Bible References: Matthew 6:16-18, Acts 14: 23, Joel 2: 12
First and foremost, it is important to dispel a popular misunderstanding about Fasting. Fasting doesn’t serve to change God’s mind, speed up His answer, or manipulate His will. Instead, fasting helps us focus our attention on God alone, so that we listen and worship wholeheartedly.
Denying ourselves in this way, makes us better able to fix our eyes on Christ and hear Him clearly. His Spirit often starts by recalling sin that needs to be confessed. In so doing, He sanctifies our thoughts—then He can use this precious time to intensify our desire for God, reveal His will, and grant understanding and peace. Fasting binds us to Him in a oneness that is otherwise difficult to cultivate in our busy world.