what is fasting?
A biblical fast involves not eating food for a period of time.
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It is a way of dedicating time to God to seek Him but it is also a way of taking authority over what the New Testament describes as ‘the flesh’.
The flesh is what the body and ‘the self’ wants, which we often
allow to dominate over what the Spirit wants.
the conflict between the flesh and the spirit
The Holy Spirit – who lives inside believers – leads, encourages, empowers and teaches
you about God’s ways that lead to overflowing life, but the challenge is how the ‘flesh’
cries out for quick answers and immediate gratification.
The flesh does not like to be kept
waiting and is hostile to God (Romans 8:7).
It wants to please itself while the Spirit wants to live for and please God.
This is how the flesh and the Spirit are in conflict.
When the flesh is in charge it prioritises selfishness and self-centredness,
which is in opposition to the beauty of oneness,
which requires selflessness.
Oneness is the deeply satisfying fellowship and
unity the Lord has in mind for us, His children.
Paul said in 1 Corinthians 9:27:
“I discipline my body and bring it into subjection.”
Fasting is a way of ruling over the flesh and
ensuring it’s not the other way around.
When you fast, your spirit and its connection with God is
strengthened, your ‘appetite’ for the things of God increases.
It is a powerful spiritual tool for breakthrough and
to tell the Lord you mean business.