{"id":901,"date":"2011-03-04T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fbclafayette.org\/?p=901"},"modified":"2011-12-12T09:28:13","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T14:28:13","slug":"practical-fasting-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/practical-fasting-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Fasting Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Many may have never intentionally fasted before in their life.\u00a0 However, every night the body fasts from food and liquid for 7-10 hours.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The name \u201cbreakfast\u201d comes from the notion of \u201cbreaking the nightly fast.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 So, the body is<\/em><\/strong> accustomed to going without food for a longer period of time than a few hours.\u00a0 You are just unconscious during that time!\u00a0 So the conscious mind is not\u00a0accustomed to extended time without food and liquids.<\/p>\n

The goal of fasting is simply to humble oneself \u00a0before the Lord in childlike dependence to seek His face.\u00a0 When we fast with the right heart, we express that we love God and his plans more than we love food.\u00a0 Our stomachs are not our god.\u00a0 We are willing to subjugate our desire for food in efforts to seek Him.<\/p>\n

As Rob mentioned in his recent post<\/a>, there are no \u201crules\u201d for fasting, but the suggestions below are given for those who are new to this discipline.<\/p>\n