. I am offering the following suggestions as we
begin 2021 praying and fasting unto God:
• Fresh fruits, vegetables, and water only, or
• Eat one meal per day and eliminate all other meals, or
• Eliminate sugar, soda, starches, and sweets from your diet for 21 days, or
• Give up something you NEED to give up.
BECOMING STRONG IN SPIRIT
Prayer and Fasting Guide
by Pastor Harry White
As Christians, God expects us to seek Him through the
practices of prayer and fasting (Matthew 6:5-18).
Jesus prayed and fasted in the wilderness for forty days
and nights. Prayer is talking to God who listens and re-
sponds because of His love for us. Fasting is voluntarily
abstaining from food for spiritual purposes. Prayer can
be rather easy but the combination of prayer and fasting
is challenging. Despite the demanding nature of com-
bining prayer and fasting, the rewards of drawing closer
Becoming spiritually strong to Him far outweigh the cost of seeking Him through
should be one of our prayer and fasting.
priorities in life.
Ephesians 4:13-16
There are various spiritual
practices available to
Christians that desire to
develop spiritual strength.
Worship, meditation, study,
fellowship, and solitude are
among the spiritual Ty p e s o f F a s t s
practices that produce The normal fast is abstinence from all food except water.
spiritual strength. Prayer After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. (Matthew
4:2)
and fasting are two God-
The absolute fast is to abstain from food and water.
ordained practices that For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
(Acts 9:9)
cultivate spiritual maturity
and develop spiritual The partial fast is the restriction of our diet rather than complete
abstinence.
strength. “But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and
wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile
himself this way (Daniel 1:8).
Ten Reasons Christians Should
Pray And Fast
1. To become more like Jesus. Matthew 4:2
2. To experience God’s intervention in circumstances, challenges and problems
in life. Jonah 3:5, 10
3. To more fully praise, worship, and honor God. Acts 13:2
4. To receive clear direction, deeper insight, and revelation from God.
Daniel 9:2, 3, 21, 22
5. To be better prepared, anointed, and usable to God. Acts 14:23
6. To identify and open our hearts to the hungry. Isaiah 58:7
7. To intercede on behalf of the sins, challenges, and weaknesses of others.
Nehemiah 1:4-11
8. To develop self-discipline, humility, and examination in life.
1 Corinthians 9:27
9. To experience renewed health and wellness. Isaiah 58:8
10. To glorify God! 1 Corinthians 10:31
Spiritually, you will experience a more successful fast when you spend time each day in prayer
and communion with God. Establish a time during the day for quiet time and meditation on the
Word of God. Study His Word and seek His face.
Praying Always...
Who Should Not Fast
There are some people who should not fast. Pregnant women, post-
pregnant women, diabetics, heart patients, and persons with gout, liver
disease, kidney disease, cancer, bleeding ulcers, tumors, and blood dis-
ease. For those persons, there is an alternative. Participate in “a replace-
ment fast” and abstain from watching TV, playing computer games,
surfing the net, Facebook, talking on the telephone, shopping, or some
other habit you NEED to give up.
Life-Changing,
Spiritually Renewing
Experience
Read Isaiah 58:6-14
Isaiah lists several fruits of fasting. What are the fruits that Isaiah lists about the exercise of fasting?
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For Your Information
Begin with a partial fast or eliminate a meal or two meals from your daily eating habits. It's important to keep
in mind that we are on a fast, which is restricting food for spiritual purposes. So, while we can eat as much
food as we want and any time we want...we want to keep in mind that we are fasting.
Fill yourself with God’s Word while you fast. Spiritually, you will experience a more successful fast when
you spend time each day in prayer and communion with God. Establish a time during the day for quiet time
and meditation on the Word of God. Study His Word and seek His face.
Pray and fast with a partner or a group of people.
Don’t be legalistic with yourself. If for any reason you eat
something you shouldn't have during the fast, it is better to
ask for forgiveness and continue, than it is to stop the fast.
