What is fasting?
Fasting is primarily abstaining from eating for a period of time. Fasting is an outward expression of an inward commitment to pursue God. When you fast, you slow down to hear from God. Fasting can take various forms and last different lengths of time. Christian fasting is always combined with prayer.
*​**Consult with medical physicians if you are taking medications**
What’s the point
of fasting?
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Fasting is a concrete way to offer God a sacrifice. It's a way to praise Him.
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Fasting intensifies your ability to pray.
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Fasting helps you focus and hear from God more clearly.
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Fasting is a spiritual discipline: it helps us grow in our faith.
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Fasting is a tangible way to deny ourselves—to declare before God that we know it’s all about Him, not about us. Jesus said, “Whoever wants to follow me must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.”
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Jesus fasted (Matthew 4:1-4). Fasting is one way we follow Jesus.
How to fast:
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Abstaining from food from a set amount of time
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Abstaining from technology, TV, social media and other activities
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Replacing those activities with prayer and meditation to God
Special Notes:
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Consult with medical physicians if you are taking medications
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Drink water and take care of your body during fasting
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