We are entering into the third week of a series called Fuel For the Soul. We're looking at some Christian disciplines that serve to strengthen us spiritually. Week one we looked at silence and solitude - turning off the noise in life and listening to the voice of God. Week two was about transformational Bible reading - not reading Scripture for information, but for transformation. This week we will look at one of the most unpopular and least practiced of the disciplines: fasting...Although there are no hard-set rules for biblical fasting, there are some guideliens we can follow. Fasting, like all other spiritual disciplines, is a matter of the heart (always has been, always will be). We will focus a significant amount of our time on Sunday exploring the motives of fasting... the ones to avoid, as well as five scriptural motives for a fast.
I know for myself, a reason I avoided fasting in my life was due to the fact that I wasn't certain how to go about it. This coming Sunday we will look at some methods for fasting. Believe it or not, fasting doesn't require a great deal of training or explaining... Just a desire to connect with God on a deeper level.
