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Why ?

Daniel dedicated three weeks ( 21 days ) to fast and prayer and , as a result , the Holy Spirit revealed Himself to His servant .
Fasting is personal and should always have an objective . In our case , for instance , these 21 days represent the death of the natural man ( carnalminded ) and the birth of the spiritual man .
The purpose of setting time aside to fast is to strengthen our communion with God , despite being involved with many daily activities . There are moments in life that are decisive , and we need to take action .
We will not fast from food , but from all types of secular information and media — TV , radio , magazines , newspapers , Internet , etc . In other words , it will be 21 days of abstinence from information unrelated to the Bible . Those who need to use secular media in their job may want to make a daily fast of food of 6 hours or more .
Get closer to God by fasting , praying 3 times a day — morning , afternoon and evening —, and by meditating on the promises of God .
“ But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God , for they are foolishness to him ; nor can he know them , because they are spiritually discerned .” ( 1 Corinthians 2:14 )
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