Discussion: Are you fasting from anything in pursuit of the Kingdom of God?
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If you are, you can describe what it is, or what the purpose is behind the fast; for fasting without faith is dead. And yes, sacrifices are made to follow our Lord Jesus Christ, by denying the old flesh, but by putting on the new, we are all the more equipped.
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At June 26, 2026, 2:53 p.m. Bleed_For_Love said: I'm just gonna say mine real quick, since I've realized along the faith journey that sacrifices had to be, and what my old flesh used to entertain in, my new self despises. Now, a recent conviction of mine was made in the Holy Spirit that I really need to get rid of the old and live in the new, so to be fully present with the Lord. One of those sacrifices included electronics (as in phones, computers, ect) which is hard to fast from, especially in this modern age, so I've decided to stop going on there completely unless necessary for at least a week or two. I realized this needed to be done for me to 1) be more focused on God, 2) not put myself in a place of temptation, and 3) get away from the lukewarmness I'm experiencing with my personal faith (though many on the outside may not call this lukewarmness), but to me it is still a sin no matter how small, because I'm not handling the use of electronics with faith (which is a problem I've been having). Some may say this is strict, but believing in Christ's death for our sins and resurrection taking on the new glorified body rather than the old, how can I not get off the useless things that doesn't help our faith? or do I not believe the common faith? But I'm writing this to let some know that for a while I will be fasting from electronics since they really are distracting me from the higher purpose I'm sure many of you besides me hold fast unto, though I will return to this website since it really is a blessing, and once I do, hopefully the Holy Spirit will inspire me to write down more with holiness. But it'll only be a week or two until I'm back on, though as for the meantime trying to find my place with God through fasting, lest I fall too soon.
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