E83: FAST DAY 3 | THE TEST OF FAITH | 21 Day Daniel Fast

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Welcome to Day 3! For some, you're feeling great as your body adjusts. For others, this might be your hardest day yet. Either way, today's message is for you: tests aren't meant to break you—they're meant to prove God's faithfulness.

In Daniel 1:12-13, we see Daniel make one of the boldest moves in Scripture: "Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then let our appearance be examined before you."

Daniel INVITED scrutiny. He said, "Test me. Watch me. Then compare me to everyone else—you're going to see the difference." That takes incredible confidence—not in himself, but in God's faithfulness.

We'll explore:

• Why tests reveal God's power, not your weakness
• How Day 3 challenges build Day 21 testimonies
• Where your faith is being tested beyond this fast
• Why God's strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9)
• How to shift perspective from burden to breakthrough platform

Whatever you're facing today—physical discomfort from fasting, financial pressure, relationship strain, delayed answers to prayer—this isn't something you just survive. It's an opportunity for God to prove His faithfulness to YOU.

Your struggle today becomes your testimony tomorrow. The test you're in right now is setting up the story you'll tell about God's faithfulness for years to come.

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Stay faithful. Stay expectant. And keep shifting.

Show Notes

Today's Scripture: Daniel 1:12-13 - "Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then let our appearance be examined before you..."

Key Takeaways:

• Tests prove God's faithfulness, not break you
• Daniel's confidence was in God, not himself
• Weakness is where God's power shows up strongest
• Your test today = your testimony tomorrow
• Day 3 struggles build Day 21 breakthrough

Where Is Your Faith Being Tested?

• Through this fast (physical weakness, cravings)
• Finances (believing for provision despite circumstances)
• Relationships (faithfulness despite disappointment)
• Career (waiting for promotion/breakthrough)
• Health (praying for healing)
• Delayed answers (months/years of believing)

Power in Weakness: 2 Corinthians 12:9 - "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."

• God's power is made PERFECT in weakness
• Not despite weakness—IN weakness
• When you're at your end, God shows up strongest

Perspective Shift: ❌ "I have to survive this" ✅ "This is an opportunity for God to prove His faithfulness"

❌ "This is a burden" ✅ "This is a platform for breakthrough"

❌ "I'm weak" ✅ "God's strength is perfected in me"

Your Daily Shift: Declare: "I embrace this test of faith. God is faithful and will sustain me. His strength is made perfect in my weakness, and I trust Him completely."

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Next Episode: Day 4: Better Than Expected - How God exceeds expectations, not just meets needs