The purpose of fasting is to increase our appetite for God. As a fully devoted disciple of Jesus Christ, there is an expectation we will include this spiritual discipline as part of our lives. In Matthew 6:16, Jesus said, "When you fast"; He had an assumption we would be fasting.
Fasting is all about removing something from our lives so we can get closer to God. Most often fasting involves food but we can fast other things as well. We can fast entertainment, data (i.e. texting, Facebook, the internet), caffeine, or much more.
SpringWell is asking our entire church family to join us in a group fast from February 1-21, 2010. Yes….a 21 day fast! This fast will end on Sunday, February 21st during our Sunday morning services as we share communion and an extended time of worship.
Throughout the month of January, I plan to blog about fasting to help us prepare. Later this week, I will share the benefits of fasting for breakthroughs in your life.
I would love to hear your experiences with fasting. Click the Comments link below so others can learn from you as well.
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