Drink your water! Continuing to help give you little bits of encouragement and instruction while on The Daniel Fast or any fast! Today we are talking about water! Catch up on previous posts here!
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and he shall lift you up.” James 4:10 KJV.
Water provides five vital functions in the human body:
- Cell life
- Chemical and metabolic reactions
- Transport of nutrients
- Body temperature regulation
- Elimination of waste
You can’t even live more than 3-5 days without water! That’s why it is imperative to drink plenty of H2O while fasting. You must replenish fluids lost and it also helps curb the appetite.
Watch this short video from Sci Show about what happens to your body when you go without water.
You will be flushing toxins from the body and the water will help keep you hydrated and the toxic waste moving on through like it should.
You may even notice some physical healing from your fast! Longer fasts of 21 to 30 days can definitely heal the body of physical ailments, but shorter fasts have been known to cleanse the human body of harmful toxins that will then heal whatever was causing the pain or disruption in the body’s ability to perform or operate. Cold sores, boils, blemishes, ulcers, even more serious diseases have been healed through the benefits of fasting.
The most important thing is that you take that time that you would normally be eating and spend it PRAYING!
I have a great recipe for you today if you are on The Daniel Fast. It is one that you will want to continue to use long after the fast is over. Enjoy!
This recipe is from RockRecipes.com and is for Lemon Herb Roasted Potatoes. She has some great tips for cooking the perfect roasted potato in her post so head on over and check it out! Yum!
- 6- 8 large sized russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1½ to 2 inch chunks
- juice of one lemon
- ¼ to ⅓ cup olive oil (butter or other oil will work as well; a butter/olive oil combination is very good too)
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp cracked black pepper
- 1½ tbsp dried herbs, oregano, thyme and rosemary are good choices
- 1 whole garlic bulb broken into about 4 pieces (optional)
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Instructions
- Parboil the potatoes in salted water for about 3-4 minutes, no longer.
- Meanwhile in a 375 degree F oven, heat a baking pan of sufficient size to hold your potatoes without crowding them. A glass or metal pan is fine, as long as it is well heated beforehand. This will help to prevent the potatoes from sticking to the pan.
- After parboiling, drain the potatoes and let them stand for 5 minutes. Then toss the potatoes with the lemon juice.
- Toss together so that the potatoes absorb the lemon juice.
- Add the salt, pepper, herbs, garlic cloves and olive oil.
- Transfer the seasoned potatoes, garlic and oil to the hot baking pan. These should sizzle as they hit the pan; a good indication that they will not stick. Roast the potatoes for about 60-75 minutes or until they are nicely golden brown all over, turning them every 20 minutes or so. After the first 10 minutes, give the pan a shake to make sure the potatoes are not stuck to it. The roasted garlic may have to be removed before the potatoes are finished as it generally cooks faster.
Be blessed and encouraged! You are fasting unto the Lord!
The Daniel Fast Devotional would be a great asset to your fasting season. You can purchase the paperback or eBook by clicking on the image or one of these links. Devotions for 21 days with Biblical examples of fasting and recipes included every day. Three days of preparation devotions BEFORE the fast, it will be your go-to book when fasting for years to come!
Thanks for Amaze Me Mondays Cindy! God bless!
Great info always Nannette, I need to get this book! Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY…
Blessings,
Cindy
So welcome, so happy to have you. I did a juice fast a couple of times and actually like it 🙂 Blessings!
Thanks for sharing this about water and the recipe at Good Morning Mondays. I really enjoy a good juice fast and am trying to start one shortly, thank you for the encouragement. Blessings