Caller: Does fasting go along with prayer? That’s like a sacrifice to God right? You know, like if something’s in your head bugging you all the time you know what I’m saying?
Pastor Doug: Yup.
Caller: Now if I have – fasting, does it mean with just water or no water, no food, or what?
Pastor Doug: Well don’t go without any water. The only times in the Bible they went without water was never more than three days, and it was a severe fast of repentance – life and death. Paul did it, and I think that the people in Esther’s day did it. But we don’t recommend that. Even Jesus drank water when He went on His 40-day fast.
Anyone listening, talk to your physician. I do believe fasting is important. It’s Biblical. I do it. But there are different ways of fasting. Daniel, Lisa for instance, he fasted by eating no pleasant food. He ate very little, very simple food for a period of time to keep his mind clear.
I sometimes go on a V-8 fast – ahh now I’m going to probably get free V-8 juice ? but, you know, it doesn’t clog your system, and yet it keeps you where your energy level is up. I can keep on working.
Co-Host: Yes.
Caller: And keep on reading and stuff.
Pastor Doug: Yeah. The idea is to clear your mind and present your body as a clean, living sacrifice before the Lord.
Caller: Ok.
Pastor Doug: And you may want to do some fasting and praying to really hear what God is saying to you but you don’t need to do a severe fast where you don’t drink any water. Ok?
Caller: Ok. I appreciate it.
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