Why Fast?
The Principles of Fasting
Effects of Fasting
Benefits of Fasting
- Fasting is not just missing a meal
- Fasting is not dieting
- Fasting demands replacing meals with the reading of the Word and prayer
- Fasting demands dedicating time for meditation
- Fasting requires spending much time in the Word
Effects of Fasting
- Fasting changes you, not God
- Fasting doesn’t move God, it moves you into better positioning
- Fasting increases our spiritual capacity
- Fasting breaks habits and spiritual bondage
- Fasting quiets the heart to hear God’s voice
Benefits of Fasting
- Spiritual discipline
- Increased spiritual capacity
- A clear, sober mind
- A Pure heart and mind
- Hunger for God and His Word
- Physical Health
- Loss of Excess Weight
- Purified Body
- Spiritual freedom
- Physical freedom
- Spirit of Giving
- Your Light Shines (evil powers cannot withstand your presence)
- Protection by God
- Answered Prayers
- Intimacy with God
- Increased retention capacity