Fasting is intentionally going without food\u2014or sometimes other normal activities\u2014for a set time so you can focus more fully on God. In the Bible, fasting is often paired with prayer. It\u2019s a way of humbling yourself, quieting distractions, and seeking God\u2019s guidance, repentance, or strength. Fasting isn\u2019t about earning God\u2019s favor; it\u2019s about drawing closer to Him. As Jesus said, fasting is meant to be sincere and God-focused, not done to impress others (see Matthew 6:16\u201318, NLT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A simple way to think of fasting is this: you\u2019re saying \u201cno\u201d to physical needs for a moment so you can say \u201cyes\u201d to spiritual growth and deeper dependence on the Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fasting is intentionally going without food\u2014or sometimes other normal activities\u2014for a set time so you can focus more fully on God. In the Bible, fasting is often paired with prayer. It\u2019s a way of humbling yourself, quieting distractions, and seeking God\u2019s guidance, repentance, or strength. Fasting isn\u2019t about earning God\u2019s favor; it\u2019s about drawing closer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-145","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n