Give God Time

Fasting is one of the most powerful and least practiced spiritual disciplines in the modern church. Jesus didn't say "if you fast" but "when you fast" — assuming that his followers would fast.

Fasting is not a spiritual diet. It is not starving to force God to respond. It's a voluntary declaration of dependence: "My body says it needs food, but my spirit says it needs more of God." It is to silence the demands of the body in order to amplify the voice of the spirit.

You can fast from food, but also from social media, entertainment, news, or anything that takes up space that should be God's. The point is not the sacrifice itself, but what you put in place of what you take away: more prayer, more Bible reading, more time in God's presence.

If you've never fasted before, start small. Skip a meal and use that time to pray. Don't announce it on social media. Jesus was very clear: fasting is between you and God. It is a sacred secret that produces powerful results.