Fasting

[Christian dbz]

While fasting I get tempted by others with food.I tell them I already ate or Im not hungry.Is it okay to lie that I already ate something.I dont want to admit Im fasting.

 

[tampasteve]

What is wrong with admitting that you are fasting? It could lead to a good conversation on the spiritual benefits that you see.

Otherwise there is nothing wrong with a polite "no thank you". You do not have to give them a reason, if they push then you could tell them you are fasting or just, "no thank you, I am fine".

 

[Christian dbz]

What is wrong with admitting that you are fasting? It could lead to a good conversation on the spiritual benefits that you see.

Otherwise there is nothing wrong with a polite "no thank you". You do not have to give them a reason, if they push then you could tell them you are fasting or just, "no thank you, I am fine".

We are to keep it a secret and only our father can know so can reward us

 

[tampasteve]

We are to keep it a secret and only our father can know so can reward us

I don't think the intent is to keep it a secret in that manner. I believe the intent of the scripture is to avoid making a show out of it, to boastfully show how holy we are, to make it seem we are better than others. That is what we want to avoid. But answering a question or such is OK, especially to avoid having to lie.

We are not to make a spectacle out of fasting because at that time (and still) some people would put on a great show of how they were fasting, how holy it made or makes them. But answering a simple question is not the same thing.

 

[bèlla]

Christian,

I'm sorry to hear you're being tempted during your fast. Given the popularity of keto and similar systems, fasting is fairly commonplace. If you're uncomfortable divulging the reasons for the fast. You can say you're doing a cleanse. Most will understand what that means.

Yours in His Service,

~Bella

 

[Joined2krist]

If you can limit your contact with such people when you fast, it will help

 

[tturt]

Welcome to CF

Glad you are following Scripture. "That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." Matt 6:18