3 Powerful Reasons to Fast, Especially When You Don't Want to

I’m honored to be blogging over on the Revive Our Hearts blog today. I’d love for you to join me as I talk about a topic you don’t hear much about . . . fasting.

When you think of fasting, what words come to mind?

Deprivation?

Hunger?

Headaches and shakiness?

Torture?

Misery?

Perhaps you’ve never heard the term fasting. Or you’ve heard it in a secular context, like, I’m fasting from social media.

To fast in a spiritual sense usually means to choose to give up eating for a time to focus on a spiritual purpose, goal, or need for ourselves or others.

I don’t like fasting because I love food. And I have a high metabolism that requires me to eat every few hours. (I always keep crackers and M&Ms in my purse in case a hunger wave hits.) My need for regular snacks is so profound that my daughter affectionately calls me “The Toddler.”

I don’t enjoy the weak, light-headed feeling that usually accompanies a fast either. Or the headache. Or the overall grumpy feelings.

Can you relate?

Yet as much as I enjoy food and the comfort of a full belly, there’s something I love more. Something I need more—God’s power. . .

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