KIDS: 21 Days of Fasting and PrayerSample

READ: "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?”—Isaiah 58:6 (NIV)

RESPOND: Fasting is really simply giving something up that consumes our time and attention—like the time you spend watching your favorite TV show or YouTube channel or eating ice cream or cookies and instead giving that time and attention to the Lord. Fasting is something God calls us to do and take part in. But before we do something like this, we must ask and understand why we’re doing it. God doesn’t just want us to fast because “it’s the right thing to do,” He wants us to fast so our hearts will change, we’ll know Him more, we’ll look more like Him, and we’ll live more like Him.

PRAY: Dear God, I want to be obedient to Your call to fast, and I want to do it with a pure heart. Open my mind and heart to see what You want to do in and through this time, and give me the strength to walk in everything You’re calling me to. Amen.