Have You Tried Fasting?

Vinter · Jul 20, 2021

I have never tried fasting. If I don't get fed I am ready for a Snickers commercial.

The only time I have tried anything that comes close to fasting is when I have been broke by the end of the month and had to skip a few meals.

What do you get out of fasting?

Basil the Great · Jul 20, 2021

One would probably lose some weight. Other than that, I am not sure. I suppose that the idea behind it is bring one closer to God in some way, perhaps to share in some way with Jesus and his suffering? I have never tried it myself, though I did abstain from meat once for a three week period. I seem to recall that Jesus once said that certain demons could only be defeated by both prayer and fasting. Some might say that this could apply to other areas in our spiritual journey?

Lavaduder · Jul 20, 2021

I don't know if if refusing to eat,drink or sleep for a day is considered a fast, but I've done it. And what I got was a tiresome, hungry, thirsty dude who felt a little more stupid. That being said I did pray quite a lot, and feel I have a better connection to God.
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." - 1 Corinthians 10:31

dqhall · Jul 20, 2021

Vinter said:
I have never tried fasting. If I don't get fed I am ready for a Snickers commercial.

The only time I have tried anything that comes close to fasting is when I have been broke by the end of the month and had to skip a few meals.

What do you get out of fasting?

I fasted for seven days when I was 23.

I skipped a meal once in awhile, or found ways to do reduced calorie meals. This way my weight is normal.

4 miles of riding my bike burns about 200 calories. That is three slices of whole wheat bread.

d taylor · Jul 20, 2021

Today Tuesday after i eat say around 5:00 to 6:00p.m. i will not eat again for 22hrs. So the next meal i will have will be around 4:00-5:00pm. tomorrow Wednesday

OldWiseGuy · Jul 20, 2021

Vinter said:
What do you get out of fasting?

If done properly a glimpse of true health that few ever experience.

Vinter · Jul 20, 2021

Thanks for the info everyone. I was curious if anyone on here had some profound experience with fasting. So far I guess not.

While I was on this forum tonight. I also googled the subject. This is quite interesting.

Why Should I Fast? 7 Examples of Fasting in the Bible

I have not read through it all yet, but this gives me alot to think about when it comes to fasting.

d taylor · Jul 20, 2021

A body needs time to detox from many of the harmful chemical and toxins that can be absorbed. As one gets older the less a person really needs to eat.

Vinter · Jul 20, 2021

This thread sound more more like one of those health threads about losing some fat and detoxing.

OldWiseGuy · Jul 20, 2021

Vinter said:
Thanks for the info everyone. I was curious if anyone on here had some profound experience with fasting. So far I guess not.

I am a veteran, experienced faster. However my experiences will be unique to me alone. I recommend "The Miracle of Fasting", by Paul C. Bragg, if you are truly interested.

Regardless of your reason for fasting you will receive physical, mental, and spiritual benefits from it if done properly.

timf · Jul 21, 2021

I have found fasting to be useful when praying for a particular person or situation. A hunger pang is a good reminder that you were going to be praying. This way throughout the day, no matter how busy you get, you will always be reminded to pray.

bèlla · Jul 21, 2021

I fasted for several years as a normal practice. It wasn't related to health. The motivation was wholly spiritual with benefits that happened in the natural and spiritual realm.

I've done 1-3 day fasts. I only have water, coffee, or tea to prevent headaches. My standing fast day was Friday from sunrise to sunset. I'd do midweek fasts on occasion. Sometimes for a meal or the same format for Friday.

A lot of transformation happened during that period. I was healed, received my calling and business plan, renewed two connections that were broken, strengthened my prayer skills, became conversant in spiritual warfare and lectio divina. I was leading, serving, completing a missionary preparation program, doing heavy intercession (personal, church, and global), and growing my relationship with the Lord. My writing took off, I was devouring books, and started making business contacts.

It set the stage for everything I'm doing now. It was birthed in that period through prayer and fasting.

~bella

Vinter · Jul 21, 2021

bèlla said:
I fasted for several years as a normal practice. It wasn't related to health. The motivation was wholly spiritual with benefits that happened in the natural and spiritual realm.

I've done 1-3 day fasts. I only have water, coffee, or tea to prevent headaches. My standing fast day was Friday from sunrise to sunset. I'd do midweek fasts on occasion. Sometimes for a meal or the same format for Friday.

A lot of transformation happened during that period. I was healed, received my calling and business plan, renewed two connections that were broken, strengthened my prayer skills, became conversant in spiritual warfare and lectio divina. I was leading, serving, completing a missionary preparation program, doing heavy intercession (personal, church, and global), and growing my relationship with the Lord. My writing took off, I was devouring books, and started making business contacts.

It set the stage for everything I'm doing now. It was birthed in that period through prayer and fasting.

~bella

This is what I am after, the spiritual benifits. My life is a bit of a mess right now, so I was thinking if I could use fast as a way of getting my prayers heard. I'm down in the dirt. I'm tired, I'm exhausted, so I don't know if it's the best time to try something like this when I have so little to pull through with as it is. I can't rememeber a time in my life when my back was this hard up gainst the wall.

