Fresh Inspiration: Fasting Week One From the Archives
Many of us are currently engaged in a season of fasting and prayer, either on our own or with our churches. Although Shades of Grace is not posting new, Pursuit 21 content each day as we have in the past, there are hundreds of articles on the site that can encourage us in prayer during these days of fasting.
Week one of the fasting archives contains over 65 articles. I’ve listed them below and grouped them by day for your convenience. (Aside from Day One, the articles apply to every day of the fast, though, not just the day they were posted.)
I have also included over fifty articles and devotions on prayer!
The content in these posts will guide and motivate you as you pray—and give you tips and direction that will help you keep your fast and get the most from it.
This webpage will be an excellent resource for you during week one of the fast. So bookmark it and refer back to it for each day’s corresponding content.
May the Holy Spirit lead you to the articles He wants you to read. May He speak to you and give you a fresh, timely word. May He encourage you, motivate you, and excite you as you fast and pray. May He reward you as you draw near to Him, believing that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him! (Heb. 11:6)
**As you fast and pray, Shades of Grace would treasure your prayers for our ministry — for anointing, for expansion, for God to provide His chosen staff members to help us fulfill His call, which will enable us to branch out to new avenues of ministry and walk through the doors God has recently opened. I would also personally appreciate your prayers for my health. (I have been sick for two years with Long Covid and reactivated Lyme Disease. Last fall, I turned a corner and began to improve. But consequently, there is now much to catch up on at Shades of Grace. That’s the reason I am not writing new content for this season of fasting. Thank you!
Fasting Day One
- The Adventure Begins
- It’s Day One! Let’s Prepare for the Privilege
- Fasting Day 1: Five Essential Questions As You Begin
- Fasting Day 1: Set Your Mind
- Fasting Day 1: Welcome
- Fasting Day 1: Drawing Near
- Fasting Day 1: A Moment of Worship
- Fasting Day 1: Washing and Preparing
- Fasting Day 1: Seeking First
- Welcome to Pursuit 21
- Let’s Get Started: Helpful Tips and Information to Begin Pursuit 21
Fasting Day Two
- Fasting Day Two: A Little Motivation (Part One)
- God Determines Our Steps, 1: Plans Turned Upside Down
- Fasting Day 2: So That God Will Hear
Fasting Day Three
- Declaring Our Helplessness and Hope in God: A Little Motivation, Part Two
- Ascending the Hill of the Lord: An Outline for Repentance, Part One
- Write It Down: What a Difference a Piece of Paper Makes
- Fasting Day 3: Five Dangers of Fasting
- Fasting Day 3: How Fasting Works
- Fasting Day 3: The Purpose of Fasting
- Fasting Day 3: Emptying Yourself of Pride
- Fasting Day 3: The Primary Purpose of Fasting
- Begin Your Prayers with Praise
Fasting Day Four
- Perfect Solitude: Following Our Master’s Steps
- Be Sure to Begin Your Fast With Repentance
- Countering the Enemy’s Offensive (Part 1): Don’t Stop Fasting Prematurely
- An Outline for Repentance, Part Two: Sins of Omission
- Fasting Day 4: The Hungry Handmaid of Faith
- Fasting Day 4: Quotes About Fasting
- Fasting Day 4: Outer Discipline, Inner Result, Eternal Reward
- Fasting Day 4: Called to be Holy
- Praise You, Jesus: Alphabet of Praise, Part 1
- Andrew Murray on Prayerlessness and God’s Holiness
Fasting Day Five
- Breaking Barriers to the Spirit’s Power: A Little Motivation, Part Three
- Countering the Enemy’s Offensive, Part 2: Let God War and Work
- Fasting Day 5: Six Encouraging Reminders
- Fasting Day 5: Renewal in the Desert
- Fasting Day 5: Expecting Anointing, Part 1
- Fasting Day 5: New Anointing
Fasting Day Six
- In Good Company (Part One): Fasting, A Biblical Survey
- Tasting and Taking Refuge: A Little Motivation, Part Four
- An Outline for Repentance, Part Three: Sins of Commission
- Praying for Government Leaders (Part 1): A Prayer for the President
- Fasting Day 6: Expect Opposition
- Fasting Day 6: On The Attack
- Fasting Day 6: When You Fast and Pray
- Fasting Day 6: The Living Water
- Fasting Day 6: Following in the Footsteps of our Heroes
- Fasting Day 6: Expecting Anointing, Part 2
Fasting Day Seven
- In Good Company (Part Two): Fasting in the Early Church
- Deepening and Strengthening Prayer: A Little Motivation, Part Five
- Fasting Day 7: Oh How I Need You
- Praying for Government Leaders (Part 2): A Prayer Guide
- Fasting Day 7: “Worship While You Fast” by Jentezen Franklin
- Fasting Day 7: Drinking Straight-up Living Water
- Fasting Day 7: Treasure in a Clay Jar
- Fasting Day 7: Feeding Faith, Part 1
- Fasting Day 7: Where is the Glory? The Samuel Fast
Helpful Articles As You Begin Your Fast
- Launching the New Year Right
- How Should I Prepare for a Fast?
