Fasting and Praying Through Lent
Fasting and Praying
Many of us are fasting and praying as we seek to get closer to God during this Lenten season. This is a great thing. It is important to seek God and develop a closer walk with Him. We may be denying ourselves for specific reasons or more general in nature. For instance you are praying for a financial break through or a physical healing. You may have a character flaw or weakness to a certain temptation. You may even just walk to get closer to God or experience the power of the Holy Spirit. These are all great reasons to fast and pray. Because the bible lets us know there are some obstacles we can not overcome in our lives without fasting and praying. The bible also shows us prayer and fasting as a form of repentance for sins. In either case or in the case of intercessory prayer, I highly recommend self sacrifice and personal denial seek to overcome the tougher obstacles in life.
Healthy Fasting
Regardless of your reasons before you fast you must access the type of fast you are committing to and your personal health condition to determine if it is the right fast for you. If you are not eating for periods of time, make sure you discuss this with your physician. Especially if you have known dietary health problems like diabetes. Even if have other conditions like high blood pressure or high cholesterol, abstension from food is not good for you. So please discuss the changes to your diet with your doctor. Now this assumes you see your doctor regularly. If you don not you should. Always consult your doctor for substantial changes to the way you eat. Especially when you diet or fast.
Drink Plenty of Water and Avoid Sugar
That says it all. As you fast remember to drink plenty of water. More than you usually do. Our body needs water to survive. Water also limits hunger pains. On the other hand a diet with too much sugar is deadly. If we limit many of what we eat and still eat sugar, high fructose corn syrup, white processed foods that convert to sugar then our bodies become out of balance and we become more susceptable to serious diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Final Note
If you fast to seek God, great!
Fasting to lose weight is an absolute no no. A drastic reduction in caloric intake and your body can go into starvation mode. This means your metabolism slows down and your body begins to store fat. That is the wrong course of action for those looking to lose weight.
Yet you want to seek God and continue to lose weight, you must exercise and not do a dramatic fast. Remember your prayers are the most important ingredient to seeking God. God does not want our bodies torn down, even if it is in the name of getting to know him better or getting a break through.
Be Blessed.
Be a Blessing.
Coach Louis.
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