(Please note that these are guidelines only for the Daniel Fast, and that there are other fasts you may choose from. Be sure to check with your physician if there is a medical concern before beginning any fast.)
Food Items of Choice for
The Daniel Fast
Whole Grains : Barley, brown rice, oats
Beans/Legumes :
red beans, black beans, dried beans,
long beans, french beans,
pinto beans, split peas,
black eyed peas, lentils.
Vegetables :
asparagus, artichokes, brinjals, broccoli,
beets, bean sprouts, carrots, cabbage, celery,
cauliflower, chili peppers, cucumbers, corn,
cactus, eggplant, ginger root, garlic, kale,
lettuce, leeks, mustard greens, mushrooms,
onions, okra, potatoes, pickles, parsley,
rutabagas, radishes, spinach, sprouts,
scallions, sweet potatoes, squashes, turnips,
tomatoes, water chestnut, yams, zucchini.
Fruits :
apricots, apples, black berries, blue berries,
boysenberries, bananas, cherries, cranberries,
cantelope, dragon fruit, durian, figs, grapes,
grapefruit, guava, honeydew melons, kiwi, lychee,
lime, lemons, mangosteen, mangoes, nectarines,
peaches, pears, pineapples, papayas, plums, prunes,
rasberries, rambutan, raisins, strawberries, tangerines,
tangeloes, watermelon.
Nuts and Seeds
Liquids :
Distilled water, spring water,
100% natural fruit or vegetable juice
Foods to Avoid in
Daniel Fast Recipes :
Caffeine
Carbonated soft drinks
Milk
Cheese
Meat
White rice
Fried food
Refined sugar
Sugar substitutes
Food containing preservatives or additives
White flour and food made by it
Butter, margerine and high fat products
BREAK AWAY FROM THE CHAINS OF BONDAGE
THAT SIN HAS LOCKED YOU IN.
AS YOU FAST AND PRAY, FEAST ON THE SCRIPTURE.
FILL YOUR CRAVINGS WITH THE WORD AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. LISTEN TO WHAT GOD WILL REVEAL ONLY TO YOU.
DO HIS WILL IN OBEDIENCE.
SCRIPTURE TO FEAST UPON:
Galations 5: 16-17 (living by the Spirit) So I advise you to live according to your new life in the Holy Spirit. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices are never free from this conflict.
Ephesians 3:20
Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.
LORD, HUMBLE US, WE PRAY
MATTHEW 18:4
Therefore, anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
I PETER 5:6
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in his good time he will honor you.
JAMES 4:10
When you bow down before the Lord and admit your dependence on him, he will lift you up and give you honor.
MATTHEW 23:12
But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
REMEMBER, GOD HEARS US WHEN WE PRAY
JAMES 4:10
When you bow down before the Lord and admit your dependence on him, he will lift you up and give you honor.
HE GRANTS GUIDANCE
FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT
JOHN 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth.
MORE SCRIPTURE:
Healing: Isaiah 58: 1-9
“Shout with the voice of a trumpet blast. Tell my people Israel* of their sins! Yet they act so pious! They come to the Temple every day and seem delighted to hear my laws. You would almost think this was a righteous nation that would never abandon its God. They love to make a show of coming to me and asking me to take action on their behalf. ’We have fasted before you!’ they say. ‘Why aren’t you impressed? We have done much penance, and you don’t even notice it!’
“I will tell you why! It’s because you are living for yourselves even while you are fasting. You keep right on oppressing your workers. What good is fasting when you keep on fighting and quarreling? This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with me. You humble yourselves by going through the motions of penance, bowing your heads like a blade of grass in the wind. You dress in sackcloth and cover yourselves with ashes. Is this what you call fasting? Do you really think this will please the Lord?
“No, the kind of fasting I want calls you to free those who are wrongly imprisoned and to stop oppressing those who work for you. Treat them fairly and give them what they earn. I want you to share your food with the hungry and to welcome poor wanderers into your homes. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
“If you do these things, your salvation will come like the dawn. Yes, your healing will come quickly. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind. Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.
Suggestions for praise and prayer :
We give You thanks, Most Gracious GOD,
for the beauty of earth and sky and sea and every living thing.
We give praise to You, Our Father,
for sending us a record of Your care and fellowship with man.
We thank you for a way out of the wilderness.
We thank you for the promised land.
We seek to understand Your ways,
so that we might honor You above all things and people.
We thank You for the messages of courage and hope,
from which you have structured
the Genesis through Revelation accounts,
and handed them, down to us as a Living Testament.
Teach us, O LORD.
Grant us the grace to do Thy will.
As Christ prayed, so we pray "Thy will be done".
Amen
More prayer suggestions and Scripture:
From the book of Matthew:
prayer for our enemies (Matt. 5), prayer during times of trial (Matt. 10), prayer for obedience (Matt. 16), prayer to share in Christ's suffering (Matt. 20), prayer for those we have neglected (Matt. 25), prayer of praise for the resurrection (Matt. 28)
From the book of Mark:
prayer for sleep (Mark 4), prayer for seeking God first (Mark 8), prayer for adoration (Mark 11)
From the book of Luke:
prayer for the work of the church (Luke 1), prayer for gratitude for God's invitation (Luke 5), prayer for our children (Luke 8), prayer for taking up our cross (Luke 14), prayer for mercy (Luke 18), prayer in remembrance of Good Friday (Luke 23)
From the book of John:
prayer before Holy Communion (John 6), prayer for guidance (John 14), prayer for sharing in Christ's suffering (John 19)
From the book of Acts:
prayer for ascension (Acts 1), prayer to the Holy Spirit (Acts 2), prayer of longing (Acts 9), prayer of trust (Acts 16), prayer for contentment (Acts 26)
From the book of Romans:
prayer for serving God (Rom. 6), prayer for becoming like Christ (Rom. 12)
From the books of Corinthians:
prayer for sanctification ( I Cor. 4), prayer for a loving heart (I Cor. 13), prayer for an effective ministry (II Cor. 12)
From the book of Galations:
prayer of adoration (Gal. 4)
From the book of Ephesians:
prayer for spiritual armor (Eph. 6)
From the book of Phillipians:
prayer to live for God (Phil. 1)
From the book of Colossians:
prayer for loving others (Col. 3)
From the books of Thessalonians:
prayer for hope (I Thes. 4)
From the books of Timothy:
prayer to be filled with grace (I Tim. 1), prayer to run the race before us (II Tim. 4)
From the book of Titus:
prayer to the Holy Spirit (Titus 3)
From the book of Hebrews:
prayer of worship for Christ (Heb. 2), prayer for perseverance (Heb. 10), prayer of remembrance for the saints (Heb. 12)
From the book of James:
prayer of worship (James 5)
From the books of Peter:
prayer for spiritual peace (I Peter 5)
From the books of John:
prayer for the life to come (I John 5)
From the book of Revelation:
prayer for illumination (Rev. 1), prayer of adoration (Rev. 11), prayer of benediction (Rev. 22)
