Table of Contents
Foreword Larry Stockstill 9
Invitation 11
Section 1 About The Daniel Fast
1 What Is Fasting? 15
2 What Is a Daniel Fast? 18
3 Why Choose to Fast? 21
4 Why Vow? 23
5 What Can I Withhold? 27
6 What Is the Primary Focus of the Daniel Fast? 33
7 How Can I Prepare for My Fast? 35
Section 2 Daily Readings
Week 1 Day 1 to Day 7 Overview 43
Day 1 Your Private Prayer in a Daniel Fast 44
Day 2 Joining Others in a Daniel Fast 48
Day 3 Daily Commitment During Your Fast 54
Day 4 Praying and Fasting for a Project 59
Day 5 The Benefits of a Lengthy Fast 66
Day 6 Saying No in Prayer 72
Day 7 The Persistence of a Daniel Fast 76
Week 2 Day 8 to Day 14 Overview 81
Day 8 Intimacy with God 82
Day 9 Giving Thanks in Prayer 89
Day 10 Fasting to Hunger after God 94
Day 11 Prayer Is Asking 100
Day 12 Fasting to Worship God 109
Day 13 Fasting to Locate Sin 114
Day 14 Don't Violate Your Fast 120
Week 3 Day 15 to Day 21 Overview 125
Day 15 The Prayer of Crucifixion 126
Day 16 Weeping While Praying 135
Day 17 Introspective Prayer 140
Day 18 Resting in Prayer 147
Day 19 Urgent Prayer 153
Day 20 Spiritual Warfare Prayer 159
Day 21 Stay in the Moment 165
Section 3 Appendices
Appendix A Nine Kinds of Fasts Found in Scripture 173
Appendix B Six Ways to Fast 178
Appendix C Recipes to Use during a Daniel Fast 180