Wait, we're meant to actually fast?

An episode of the Good to Know podcast, hosted by Courtenay Hickey, titled "Wait, we're meant to actually fast?" was published on February 11, 2025 and runs 52 minutes.

February 11, 2025 ·52m · Good to Know

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Summary

Okay, I'm actually growing to love fasting (which says a lot because I LOVE food!). I mean, the whole starving your flesh and forcing your Spirit man to strengthen isn't easy, BUT, it is soooo worth it. The intimacy I experience with Abba when I fast is unmatched. It genuinely makes me want to fast more, just to experience His presence.As Christians, we are called to fast. It's not optional, it's not for just the pastors and leaders - it's for everyone who follows Jesus. And the more I do it, the more I realise He instructed us to do so, so we would have intimacy with Him, and see breakthrough in our lives.When I first became a Christian I had sooo many questions and didn't know where to start with fasting, and I would have loved something like this to give me more insight and perspective on fasting. We pray this helps and encourages you in your fasting, and that you even give it a go if you never have before.My two top tips for fasting are:1. Pray for protection BEFORE you start your fast (1-2 days before). Fasting is literally starving your flesh and your sinful desires, and the enemy does not want you to do that, he will try to make your fast more difficult and have you give up. The prayer in preparation is just as important, if not more, as the prayer during!2. Have a dedicated space to go during your fast when you would normally cook/eat food to pray/worship/read your Bible. It's easy to distract yourself with your phone and numb out rather than seeking God on a fast, which is the whole point. (Talking from experience!)Matthew 6:16-18“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."__________________________________________________________ Connect with us! Instagram ➛ https://www.instagram.com/goodtoknowpoddy/ TikTok ➛ https://www.tiktok.com/@goodtoknowpoddy

Episode Description

As Christians, we are called to fast. It's not optional, it's not for just the pastors and leaders - it's for everyone who follows Jesus. And the more I do it, the more I realise He instructed us to do so, so we would have intimacy with Him, and see breakthrough in our lives.

When I first became a Christian I had sooo many questions and didn't know where to start with fasting, and I would have loved something like this to give me more insight and perspective on fasting. We pray this helps and encourages you in your fasting, and that you even give it a go if you never have before.

My two top tips for fasting are:

1. Pray for protection BEFORE you start your fast (1-2 days before). Fasting is literally starving your flesh and your sinful desires, and the enemy does not want you to do that, he will try to make your fast more difficult and have you give up. The prayer in preparation is just as important, if not more, as the prayer during!

2. Have a dedicated space to go during your fast when you would normally cook/eat food to pray/worship/read your Bible. It's easy to distract yourself with your phone and numb out rather than seeking God on a fast, which is the whole point. (Talking from experience!)

Matthew 6:16-18

“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

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