So today is our 10th day of a 10 day liquid fast. Tonight at sundown I start 14 days of the Daniel Fast. The reason I share this is what I have learned in these 10 days. Firstly the body doesn’t really need to eat as much as we feed it to function. Secondly our body can go on; it can function including exercise, on a whole lot less than we feed it. But the good part is that it is so much quieter in this house (my body). We become more introspective and have a lot of extra time. I’m a talker but lately I have become very quiet. When someone put a demand on me it was effortless to reach inside and pull out God instead of more of me. I love the first part of the year. I love this fast we do at the beginning of the year, not the fast but the results the fast brings.
Isaiah 58:6 KJV “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?
Matthew 6:16 KJV “Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
From these two scriptures we can see fasting is biblical and we are to fast. Talk to the general public and they will say it is bad for you. Talk to God and He will tell you the opposite. If you have not denied yourself in times of plenty how will you react in times of want? Lust and gluttony are closely related. If you have a problem with food you may have noticed you are troubled in the area of the flesh in the area of lust. Today I challenge you to fast. I find a 3 day fast is a nice one to start with. Remember Matthew 6:16 tells us (WHEN) you fast, not (IF) you fast.
Isaiah 58:6 KJV “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?
Matthew 6:16 KJV “Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
From these two scriptures we can see fasting is biblical and we are to fast. Talk to the general public and they will say it is bad for you. Talk to God and He will tell you the opposite. If you have not denied yourself in times of plenty how will you react in times of want? Lust and gluttony are closely related. If you have a problem with food you may have noticed you are troubled in the area of the flesh in the area of lust. Today I challenge you to fast. I find a 3 day fast is a nice one to start with. Remember Matthew 6:16 tells us (WHEN) you fast, not (IF) you fast.
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