What’s The Point Of Fasting?

I am a faster. No, not faster….but one who fasts.  Not because I am super spiritual or have anything on anyone else.

I have simply seen the power and grace poured out in abundant measure…..

And know….as we humble ourselves….God reveals Himself to us.

And one thing I am sure of….I need so much more of Him.

I need Him in measures beyond what I ever thought…..especially the deeper I go in faith….the uglier I seem in the reflection of His Holy face.

And it is in fasting that I see my human nature, fleshly strength for what it really is.  Nothing.

My self-provoked power.  And achievements.  And capabilities.  And skills and intellect.  Become fleeting…..

In my proverbial sackcloth and pleadings.

It is in this place where I acknowledge my weaknesses and see…..I need more of Him and less of me.

Fasting.  A recourse for internal healing.  Strongholds broken.  Minds made clear.  Lives restored.  All through fasting.

Heaven parting time and time again…..In these weak hours, knee bend moments of confession and repentance.  Declaring with more than simple words……the place of esteem He has in my life.

It is in the pleading…..the quiet desperation of the heart…..that Christ always listens.  And never more am I close to Him…..than when I am fasting.

Closer to the Kingdom of God…..Lower at the feet of Jesus.

Yet, the funny thing about fasting….is that some might think it is control or manipulation.  But, it is not.  It’s about seeing life. And self.  And others….the way God sees them.

Crawling deeper into the heart of God.  And finding….the only place that matters.  Love.

Knowing…..He is our only answer…..to every single question.

And I rejoice at this exact hour…..where stomach growls and life is more than human feasting.

It is in this place of pleading….breaking strongholds.  Witnessing……the life that God calls us to live in.

Helping the poor.  Really seeing without the obstacles of the flesh…….the needy.  Embracing the broken.  With more than guilt or human empathy or manipulation.

It is about the letting go……and giving into the very purposes of God.  It’s about obedience.

It is the place where faith rises. And the love of God has no ceiling.

It’s about freedom.  Trusting.  The heart and gift God gives to us…..

Through fasting.

I would love to hear about your personal experience of fasting.

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