However, fasting is not a cure-all or a magic wand; it’s a spiritual discipline designed to aid in victory. Again, choose the pain of discipline over the pain of regret. Through fasting ...

Remember, the spiritual controls the physical ... So, why won’t you? Fasting leads to breakthrough- 2nd Chronicles 20 verses 1-3 tells us about King Jehoshaphat and the ...

Fasting applies pressure to the spiritual realm. Arthur Wallis notes, “Often, pressure has to be maintained before there is a ...

Some people skip meals to lose weight. Others fast as part of a detox. Still others do it just because they feel like they’re too busy to stop and eat. But for Christians, there’s the practice ...

My history of disordered eating means I practice the spiritual discipline in ... It was hard to shake the idea that if fasting could bring about a breakthrough, then not fasting could be the ...

all of which use fasting for spiritual purification, penance, or personal sacrifice. Throughout history, great religious figures have fasted, achieving significant spiritual growth. Gautama Buddha ...

I have never taken fasting as a hardship. It’s a powerful spiritual discipline meant for God alone. For me, it is quite private in some respects as I work each year to heighten my own spirituality.

Lent, after all, commemorates Christ’s 40-day fast in the wilderness. For many, it is a spiritual journey whereby we identify with Christ, hoping to become more like him. All that is good ...