New Heights Church
Fasting - Abstaining from some or all food or drink for a period of time.
Luke 9:23 NIV
Fasting can open space in our Body and Soul to engage more deeply with God
A purposeful emptying for a purposeful filling
“Man does not live by bread alone.” (Deuteronomy 8:3, Luke 4:4)
here is a War between our Sin Nature and the Holy Spirit inside us
FASTING in Desperate Times
Matthew 9:14-15 NIV
2 Chronicles 20:2-4 NIV
2 Samuel 12:13-23 NIV
Psalms 51:1-5 NIV
Psalms 51:10-12 NIV
Psalms 51:16-17 NIV
Matthew 6:2 NIV
Matthew 6:5 NIV
Matthew 6:16-18 NIV
Luke 2:37 NIV
1 Corinthians 9:27 ESV
Romans 6:12 NIV
Pray and ask God how you should incorporate fasting into your life
If you have obsessive, perfectionistic or controlling tendencies be careful with fasting. Nothing is a substitute for daily embracing the Grace of God.
Consider Partial Fasting
Skipping one meal regularly accompanied by prayer is significant
Consider Fasting from other things as well
Prayer and Worship are part of Fasting