Gain & effects of biblical fasting

 

I seldom fast. Maybe

I´m to weak. (though I

know fasting makes

us strong spiritually..)

But I know exactly the

effects of (biblical)

fasting, as I have ex-

perienced them very

strongly.

Fasting´s not a religious

custom. I would never

recommend anyone to

vaste time on such.

Fasting is for real.

You can fast to show

God a measure of

seriousness, but fasting

doesn´t change God;

you don´t get better in

his eyes. You´re already

fully loved as a son or

daughter.

Fasting changes YOU,

your inside, mainly

temporarily, and you

often fast for a certain

purpose.

Over time it may serve

as a complement to

your daily spiritual walk.

Fasting is meekening

the strongest area or

part in most people ´s

life - the stomach.

It can be other areas

to fast from though, for

some people. Fasting

can be partial, or it can

give an effect by just

keeping a restraint.

When you meek the

strongest part of your

flesh, and tell the flesh

that you reign over it,

your spirit take seat

on - instead of the

opposite.

A lot of thoughts and

feelings suddenly drops

after a few struggling

days.

The struggling is about

unfullfilled desires of

the flesh. It is also about

cleansing of substances

in the body.

Your inner man becomes

calm, just as the Sea of

Galilee reacted to the

words of Jesus.

YOUR inner sea calms.

Your spirit - one with

Christ - takes over.

Thoughts from God

starts to drop down from

heaven, like silver.

You can almost grab

hold of them in your

hand, turn them around

and analyze them.

And when you read, the

Word becomes 3-dimen-

sional, and it easily gets

pastes on your hearts

whiteboard.

You get a whole new

level of authority in the

spirit. And - you realize

you always had it in

side you, but you most

oftenly were in defeat or

were doubleminded.

..the spirit war against

the flesh and the flesh

against the spirit..

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Galatians 5:17 (Bible)

The flesh lusts against

the Spirit, and the Spirit

against the flesh;

and these are contrary

to one another, so that

you do not do the

things that you wish.

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Galaterbrevet 5:17

För köttet har begär

mot Anden, och Anden

mot köttet; de två ligger

ju i strid med varandra,

för att hindra er att göra

vad ni (egentligen) vill.

//Björn Hellman