How do we fast properly? Have a purpose for your fast, begin with prayer, fast for 24 hours, give a generous fast offering, bear testimony (or write it down), serve others, and end with prayer.
Concentrate on Spiritual matters instead of just going without food. Pray when you fast, and fast with a purpose. Fasting invites enlightenment and companionship of the Holy Ghost, see Isaiah 58:8, 9, and 11. Fasting helps subdue the natural man, and teaches discipline. Fasting intensifies prayer. Fasting prepares us to bear testimony. Isaiah 58:6 "Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
We are blessed when we fast. We are given spiritual power to resist temptation, receive revelation, do righteous acts, develop our faith, improves our lives and gives us added strength. Fasting helps us to live other principles of the gospel because it draws us nearer to the Lord.
Think About: What blessings have you received from proper fasting?
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