I just wanted to share my fasting, I am not really looking for opinions because I feel is the only one that knows whether it is pleasing to him or not is God.
Our church is doing 42 days of fasting but this doesn't necessarily mean just food, it can be TV, internet, Facebook, ect. Take the time you would spend doing an activity and spend it in prayer.
I have been struggling with pornography the past few years, watching it a few times a day online, just for short periods of time but still watching it. Every morning before I left for work I would spend 15-20 minutes at the computer watching it.
For my fast I knew I would fail if I tried to eliminate it completely from my life. I am struggling from a lost long relationship and sometimes it really helps me, it helped me in the past from sexual sin which it was sin anyhow.. still not an excuse to watch it... but that is a different subject.
So my fast was to eliminate it from my morning routine and spend the time I used to watch it by praying instead, I also decide to take 1/2 of my 30 minute commute to work praying and the other half listening to Christian music which I have now been successful for 30 days and instead of going 42 days I have decided to try to keep this permanent as I feel its a step in in removing it from my life and being a better Christian.
Just wanted to share my fast, I know I could do better and more but I started somewhere and feel better. I think your fast can be what you choose, at least as a start. Just make sure you know the reasons you are doing it.
Our church is doing 42 days of fasting but this doesn't necessarily mean just food, it can be TV, internet, Facebook, ect. Take the time you would spend doing an activity and spend it in prayer.
I have been struggling with pornography the past few years, watching it a few times a day online, just for short periods of time but still watching it. Every morning before I left for work I would spend 15-20 minutes at the computer watching it.
For my fast I knew I would fail if I tried to eliminate it completely from my life. I am struggling from a lost long relationship and sometimes it really helps me, it helped me in the past from sexual sin which it was sin anyhow.. still not an excuse to watch it... but that is a different subject.
So my fast was to eliminate it from my morning routine and spend the time I used to watch it by praying instead, I also decide to take 1/2 of my 30 minute commute to work praying and the other half listening to Christian music which I have now been successful for 30 days and instead of going 42 days I have decided to try to keep this permanent as I feel its a step in in removing it from my life and being a better Christian.
Just wanted to share my fast, I know I could do better and more but I started somewhere and feel better. I think your fast can be what you choose, at least as a start. Just make sure you know the reasons you are doing it.