Don’t pray and fast to force God’s hand.
Don’t pray and fast to impress people.
Don’t pray and fast for selfish reasons.
Be intentional
about praying You may want to supplement your diet with a
multivitamin.
while you fast.
Prayer connects you to God, fasting disconnects you from the world.
Keep your diet simple...avoid highly processed foods in favor of simply prepared or raw foods.
If you are experiencing weakness or headaches...drink at least 8 glasses of water each day. Often, we do not
understand just how much our body needs water, especially when fasting. Be careful not to drink too much
water, however, too much liquid can be as bad as not enough.
More liquids, less weight...If you haven't been drinking enough water, your body may have developed a
pattern of storing water. This water retention equals extra-unwanted weight. By increasing fluids during the
Daniel Fast, you are flushing out toxins and teaching your body that it no longer needs to store water. Drink
warm/hot water with lemon slices throughout your day, especially before eating, to help reduce fluid reten-
tion. Be sure the water is filtered and free from chemicals.
Love those hunger pangs...so often when we have hunger pangs, we rush for snacks or something that will
make it go away. However, a little insight about hunger pangs may have you making a different choice;
hunger pangs actually mean that your body is using stored fat. So if you want to lose some weight during the
Daniel Fast, then welcome those hunger pangs. Dehydration often sends a message that "reads" like hunger.
So instead of grabbing a snack...go for a tall glass of water! Finally, hunger pangs often pass after a few
minutes. So, when you sense hunger...wait it out.
Stick with three modest meals and one or two small snacks. However, it is also advisable that you eat small-
er meals throughout the day instead of three huge “square” meals and overwhelm your body.
Meal preparation can take more time during the Daniel Fast, but you can also adopt some habits to stream-
line this essential part of your fasting experiences.
• Meal Planning - Plan all of your meals for one week. Make sure you have all the ingredients you need
along with snack foods!
• Set a Cook Day - Consider using Saturday as the day to plan all meals for the coming week and then
cook several meals in advance. This saves lots of time and lots of frustration in the coming week.
• Salad Prep - Wash and trim all salad ingredients as soon as you purchase them and then store each
item in a container for easy use later in the week. You can make a salad in less than a minute because
all the ingredients are already prepared!
When you have finished
fasting...eat light meals and
slowly build back up to your
normal diet. During the time
of the fast your body has
detoxed and cleansed and
will become more sensitive
to what you eat.
TAKE IT SLOW
1. Pray for small businesses. 12. Pray for medical professionals.
2. Pray for the global economy.
13. Pray for discernment and wisdom.
3. Pray for President Joe Biden and Vice
14. Pray for underemployed and unemployed.
President Kalama Harris
4. Pray for pharmaceutical companies. 15. Pray for reconciliation for estranged people.
5. Pray for educators. 16. Pray for non-profit organizations.
6. Pray for influencers and decision makers.
17. Pray for church re-entry plans.
7. Pray for adaptability and creativity in min-
18. Pray for safety and protection.
istry.
8. Pray for local churches. 19. Pray for ongoing spiritual growth.
9. Pray for colleges and universities.
20. Pray for obedience to the will of God.
10.Pray for essential personnel.
21. Pray for commitment to the Great Com-
11. Pray for lonely people.
mandment of love.
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Option B
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THE NO LIST
NO Dairy
This includes cheese, milk, sour cream, butter, yogurt, etc.
NO white sugar
NO white bread
NO overly processed foods
NO fried food
NO soda
NO red meat
This includes pork, beef, etc.
NO pizza
NO white rice
NO white pasta
This includes semolina & unbleached wheat flour
NO chips
NO microwave/theater popcorn
Fasting Journal
Fasting Without Praying is Just Going Hungry...
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Your days should be filled with unselfish prayer.
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It is important to not brag or boast to others about fasting...
But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are
fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward
you. Matthew 6:17-18FASTING IS A GIFT THAT GOD HAS GIVEN TO THE CHURCH IN ORDER TO HELP US
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