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I don't find anywhere in the Word where it tells us to fast a meal a day for a certain length of time for a particular need. (Such as, fasting breakfast or lunch for a week.) Yet, I've heard this used as a model for corporate fasts.Perhaps because it is easier than some other methods? (which is part of the point of fasting...to deny your flesh.)Any thoughts on this? I'd be interested to hear what others have to say about this More of Him...less of me.http://twitter.com/camiracle77http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=691241499&ref=name

I have heard this many times. Personally I fast as I feel impressed. Or at a time I don't know what else to do. It seems to work, at least I feel better. FAsting is a personal thing methinks. Most of my life (from family teachings) I have thought it was a private thing not to be advertised, but that is from person feelings, no condemnation to any other practice.Anything that helps one draw nearer to God is a blessing. JMHO Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]://shipslog-jack.blogspot.com/

I agree with what you said, Cojak. But when it's used in a corporate setting, I hate not to do what's asked. There is great power found through fasting, but I'm not sure it's well understood. There are times for personal/private fasting, and there are times for corporate fasting. Just wondering what other folks think More of Him...less of me.http://twitter.com/camiracle77http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=691241499&ref=name

because people refuse to do it and that is sad. I grew up in church, joined the CoG with my family when I was 13 yrs old and I cannot recall one sermon preached on fasting much less called to a fast.I actually had not fasted till it became popular during the Brownsville Revival. It was at that time I studied the Word and other books about fasting and what a wonderful revelation that was revealed to me. Sadly I fell into following others as they fasted and fasted as they were and I missed God on more than one occasion.When I call a corporate fast for our church, it is after many hours of seeking God and it is a fast of food and nothing else, unless God directs the individual to fast other things also.

Kenneth Hagin--the fasted life

I read that Kenneth Hagin, instead of periods of fasting, would seek to lead a fasted life. He would never eat to fullness. It was his way of trying to keep his heart prepared, I suppose.

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I believe there is great power in fasting. I heard a sermon by Jentezen Franklin years ago about the power of a 40 day partial fast (precursor to his book on fasting) that revolutionized the way I think of fasting. I do believe that fasting things we enjoy are particularly pleasing to the Lord (and much more than a diet. Sorry, Uncle JD!) Daniel & the three other Hebrew boys did a partial fast in the first book of Daniel and look what happened with them! God honored their fast. There are different kinds of fasts, and each one seems to have their place.From what I understand, fasting is not to get God's attention. It's to deny our flesh and to bring our flesh under submission. To deny our flesh so that our spirit man can hear more clearly what the Lord is saying.Jentezen Franklin also teaches that you should fast something FOR something. In other words, I had a problem on my job, so I fasted a food item/group while in prayer about the problem on my job. Over the course of the fast, God opened my eyes to some things, gave me wisdom on how to pray about it, and at the end of the fast, I saw some things change More of Him...less of me.http://twitter.com/camiracle77http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=691241499&ref=name

Lester Sumrall also believed in living a fasted life. He would never quite clear his plate. Instead of eating until he was completely full, he would leave some of his food to live a fasted life. More of Him...less of me.http://twitter.com/camiracle77http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=691241499&ref=name

So Daniel wasn't fasting More of Him...less of me.http://twitter.com/camiracle77http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=691241499&ref=name