Fasting is another benefit God gave us and we can even fast just one meal or
 
two. A lot of people fast from sunup to sundown, so really, it is the breakfast and
 
lunch fast of food. Certain people with various health problems may have to be very
 
careful, but there are also fasts they can do, similar to Daniel's fast.
 
.the "no pleasant bread" fast. I think we can all agree that
 
Daniel's fast was a very powerful vehicle along with his prayers. Daniel ate, but
 
he denied himself meats (and I believe fish and fowl also), and wine, as well as
 
delicate foods of pastries,etc. To me, it seems he ate veggies and maybe a
 
fruit only and that purely enough for sustenance rather than for pleasure.
 
Daniel 1:
 
[1] In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
[2] In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
[3] I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
[4] And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;
[5] Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
[6] His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
[7] And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
[8] Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
[9] Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
[10] And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
[11] And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
[12] Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
 
David, I really appreciate your testimony of fasting blessings and encouragement
for all of us. I would like to hear more experiences of fasting and answered prayers.
too, from others who want to share.
 
I will say just a bit for encouragement also, and that in the first "no pleasant bread"
fast I did  it for only 1 meal. I was working at the time and I just sort of looked around
and the thing I saw in my cupboard that I disliked the most was canned turnip
greens, of which I had several cans sitting there for a long time unopened. So I
put those cold greens in a bowl and took them to work and ate only those for lunch,
got off by myself and prayed as much as I had time to. This was all new to me and
at the time, it seemed strange, but I can still remember the power of God in answering
a prayer I had prayed for years without answer until the day after that simple
fast.
 
I did eat my regular evening meal that day , but continued in prayer and reading
some scripture until bedtime that same night. The very next day the answer came.
He did honor that little fast from a newborn Christian, though, and He did it rapidly
and totally, even though I didn't really understand much about fasting and prayer
at the time., I had only heard that a lady in our prayer group fasted 3 days and
was healed of multiple sclerosis. I knew this lady and when this dread disease
came back I think it was in about a year or 2, she fasted again and it has been gone
ever since, as far as I know, but I haven't heard from her in years now.