Do we really need to do FASTING?

[WinFlo]

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my cousin forwarded this in my mailbox and I would like to share it with everybody:

A Different Approach to Fasting...

Fasts have a tendency to be oriented toward things like giving up food or television.

But there are many other creative ways we can welcome Jesus' healing touch.

Below are some suggestions you may want to consider.

1. Fast from anger and hatred. Give your family an extra dose of love each day.

2. Fast from judging others. Before making any judgments, recall how Jesus overlooks our faults.

3. Fast from discouragement. Hold on to Jesus' promise that He has a perfect plan for your life.

4. Fast from complaining. When you find yourself about to complain, close your eyes and recall some of the little moments of joy Jesus has given you.

5. Fast from resentment or bitterness! Work on forgiving those who may have hurt you.

6. Fast from spending too much money. Try to reduce yo ur spending by ten percent and give those savings to the poor.

[Oakboy]

my cousin forwarded this in my mailbox and I would like to share it with everybody:

A Different Approach to Fasting...

Fasts have a tendency to be oriented toward things like giving up food or television.

But there are many other creative ways we can welcome Jesus' healing touch.

Below are some suggestions you may want to consider.

1. Fast from anger and hatred. Give your family an extra dose of love each day.

2. Fast from judging others. Before making any judgments, recall how Jesus overlooks our faults.

3. Fast from discouragement. Hold on to Jesus' promise that He has a perfect plan for your life.

4. Fast from complaining. When you find yourself about to complain, close your eyes and recall some of the little moments of joy Jesus has given you.

5. Fast from resentment or bitterness! Work on forgiving those who may have hurt you.

6. Fast from spending too much money. Try to reduce yo ur spending by ten percent and give those savings to the poor.

in General Abstinence cguro ang right word ana bro?..but specifically fasting atong gi focus dre buot pasabot nako abstaining from solid food and liquid intake..

[lestat1116]

Abstinence from food, yes. Abstinence from water, yes but only for three days.

Any more than that then you'll be REALLY close to God. then (or maybe )

3 days w/o water? hmm can u do this? 1 hour w/o water magluya man gani. basin matak2x ka sa imong trabaho and ul gona be fasting for a very long time

[diem]

^^actually this is physically possible but risky. You have to be physically fit and have no other pre-existing health condition that would require you to take medicine. And of course one has to refrain from doing any work or manual labor. So basically this is a form of fasting where people remain still in meditation.

Of course I wouldn't recommend this.

[Oakboy]

^^actually this is physically possible but risky. You have to be physically fit and have no other pre-existing health condition that would require you to take medicine. And of course one has to refrain from doing any work or manual labor. So basically this is a form of fasting where people remain still in meditation.

Of course I wouldn't recommend this.

namaste! diem...how often manka mag fast? me I do it every after 11days..

[WinFlo]

in General Abstinence cguro ang right word ana bro?..but specifically fasting atong gi focus dre buot pasabot nako abstaining from solid food and liquid intake..

i understood what the topic was all about and i didn't mean to offend your sensibilities. as what i wrote on the first line of my post my cousin forwarded this in my mailbox and I would like to share it with everybody, it's just something i want to share with everybody.

[shimiyu]

well, the generally accepted notion in fasting is that it's highly personal, therefore, as to how you conduct your fasting, it's between you and God (and you have to fast for the right reasons too).

not to be showy, but i conduct my fasts during weekends.. coz if i do it on work, nah. i won't get anywhere hehehe..

[Cardinal Bunal]

Let no one condemn you if you dont want to fast... but it does help if you want to have better spirituality because if you can deny the very basic need of food... you can also deny the pleasures of the flesh...

[hayashane27]

best fasting not by food but by sensual delights...

[Cardinal Bunal]

best fasting not by food but by sensual delights...

True. but mas lisod na