subject: How To Get Gods Attention Quickly [print this page] Fasting Fasting
Fasting is a thing that you do to get god's attention, what is it? Well in a nut shell, fasting is not eating any food.
I have found that the best way is to simply give up all food, never mind just a meal here or there. Or its been suggested that a fast is something that you decline from doing, like not watching your favorite TV programme, etc. Do you think that's what god really wants when you fast?
Let's look at a few people from the bible, Moses went up onto a mountain to fast, no food there at all, Jesus went into the desert wilderness, yep no food there either. So now that we've got that bit cleared up, we notice that the mighty men of god did fast. Another couple of examples, Daniel fasted 3 weeks, Elijah had a meal then didn't eat for 6 weeks. And guess what they all did mighty things for god.
So what is it about fasting that gets gods attention?
Well for a start you are denying the flesh. You are not eating, so you get very hungry and weaker the longer the fast lasts.
Second you are afflicting your soul. It can cause you great grief to think im starving and does god even care that I'm doing this?
Thirdly it shows god that you are determined to see it through no matter how much it hurts you. And yes he does test you on this.
I have found that during fasting the devil does seriously tempt you with things like, 'go on its only a small biscuit, or its only a crumb, nobody will see you eat it'. Or more often ' ooh doesn't that smell nice, just a taste perhaps that's a lie as god sees and knows everything. I have found that if i say 'no that's not right, and i rebuke you hunger' the pangs usually go away. Another good way of getting over the hunger pangs is to feed your soul on the word of god, about fasting, some good passages can be found in the book of Isiah, in the bible.
I have found that the first 3 days of any fast are the hardest. It just seems to get easier after that, I don't know why, but it does for me.
I only drink water during my fast as I believe having nutritious shakes, broth or other drinks is kinda cheating.
It is only after 3 days that the body is free of food from your stomach. Another couple of days and your body starts to eat the bad toxins in your body, you will notice that the skin becomes clearer, your eyes will be brighter, your thoughts calmer. After about 2 weeks you become more tired and weaker, but only a little at first. After 3-4 weeks you want to sit and rest a lot more. Weeks 5-6 is when you dont want to walk anywhere and all you really want to do is just lie down.
I usually have a notion about something I would like god to do for me, that I pray to god each day.
So that's fasting, but how do you come off of a fast?
Remember it is very very important not to gorge on food straight away.
It can have very bad effects on the body.
The first day coming off of a fast I usually drink pure fruit juice, the purer the better. It the second day i have the fruit juice as well as a little fruit puree, boiled in water only, no sugar added.
The third day is the same as before but with a 3 veg soup, veg boiled only in water.
The fourth day is the same as before but with a bread roll added.
The fifth day, is the same and now you can add milk, and other dairy products.
The sixth day, is the same as before but with fish, and sugar products are allowed.
The seventh day, is the same as before but now you can have meat products.
Why does the church in general never fast? The bible clearly states to do it as unto the lord. Jesus said they don't fast because I am with them, but after I am gone then they will fast.
Also if you want to cast out demons with power, remember Jesus words 'this sort can only come out by prayer and fasting'
So pray to god what type of fast that he would have you do 1 day-40 days.
So if you want gods attention, and great blessing. Fast a holy fast unto the lord your God.