RDKirk · Jul 21, 2021

Vinter said:
This is what I am after, the spiritual benifits. My life is a bit of a mess right now, so I was thinking if I could use fast as a way of getting my prayers heard. I'm down in the dirt. I'm tired, I'm exhausted, so I don't know if it's the best time to try something like this when I have so little to pull through with as it is. I can't rememeber a time in my life when my back was this hard up gainst the wall.

The benefits are both spiritual and physical, and I'm not talking about losing weight for physical benefits but rather putting one's hormones back into balance. Hormones affect both emotional and physical well-being, which are put out of balance by the way Americans, in particular, ingest calories almost continuously through the waking day.

Fasting and prayer are the proper recipe for dealing with stress. Never eat while stressed, instead refrain from eating and spend that time in prayer.

BNR32FAN · Jul 21, 2021

Vinter said:
I have never tried fasting. If I don't get fed I am ready for a Snickers commercial.

The only time I have tried anything that comes close to fasting is when I have been broke by the end of the month and had to skip a few meals.

What do you get out of fasting?

Ive never done fasting, always been blessed with too much food for that.

Vinter · Jul 21, 2021

RDKirk said:
The benefits are both spiritual and physical, and I'm not talking about losing weight for physical benefits but rather putting one's hormones back into balance. Hormones affect both emotional and physical well-being, which are put out of balance by the way Americans, in particular, ingest calories almost continuously through the waking day.

Fasting and prayer are the proper recipe for dealing with stress. Never eat while stressed, instead refrain from eating and spend that time in prayer.

Thanks for posting this.

BNR32FAN said:
Ive never done fasting, always been blessed with too much food for that.

Ha ha. It's not just me then. Thanks.

bèlla · Jul 21, 2021

Vinter said:
This is what I am after, the spiritual benifits. My life is a bit of a mess right now, so I was thinking if I could use fast as a way of getting my prayers heard. I'm down in the dirt. I'm tired, I'm exhausted, so I don't know if it's the best time to try something like this when I have so little to pull through with as it is. I can't rememeber a time in my life when my back was this hard up gainst the wall.

Start with a meal. Spend an hour in prayer instead. You can build up to longer periods. Download the Daily Prayer app. Pray it out loud. You'll absorb lots of scripture. That's what they use.

The Liturgy of Hours is the primary reason I know the bible well. I'd do two offices per day. Morning and evening or morning and night. When fasting I did all three. I saturated my spirit in the word. When I went to bed I put on the bible and let it play while I slept. Sometimes I'd wake to the same passages.

And I talked to God frequently. Not in prayer. Just out loud. Like we're having a conversation. I knew when He wanted my attention. If I received a word I wrote it down to verify it was Him. That sharpened my discernment.

Now we're on a different plane. He gave me something recently that I shared. I call it a stream-of-consciousness. He answered the question with a visual download. It was like watching a movie. I could see it clearly in my mind. What He provided was the formula for its unfolding. Much like He did with my business.

If you want to hear from Him you've gotta be plugged in and stay there. Don't move.

~bella

Eftsoon · Jul 21, 2021

Vinter said:
My life is a bit of a mess right now, so I was thinking if I could use fast as a way of getting my prayers heard

This could be a little dangerous. I think that you are essentially right, but the point is that fasting changes your mindset. It doesn't change God.

We have to be careful about treating our walk with God magically. We can't think that certain actions will reliably lead to certain results. That is the sorceror's way. God transcends all that.

Vinter · Jul 21, 2021

bèlla said:
Start with a meal. Spend an hour in prayer instead. You can build up to longer periods. Download the Daily Prayer app. Pray it out loud. You'll absorb lots of scripture. That's what they use.

The Liturgy of Hours is the primary reason I know the bible well. I'd do two offices per day. Morning and evening or morning and night. When fasting I did all three. I saturated my spirit in the word. When I went to bed I put on the bible and let it play while I slept. Sometimes I'd wake to the same passages.

And I talked to God frequently. Not in prayer. Just out loud. Like we're having a conversation. I knew when He wanted my attention. If I received a word I wrote it down to verify it was Him. That sharpened my discernment.

Now we're on a different plane. He gave me something recently that I shared. I call it a stream-of-consciousness. He answered the question with a visual download. It was like watching a movie. I could see it clearly in my mind. What He provided was the formula for its unfolding. Much like He did with my business.

If you want to hear from Him you've gotta be plugged in and stay there. Don't move.

~bella

Thank you. That's very informative.

Eftsoon said:
This could be a little dangerous. I think that you are essentially right, but the point is that fasting changes your mindset. It doesn't change God.

We have to be careful about treating our walk with God magically. We can't think that certain actions will reliably lead to certain results. That is the sorceror's way. God transcends all that.

Thank you for your concern Eftsoon.

I'm trying to get God's attention. I'm am not trying to alter God, that can't be done.

What Bella wrote, that's what I am after. That connection with God.

Lost4words · Jul 21, 2021

I need my bowl topped up at least 5 times a day.

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