Fasting

Just wanted to drop a quick note on something that I feel God is challenging me and some others with. Last night my small group was talking about our vision and how we think God is working in us to do great things for His Kingdom. One of the guys referenced our spiritual battle like that of Normandy. As we start on our journey and strive for Holiness, the devil and his cronies are taking pop shots at us, trying to kill our will. So as we discussed how to push through this the ultimate answer was prayer. Being in constant prayer, constantly in the presence of God.

Well it just so happened that the same day I started listening to a sermon on fasting. I didn't seek it out, it was just the next one preached at McLean's Frontline service. So as I finished listening to it this morning I felt like God was challenging me and our group to fast. The challenge came when he spoke on Matthew 6:16. The key word there is "when". It's not a command given by Jesus, but it's thought to be a normal part of our Christian lives. So if I'm a Christian, then why don't I fast?

Many may be asking, what is fasting? Well there are many forms and many ways to do it. But ultimately it is eliminating something from your life, for a pre-determined amount of time, with the goal of spending that time with God. Basically, if you fast from TV then you spend the time you would normally be watching TV in communion with God. Whether that is in prayer, in the word, or just meditating. The most common fast is that of food and that is what our group has decided to do. We are going to fast every Wednesday. So starting Tuesday after dinner until dinner on Wednesday, we will fast. Please join me if you feel so inspired. If not, please pray for us that we will persevere through the challenge. That during this time we will rely on God's strength and not our own or that of food. Pray that we will be in prayer and in the Word.