Fasting is a reduction or total elimination of foods for a temporary time. There are many physical and spiritual benefits of practicing the spiritual disciple of fasting. Fasting is a beautiful gift from the Lord, an opportunity to fully depend on and lean on Him instead of food. Curious about fasting from food?
Today’s episode is JAMMED packed with the highlights of my research on the topic of Biblical fasting, as well as wisdom for those who want to fast but are afraid because of a past history with disordered eating or an eating disorder. The Bible mentions fasting 77 times so clearly it’s an important topic to not be ignored!
What we talk about today:
What the Bible has to say about fasting + how often Christians should do it
Benefits of fasting listed in the Bible (starts at 42:00)
The Biblical definition of fasting (is it food?)
Advice for those wanting to fast who have a history with eating disorders
A vision God gave me to calm my fears about fasting
Conversations I’ve had with people about how fasting helped further heal their relationships with food
How I’ve been researching fasting
Some ideas for safe fasting practices
Modern day miracles that have happened by fasting in faith (infertility reversed, deaf ears opened, eating disorders healed, periods coming back etc.)
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