Fasting

[Guest crazygit]

What do you think about fasting - would you do it or not, and why?

CG

[kittylover0991]

Isn't fasting when something is burdened so much on your heart that you just can't eat?? (guessing)

[Avodah]

Fasting is a decision to not eat (or do without other things, however the Lord may lead you) A person may fast because they need direction, a closer more intimate walk with the Lord, breakthrough, or while praying for another. Fasting is always coupled together with prayer.

The only time I fast is when the Lord leads me to.

I'm sure someone else will come along that can explain it better. Right now I need to get going or I will be late for work. Will check back later.

[Guest iamsoblessed]

fasting is a common act in my church whether it be for a day or 2 weeks...fasting and prayer accompany worshipping the Lord..and for that you will be rewarded..there is plenty in the bible adbout fasting, prayer, laying hands on..

[Nanners]

fasting is a common act in my church whether it be for a day or 2 weeks...fasting and prayer accompany worshipping the Lord..and for that you will be rewarded..there is plenty in the bible adbout fasting, prayer, laying hands on..

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I not sure by what you mean about the word "rewarded" that you used

Are you implying that the reward is for man's will or God's?

ITA kraz4gsus

[kittylover0991]

Fasting is a decision to not eat (or do without other things, however the Lord may lead you)  A person may fast because they need direction, a closer more intimate walk with the Lord, breakthrough, or while praying for another.  Fasting is always coupled together with prayer. 

The only time I fast is when the Lord leads me to. 

I'm sure someone else will come along that can explain it better.  Right now I need to get going or I will be late for work.  Will check back later.

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ok, yeah, that one sounds right I think that that is what i was told a couple times at church Amen

[irishcowboy]

my thoughts about it are that some things do not come about with out prayer and fasting. prayer mainly.....

the first fast i was ever able to makea fast, that was for the Lord was for three days, and it was by accident. was not until it was over that i realized how long it had been. friday morning was the last meal i had, and i started driving and praying and singing, and worshipping, praying and praising.... this went on until about 2 am sunday morning, when i received my answer, and i was close to 1000 miles away from my house, so I turned and started back to arrive Sunday evening about 10:00 pm, where I finally went to bed and then ate monday morning at about 7 am..... no sleep from friday am til sun pm and no food from fri am til mon am......

God is more interested in our obediance then our sacrafice, fasting is a form of sacrafice.... I am not saying that it is not needed, but if it is being done as a duty, or a task, rather then for the Glorification of God, as with anything, it might be best to rethink the reasons behind it....

if we are to cast out demons, some will not depart unless we are prepared... we do not need to wait until the day we are confronted by the task to prepare, but we are to prepare before hand, this is battle, not just a quarral.....

prayer is the begining of our relationship with the Lord, it does not just stop with us when we finish talking, but that is only the begining.... we then must spend time waiting on the answer, or reply..... most people spend as much time as they think is needed, and when they are done, they are done..... they do not think about when God says it is done.... we tend to stop early.... we need to wait until God says we are done, or when God is done with us for the time....... very few times has God actually told come one to stop praying and take action, most of the time it is us taking action before God is ready for us to depart.....

Prayer is a two way street... prayer is communion with God, a conversation, total communications us and God, some times it is just basking in the Glory of God, just resting in His Loving arms...... other times it is walking side by side with Him, not saying a word.....

God wants us for His friend.... God wants us as part of His Royal Family......

Fasting can be very benificial.....

even the medical field promotes it to some extent, saying that a three day fast every month is not a bad thing, but allows the body to clear (clean) itself out.....

some say i will become tooo weak, well, that maybe true, but that will be where God can start molding us easier.... when we are strong, and standing on our own, we tend to put God on the back burner, telling Him we do not need Him.... it is when we are at our weakest times we rely on God to do the work for us, instead of us trying to do it on our own....

mike