The Wellness Revelation 40-Day Journey Sample

Be Free

THE TOOLS: FASTING

What the brain wants, someone once said, is often what causes it the most harm. We cannot trust our minds to know what is best for us. The brain will tell us it wants more sugar, fat, or caffeine, but if we consume too much, our bodies will begin to rebel in the form of sickness or disease.

When gluttony and addiction take root in our lives, we spiral from numbness toward death and away from true life.

We can, however, trust God’s Spirit in us to direct us in the way we should go. He desires to break the chains of bondage, idolatry, and gluttony that hold us back.

Fasting is a great way to free ourselves from being preoccupied with what we want. Fasting lets us concentrate on our relationship with God and what He wants.

THE BENEFITS

• Physical - Fasting will allow you to cleanse yourself, for some time, from all positive and negative food habits. It will clear your eyes to see and open your ears to hear from God, the One who wants to be at the center of all that you do.
• Spiritual - When we fast, we allow Him to be all we need. When we humble and deny ourselves, we give Christ space to speak and move as only He can.
• Fasting for Poverty (Ours and Theirs) - We fast to hear from God and get His perspective on our circumstances and enable Him to develop our hearts and minds, so they respond toward others as He does.

I know, I know. You are ready to get to the food and the fitness aspect of weight loss. But, let’s continue building a firm foundation in the purposes and designs of God before we build our health journey on the sand.

So, next week, we will talk about LIVING God’s purpose for our lives. Living God’s purpose involves work, and for that work, we need to be fueled well. Let’s find out how!

Reflect:

1. Have you ever fasted before?
2. Would you consider doing a full or partial fast this week? At the end of the week, reflect on what God revealed to you in the discomfort of denying yourself.