Fasting is not eating food in order to feed on the Holy Spirit.

Reasons why fasting has nearly become a lost practice in the church:
-- Abuse of practice in Middle Ages
-- Protestant and Catholic divide
-- Hedonism in our day and age

What fasting is not:
-- Fasting is not the same as abstaining.
-- Fasting is not specifically a restricted diet.
-- Fasting is not dieting.

Why should you fast?
-- To starve the flesh and feed the spirit.
-- To pray.
-- To stand in solidarity with the poor.

Through prayer we take hold of the invisible. Through fasting, we release the visible.

5 subcategories for prayer of which fasting is an ally:
-- Fasting and repentance should go together.
-- Fasting is an appropriate way to grieve.
-- Fasting is a way to cry out to God in a crisis.
-- Fasting may change God’s mind in a situation.
-- Fasting may help you know God’s mind in a decision.