Fasting

                                             

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                                               Fasting                                                 

Fasting- A spiritual discipline and a willingness to give up something important such as food, drink, phones, TV, electronics, ect., to spend time with the Lord

One main reason for fasting is to give up something important to spend that time with God in any situation. A lot of people fast to help them make a difficult decision where they need God's guidance

100%. Fasting helps you feel closer to God and can help give you a clearer perspective. 

A common story in the Bible about fasting is when Moses received the commandments. 

                                                                         Deuteronomy 9:9-18

Moses fasted for 40 days when he went upon the mountain to receive the commandments 

Fasting is not an easy thing. You have to be strong against temptation and you have to have willingness. If you don't want to fast it wont be as effective. You don't have to start out with 40 days of fasting, maybe start out with skipping one meal a day. Then skip more. Then skip a day, and so on. Below is a list of bible verses about fasting:

Isaiah 58

2 Samuel 12:23

1 Kings 21:9

Nehemiah 9:1

Ester 4:3

Ester 9:31

Psalm 35:13

Psalm 109:24

Isaiah 58:1,3,4,6

Jeremiah 36:6,9

Daniel 9:3

Joel 2:12

Zechariah 7:1

Matthew 4:2, 6:16,18, 9:14

Mark 2:18

Luke 2:37, 5:33

Acts 13:2, 14:23