“I want to fast, but … I really love food, and it seems to be everywhere!”
If you’re like me, you like salt, sugar, carbs and grease in food. If you don’t like any those things, then fasting will be easy for you — because you’re probably a robot!
But seriously, we get asked about fasting a lot. Prayer and fasting are important aspects of 40 Days for Life – the two of them go together.
This follows from Christ’s admonition to the apostles that some demons can only be driven out by prayer and fasting. And when it comes to abortion, we do need to fast!
Fasting is a challenge — and Jesus provides an example with His 40 days in the desert.
So what’s the best way to fast? That’s an individual question that only you can answer. If you need some help, you can listen to a special edition of the 40 Days for Life podcast on fasting. In fact, it’s our most listened to podcast!
It’s called “I want to fast, but I really like food.”
In a culture of plenty, fasting can be a source of tremendous spiritual growth as a way to remind ourselves of our dependence upon God.