Seeking God Through Prayer and Fasting

Prayer and fasting have always played a integral role in the history of God’s people all

throughout the scriptures.

Fasting is not about strong arming God or manipulating him through our physical deprivation

from physical food, but rather, fasting is an expression of humble dependence and desire for

God. Fasting illustrates that as Christians we understand the importance of spiritual matters.

We deprive the body of it’s physical desire for food, in order to focus on the things of the

Spirit. When our flesh is fully satisfied, our desire for spiritual things diminishes.