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Have you ever fasted before? What did you learn from doing it?
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By fasting, we give up something that is needed to sustain life. Fasting demonstrates our need for God to sustain us and so we rely on Him because He is more important than anything else.
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Removing distractions that would normally keep you from focusing on God and emptying out your physical body to make room for your spiritual food…. His Word.
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We interrupt our regular schedule, we alter our physical needs to focus on God. We are telling Him how much He means to us: I can put all aside for You. I am dependent on You and I can’t do anything without You.
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Letting go of ourselves. Letting go of our dependence on food or things for fulfillment. Crossing the fence from self-protection to completely giving of ourselves to God.
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Fasting from something tells God that He matters most because you are taking the focus on something that you enjoy or that sustains you and redirecting all focus on Him.