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JoyinChrist09
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If I stand corrected the Bible says we are not to boast we are fasting when we are fasting.
But as far as I know it's ok to discuss our fasting experiences.
I think the Devil makes Christians believe it's not ok to discuss this openly and its benefits, which is why ( in my experience only) I discover Christians do not fast enough.
The first time I fasted was a few years ago when I recently got 'into' Christianity (yes I was saved but confused about Jesus because I grew up in an atheist home).
I was going to an Orthodox Church at that time which was a bit strict with their rules so I thought it was the right thing to do, to fast before Easter.
And I fasted for about 24 hours.
Nightime was the hardest.
What I discovered as I was weak, sitting on the couch, was that (I think) the spirit of the Devil appeared to me.
A very low voice/feeling came to me and started to say that God doesn't love me.
I started to oppose it with the only Bible verse I knew, John 3:16.
And it went away.
The second time I fasted, it was the same manner. The devil came again and started to say that the Christian life is hard/difficult.
I didn't have any verses to oppose that, because as far as I was told it was true.
Years later I told a girlfriend and she said if the devil says that again, tell him I can accomplish all things through Jesus who gives me strength.
I tried fasting a third time, this time years later. I am now going to a born-again Evangelical Church and more refined/knowledgable of His word.
This time it was more (I believe) God guiding me versus the devil.
I discovered myself apart from my emotions and I sort of experienced my emotions seperate from myself for one day.
And let me tell you, my emotions went all over the place...they were up down left right and to the center. I must have experienced about 20 emotions in the span of 20 minutes!
The interesting thing was, I discovered that when I am not fasting, I think my emotions are real in the sense that THEY are my identity.
But in reality, they're not. I mean - how can you have 20 different identities in 20 minutes??
So the next time my emotions went crazy, I remembered my previous fasting experience and didn't take it so seriously if you know what I mean.
I kind of waited until that crazy emotions fazed out and carried on a more centered-me.
I recommend fasting, my experience has proven it increases your spiritual awareness.
If anything - the least (or perhaps best) thing that will happen is you detox your system for one day (which by the way has a proven and very positive effect on cancer patients and people with other illnesses).
Joy
But as far as I know it's ok to discuss our fasting experiences.
I think the Devil makes Christians believe it's not ok to discuss this openly and its benefits, which is why ( in my experience only) I discover Christians do not fast enough.
The first time I fasted was a few years ago when I recently got 'into' Christianity (yes I was saved but confused about Jesus because I grew up in an atheist home).
I was going to an Orthodox Church at that time which was a bit strict with their rules so I thought it was the right thing to do, to fast before Easter.
And I fasted for about 24 hours.
Nightime was the hardest.
What I discovered as I was weak, sitting on the couch, was that (I think) the spirit of the Devil appeared to me.
A very low voice/feeling came to me and started to say that God doesn't love me.
I started to oppose it with the only Bible verse I knew, John 3:16.
And it went away.
The second time I fasted, it was the same manner. The devil came again and started to say that the Christian life is hard/difficult.
I didn't have any verses to oppose that, because as far as I was told it was true.
Years later I told a girlfriend and she said if the devil says that again, tell him I can accomplish all things through Jesus who gives me strength.
I tried fasting a third time, this time years later. I am now going to a born-again Evangelical Church and more refined/knowledgable of His word.
This time it was more (I believe) God guiding me versus the devil.
I discovered myself apart from my emotions and I sort of experienced my emotions seperate from myself for one day.
And let me tell you, my emotions went all over the place...they were up down left right and to the center. I must have experienced about 20 emotions in the span of 20 minutes!
The interesting thing was, I discovered that when I am not fasting, I think my emotions are real in the sense that THEY are my identity.
But in reality, they're not. I mean - how can you have 20 different identities in 20 minutes??
So the next time my emotions went crazy, I remembered my previous fasting experience and didn't take it so seriously if you know what I mean.
I kind of waited until that crazy emotions fazed out and carried on a more centered-me.
I recommend fasting, my experience has proven it increases your spiritual awareness.
If anything - the least (or perhaps best) thing that will happen is you detox your system for one day (which by the way has a proven and very positive effect on cancer patients and people with other illnesses).
Joy
