Reading:

Matthew 7:24-27 and 6:16

Jeremiah 2:2

Notes:

FASTING - willingly submitting ourselves to self-denial so that inwardly we might create space to internally listen for God’s voice in our lives.

REASONS WE FAST:

1. Discernment

2. Preparation

3. Urgent Needs

GUIDELINES to FASTING

1. Avoid Improper Motives

2. Fasting isn’t about being Miserable

3. Fasting isn’t for the “supper spiritual”

4. Fasting is about DEPENDING on GOD

PRACTICAL STEPS to FASTING

1. It doesn’t have to be about food

2. Start small

3. Be kind to yourself

4. Be Focused