- Are You Ready To Begin Your Fast?
- Five Essential Questions as You Begin
- Write It Down: What a Difference a Piece of Paper Makes
- Set Your Mind
- Ascending the Hill of the Lord: An Outline for Repentance (Part 1)
- An Outline for Repentance (Part 2): Sins of Omission
- An Outline for Repentance (Part 3): Sins of Commission
Helpful Links As You Begin Your Fast
- Types of Fasts
- Helpful Tips
- Fasting Contract
- Articles About Fasting
- Submit a Prayer Request
- Fasting Testimonies
Articles and Devotions on Prayer
To motivate and encourage you in prayer…
- Get Alone With God: The Religion of the Closet
- Prayer Is a Two-Way Conversation
- Don’t Get in a Hurry in the Prayer Closet
- Praying With Heaven and Earth at Your Disposal
- Prayer Is an Invitation to Experience God’s Boundlessness
- Satan Trembles When He Sees the Weakest Saint Praying
- Drawing Near: Treasuring Communion (Part One)
- Drawing Near: Treasuring Communion (Part Two)
- Reigning Through Prayer, Part One: Jesus, the Interceding Ruler
- Reigning Through Prayer, Part Two: Joining Jesus at the Throne of Intercession
- Kings and Priests—Praying with Authority
- I Will Run to You: A Prayer of Pursuit
- Holy Abandon
- Persisting in Secret Prayer
- Why Is It So Hard for Christians to Pray? (David Wilkerson Sermon)
- The Touch of God – Moses: Sermon by David Wilkerson
- “A Call to Anguish” by David Wilkerson
- Training to Pray With Great Power
- Bite-Size Encouragements to Being a Person of Prayer
- Perfect Solitude: Following Our Master’s Steps
- Andrew Murray on Prayerlessness and God’s Holiness
- Prayer for Revival Cannot Be Answered Until…
- Come Up and Wait
- The Gospel of Prayer (by Leonard Ravenhill)
- Desperate Prayer by Leonard Ravenhill
- God Answers Prayer
- The Power of Prayer
- Your Father Gives Good Gifts
- God Answers Desperate, Persistent Prayer
- Waiting Expectantly: Praying in Hope When Times Seem Hopeless
- Waging War With Your Promise
- God Promised: Do I Still Pray About It?
- How Do I Pray for Lost Loved Ones?
- Renew Your Passion to Pray for the Lost: 5 Thoughts from George Mueller
- Finding a Quiet Hour to Connect With Heaven
- Begin Your Prayers With Praise
- What Will You Do With Your Arrows
- A Promise to Plead (Mini-post)
- The Mind-Blowing Mystery and Privilege of Prayer: Francis Chan Sermon
- Resources to Encourage You in Prayer: Sermons, Webcast, and Prayer Journal Apps
Articles on Praying for the Nation
- Praying for Government Leaders (Part 1): A Prayer for the President
- Praying for Government Leaders (Part 2): A Prayer Guide
- Praying for Government Leaders (3): A Guide to Praying for Your Country
- For The Nation
- For The Little Ones
- Praying for our Government
- President Lincoln’s Proclamations for Fasting and Prayer
- America’s Founders and Presidents: Proclamations for Public Fasting and Prayer
- Fasts Proclaimed by American Government Leaders
- Fasting Day 14: Fasting Affects a Nation
- Fasting Day 7: Where is the Glory?
- National Revival in America: It Comes Down to You and Me
- America’s Only Hope: Why Aren’t We Utilizing It
- Interceding for America: Two Points in Prayer
- National Day of Prayer: Why Pray?
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