Fasting creates a crisis, bringing us to our knees so God can bring us what we need.
Fasting is a voluntary abstinence from food that creates a personal crisis that we solve by spending more time with God.
Fasting is meant to...
· Focus on impasses in our lives
o A circumstance that must change
o A battle that must end
o A choice that must be made
o A spiritual breakthrough you must have
o A loved one who must change
Fasting is meant to...
· Focus on impasses in our lives
· Produce spiritual hunger & sensitivity
· Propel us towards God so we can PRW
Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. NIV
The idea when fasting is to fill your crisis with Christ
When a Onetime Prayer isn’t enough
Mark 11: 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. NIV
When a Onetime Prayer isn’t enough
Mark 9:29 So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” New King James Version
The Rewards of Fasting
Matthew 6: 17 But when you fast, perfume your head and wash your face, 18 So that your fasting may not be noticed by men but by your Father, Who sees in secret; and your Father, Who sees in secret, will reward you in the open Amplified Bible
“Fasting is a short season that releases long-term rewards.” Jentezen Franklin
Esther 4:15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.” 17 So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther’s instructions. New International Version
Questions to ask...
How can I create a crisis and what will I fill it with?
· Media Crisis
· Food Crisis
Questions to ask...
How long will I go?
· It’s better to create a crisis for one day then giving things up for multiple days
o Most common Bible Fast
§ One day
§ Three days
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