Fasting is one of the most misunderstood spiritual practices in the Church today.

Is it a way to get God to move? Is it proof that you're spiritually mature? Is it a shortcut to breakthrough?

In this powerful episode of the Prayer Presence Podcast, hosts Claude Bennett and Alejandro Cornejo tackle fasting head-on by first defining what it's not. Drawing from Matthew 6, Isaiah 58, and the words of Jesus Himself, they unpack the motives behind fasting and expose the subtle dangers of turning it into a performance, a transaction, or a spiritual badge of honor.

You'll discover:

• Why fasting is not a tool to twist God's arm

• The danger of "strategic spirituality" done for public recognition

• How fasting can quietly become about appearance, control, or self-righteousness

• The difference between fasting for applause and fasting for intimacy

• Why fasting doesn't replace obedience

• What it really means to fast with the right heart

They also explore a crucial truth many believers miss: fasting isn't about making God respond, it's about positioning your heart to respond to Him.

If you've ever:

• Fasted hoping God would owe you something

• Felt pressured to fast to appear spiritual

• Wondered whether fasting is even required today

• Struggled with motives behind spiritual disciplines

This episode will bring clarity, conviction, and freedom.

You are already justified by faith. You are already accepted. Fasting doesn't earn you access to God, it deepens intimacy with the One who has already drawn near.

This conversation will challenge you to examine your heart, refine your motives, and rediscover fasting as a pathway to growth, not performance.

Listen now and learn how fasting, done God's way, becomes a tool for spiritual maturity, humility, and deeper communion with Him.

Subscribe, share, and join us as we continue the conversation in Part 2 in Episdoe 36.

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