21 Days of Prayer and Fasting

Monday, January 10 – Sunday, January 30, 2022

Over these 21 days at Trailhead, we want to intentionally minimize the distractions and normal routines in our lives to hear God’s voice better and focus on what He is saying and doing. When we turn down the volume in our day-to-day lives, it has the supernatural effect of turning up the volume of God’s voice. Check out the information and resources below to get the most out of your time fasting and praying, and make sure to check the daily schedule to see what we are agreeing in prayer about as a church family each day.

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The Trailhead app is the best way to stay connected during our 21-day fast. Make sure you turn on your push notifications!

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Choose a fast

Fasting is an invitation from the Lord for us to engage with Him in a heightened way. There is no right or wrong way to fast, and there are many different kinds of fasts to choose from. Here are several ways you can participate:

1-day fast each week for the entire day
A meal a day
Follow the Daniel Fast
Fast a particular food item
21 day fast of all food except water
21 day social-media fast

Regardless of the type of fast you choose to participate in, it’s important to pray about what God is leading you to do, as well as consult a doctor and educate yourself if you have any questions or health concerns.

Remove Comfort

We encourage you to set aside some of the comforts that consume your time and spend extra time seeking God’s face. Here are a few comforts that you can abstain from:

Social Media
Entertainment (TV, movies, etc)
Buying material items
Comfort foods

Pray, Intercede, and Worship

Scripture teaches us that something unique and powerful happens when believers gather together in faith to seek God and cry out to Him with one voice. Here are some ways to engage through prayer and worship:

Set an earlier alarm to start the day in prayer
Set alarms throughout the day to pray 5 min every hour
Turn on worship music when you get home from work and spend 30-60 min worshiping in your living room
Attend a prayer meeting at Trailhead (see schedule below)
Pick a time and place, and have a plan

Read the Bible

During these 21 days, set aside significant time to spend reading the Bible.

Read the book of Proverbs in 21 days
Start a 1-Year YouVersion Full Bible Reading Plan – link
Read the entire New Testament in 21 days – link
Read the entire Bible in 21 days
Most importantly, make a plan and stick to it

Resources

Websites:

Isaiah 58 – The Blessing of True Worship – link

10 Biblical Purposes for Fasting – link

Fasting Prayers for Powerful Revelation and Breakthrough – link

Books:

The Power of Prayer and Fasting by Marilyn Hickey – link

The Pursuit of God: A 31-Day Experience by A.W. Tozer – link

Tony Evans Speaks Out on Fasting by Tony Evans – link

A Fasted Life by Philip Renner – link

Gather

Corporate prayer is a great way to be encouraged throughout the fasting journey. We encourage you to gather with us when you can. Over the next 21 days, the sanctuary will be open at the following times for prayer:

Sundays: 1/9, 1/16, & 1/23 | 6-7pm
Monday – Thursday | 9-9:30am; 12-1pm

January 10

Guidance

Joshua 1:8, John 16: 5-15, Acts 13:2-3

January 11

Strength

Ezra 8:21-23, Isaiah 40:29-31, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Ephesians 6:10

January 12

Wisdom and Peace

Isaiah 26:3, John 14:25-27, Philippians 4:4-7, James 1:5-6

January 13

Boldness

Proverbs 28:1, Acts 4:29-31, Ephesians 3:12

January 14

Provision

Psalm 23:1, Matthew 6:33, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, Philippians 4:19

January 15

Our Pastors

Jeremiah 3:15, Hebrews 13:17

January 16

Protection for our Families

Psalm 91, Isaiah 41:10, Colossians 1:13, 2 Thessalonians 3:3

January 17

Lost Family Members

Ezekiel 11:18-20, Romans 10:1-13

January 18

Lost Friends and Neighbors

Luke 19:10, Acts 26:18, 2 Peter 3:9

January 19

Overcoming Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:16-17

January 20

For the Work of God

Nehemiah 1:3-4, Ephesians 6:18-20

January 21

Our work place, Lost Coworkers

John 13:34-35, 2 Corinthians 10:3-6, James 5:16

January 22

The Poor and those in Need

Psalm 82:3-4, Proverbs 31:8-9, Isaiah 58:6-7, 1 John 3:16-19

January 23

Strengthening of Marriages and Families

Ephesians 5:22-33, Ephesians 6:1-4, 1 Corinthians 13

January 24

Healing

1 Peter 2:24, Matthew 8:17, Galatians 3:13, 3 John 2, Psalm 103:1-5

January 25

Our Government

Psalm 2:10-12, 1 Timothy 2:1-7

January 26

Breakthrough

Isaiah 58:1-14, Ephesians 6:13, 1 Corinthians 15:57-58

January 27

Generations (children, youth, young adults)

Psalm 71:18, 1 Peter 2:9, Psalm 145:3-5, 2 Timothy 2:22

January 28

Hungry for more of God

1 Peter 2:1-10, Matthew 5:6, John 4:13-14, Psalm 42

January 29

Commit our lives to God

Psalm 37, Luke 2:37, Galatians 2:20

January 30

Revival

Luke 4:18-19, Ephesians 5:15-21, James 4:7-10