Saturday, February 6, 2010

B: What fasting is:

B: What fasting is:

A God ordained method of removing or distancing ourselves from normal distractions, temptations or interruptions, to focus in on Him, to reduce the likelihood of anything preventing us from interacting with Him,

In other words, it's a Spiritual Discipline, not primarily about physical things. It is more about removing things that prevent, tempt or interrupt us, than doing anything that turns God into a more effective or powerful God.

We may experience greater power in our prayer life as a result, but that's not because God is impressed with us or contractually obliged to give in to our demands.

It's because we are more likely to be able to be undistracted in hearing His prompting and guidance, and in sensing His presence and hearing His voice, and so we will pray in greater faith, in response accurately to His voice, prompting or promises.

Otherwise, we can often pray without knowing how/what to pray, and we pray for things that seem good, but aren't based on His voice.

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