Here are some very practical guidelines on fasting that have been helpful for me from Adele Calhoun’s book Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Don’t fast when you are sick, traveling, pregnant or nursing. People with diabetes, gout, liver disease, kidney disease, ulcers, hypoglycemia, cancer and blood diseases should not fast. Don’t fast if you are in a …
What is Fasting?
Fasting is simply voluntary abstinence from food for spiritual purposes. It is the opportunity to express to God in a very tangible way that we need Him more than anything else, even a physical meal. Fasting is always accompanied by focused prayer. How Long is a Fast? When you read the Bible, you will find …
Week of Prayer and Fasting
As I mentioned in my message today, we are calling Brooklife Church to a week of prayer and fasting from Sunday, March 28 (Palm Sunday), to Sunday, April 4 (Easter Sunday). We would like every adult at Brooklife to fast from at least one meal this week, and to dedicate that time to prayer. This …
Fasting – give me your feedback
One of the spiritual disciplines that I struggle with the most is fasting. Part of my struggle with fasting is inexperience with it, while another part of it is the challenge of actually denying myself. When I have fasted, I have found it to be a good experience many times, but other times just seeming …
Matthew Erickson 