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Steph from Midwest City, OK,
When I entered into this fast, I did so out of obedience to the Holy Spirit. It started out as mainly a healing fast because the Lord told me that this healing would only come through fasting. I really had no idea how long this would be and actually felt that the Lord had released me from the fast after the water portion of it which would have been day 13, but I felt strongly that I wanted to continue. The short story about my healing is that when I started this fast I was taking about 20 pills a day, 4 different prescriptions. Now, after completing a 20 day fast, I am on no prescription medications. I have lost 25 pounds. And I have no swelling in my face, ankles or feet as before. The short story about the self-discipline and spiritual aspects of this fast, is that I lost interest in wasting time in front of the television, I have become much more productive in getting things done that need to be done in other words not procrastinating, I've been a procrastinator all my life. No desire to overeat. I have broken my fast, and have reached the point where food is palatable, but not lusted for. I'm eating very small amounts of fruits and vegetables for the next 5 days. I know my physical healing is not complete, but God has assured me that it is in progress and He has heard my cry. Yesterday, the day I broke my fast, I came to work and on my desk I have a little box of scriptures and I pull a different one out everyday. When I pulled out the card for the day, it gave these two verses. "But I will restore health to you and heal your wounds," declares the Lord. Jeremiah 30:17 "I am the Lord that Healeth thee. Exodus 15:26.

I praise God for the experience of this fast and am looking forward to making fasting a regular part of my life. I plan to keep checking in to be an encouragement to others and also I will let you know when I have my full testimony posted. Thanks for all the support and prayers I've received over the past 3 weeks. I love you and am praying for you all.

Nanette from Vail, CO
I have always loved to drink. Not only could I eat 4000 calories (and still can) a day, I could probably drink it to. I finally stopped drinking beer, but then got started on good wine. I would think all day what would I make for dinner and what bottle of wine I would open to go with it. I am a Christian and have struggled with the fact that drinking was not what GOD intended for His temple. Still, I would rationalize that everywhere in the Bible you read about them eating bread and drinking wine...so? Anyway, after I finished my short 3 1/2 day fast, my taste for alcohol disappeared!! It was unbelievable. We would sit down for dinner, and I actually would WANT to want a glass of wine, but just couldn't make myself. Just wanted to share that with you. I am hoping my next fast will do the same for my food obsession.

Wayne, White Plains NY, NY
Hi all, just finish day six of my water fast.  In a few hours I will drink my first juice, APPLE AND CARROT! Sounds so good to me right now after 12 days of juice fasting. I  know I will finish it, the water fast made the juice fast seem much easer than it would have been. The only problem I had on the water fast was bad dreams and being tired. I felt really tired at times but I know it's worth it.  After this is over, I will fast every week for 36 hours for the rest of my life. Already I feel new, my nerves are better and I feel peaceful. I think fasting is the greatest thing, but I do believe in eating and eating well. My diet which I follow for about two weeks before the fast was a lot of whole brown rice and lentils and other types of beans, all kinds of veg and fruit, more veg then fruit. Four glasses of veg juice a day. Cheese and eggs three times a week and meat once a week. For herb teas I use red clover and also Jason Winters tea which is recommended for cancer.  I don't have cancer just love his tea and feel it's very good for one. Live food days twice a week, only veggies and fruit and  juices. This is how I will live from now on, even before my fast started I was detoxing just from the food and juice. 

Without good health one cannot enjoy the physical life God has given us, but I also think God can use sickness to refine a person, and to teach the things of the Spirit and that's more important then even good health. Jesus purifies us in many ways.  I been sick enough and feel the Lord wants me to have good health now and has lead me to fasting, juices and good foods like Daniel the prophet ate. It's Gods will for us to be healthy but if a believer is sick for a time, God's love is not diminish at all.  But nothing cannot surpass His love for us in Jesus Christ our Savior. Thanks all and now on to 12 wonderful days of juice fasting.