Thursday, March 28

Tag: spiritual discipline

Personal Life

Go Fast!

Let's talk about fasting for a moment. Fasting is designed to refocus our life on God. It will empty you of you and fill you with Him. There is a power in fasting even aside from prayer. However, combined with an increased level of prayer, which is really its purpose, fasting will speed your growth, wisdom and fruitfulness in God. Obstacles come down as we realign ourselves to Him. Fasting is an incredibly healthy spiritual discipline, bringing great benefit with it. Instances of the use of fasting in scripture: - for humility I humbled myself with fasting Psalm 35:13 - making important decisions As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Acts 13:2 - releasing ministers So a...