Do you fast?

[Naomanos]

No. I do not fast as I am unable to being diagnosed with hypoglycemia.

 

[Matthias]

No. I do not fast as I am unable to being diagnosed with hypoglycemia.

Do you think Christians are commanded to fast?

 

[Naomanos]

Do you think Christians are commanded to fast?

No I do not. If it were a command, I couldn't do it either. I get very sick if I don't eat throughout the day.

 

[Matthias]

No I do not. If it were a command, I couldn't do it either. I get very sick if I don't eat throughout the day.

I agree that Christians aren’t commanded to fast. Some do. Some don’t. Some can. Some can’t.

Some Christian traditions require it. Others encourage it. Some don’t say much about it at all.

 

[Matthias]

I do not fast as I am unable to being diagnosed with hypoglycemia.

Would you ever choose to fast if you weren’t diagnosed with hypoglycemia?

 

[Naomanos]

Would you ever choose to fast if you weren’t diagnosed with hypoglycemia?

Yes I would.

 

[Matthias]

Yes I would.

There was a member in the congregation I pastored who had hypoglycemia. That person fasted to the best of their ability and under the advice and care of their physician. I don’t recall the details now but the person ate and drank a little less than they normally would. It seems to me that it was for a time period lasting much less than 24 hours.

I don’t know if something like that would be an option for you or not. I wouldn’t advise any change to your daily eating and drinking routine without first discussing it with your physician.

 

[Naomanos]

There was a member in the congregation I pastored who had hypoglycemia. That person fasted to the best of their ability and under the advice and care of their physician. I don’t recall the details now but the person ate and drank a little less than they normally would. It seems to me that it was for a time period lasting much less than 24 hours.

I don’t know if something like that would be an option for you or not. I wouldn’t advise any change to your daily eating and drinking routine without first discussing it with your physician.

I actually have discussed it with my doctor and they said not to change things.

 

[thelord's_pearl]

Thank you for the clarification. This strikes me as a tradition. An ecclesiastical determination / decision, which might vary from denomination to denomination. Do you see it that way too?



Do you think John’s disciples were?

I don't know, sorry.

 

[RLT63]

“Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?’ Jesus said to them, ‘The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.’”

(Matthew 9:14-15, NET)

For those who self-identify as disciples of Jesus, do you fast?

Yes for 3 to 6 hours at a time

 

[Matthias]

If fasting isn’t commanded for Jesus’ disciples, why do some of them choose to fast? Why, other than health reasons, do others not?

 

[RLT63]

If fasting isn’t commanded for Jesus’ disciples, why do some of them choose to fast? Why, other than health reasons, do others not?

I used to fast for the day before I had to preach until the next afternoon. I allowed myself diet sodas though

 

[Matthias]

I used to fast for the day before I had to preach until the next afternoon. I allowed myself diet sodas though

I don’t recall ever intentionally fasting before giving a sermon. On days when I preached, I seldom ate or drank anything. I simply had no appetite for physical food and drink on those days.

 

[BarneyFife]

“Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?’ Jesus said to them, ‘The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.’”

(Matthew 9:14-15, NET)

For those who self-identify as disciples of Jesus, do you fast?

Every day from 2PM to 8AM.

And several times per month for from 40 to 88 hours straight.

Water only—no food or other drink.

It is to me very healthful, prayer-enhancing, and so delightful!

 

[BarneyFife]

I don’t recall ever intentionally fasting before giving a sermon. On days when I preached, I seldom ate or drank anything. I simply had no appetite for physical food and drink on those days.

Oh, and I never eat in the morning before preaching.

 

[thelord's_pearl]

Every day from 2PM to 8AM.

And several times per month for from 40 to 88 hours straight.

Water only—no food or other drink.

It is to me very healthful, prayer-enhancing, and so delightful!

That's interesting. I've thought about fasting before but I couldn't think of anything I'd fast for. I HAVE TO drink water. I get really hungry and I HAVE TO eat something. I LOVE my real fruit smoothies. I LOVE my lattes. If I see clothes I like, I think I might not be able to get something like that in the future, so I want to buy it.

 

[BarneyFife]

That's interesting. I've thought about fasting before but I couldn't think of anything I'd fast for. I HAVE TO drink water. I get really hungry and I HAVE TO eat something. I LOVE my antioxidant real fruit smoothies. I LOVE my lattes. If I see clothes I like, I think I might not be able to get something like that in the future, so I want to buy it.

Fast for?

 

[BarneyFife]

That's interesting. I've thought about fasting before but I couldn't think of anything I'd fast for. I HAVE TO drink water. I get really hungry and I HAVE TO eat something. I LOVE my antioxidant real fruit smoothies. I LOVE my lattes. If I see clothes I like, I think I might not be able to get something like that in the future, so I want to buy it.

If I don't fast for a day or two once a month, I start snacking between meals or eating stuff I know I shouldn't have. My family has to hide cocktail peanuts from me. I ate a whole 16oz can in one day once. They have to ration the stuff out to me.

 

[thelord's_pearl]

If I don't fast for a day or two once a month, I start snacking between meals or eating stuff I know I shouldn't have. My family has to hide cocktail peanuts from me. I ate a whole 16oz can in one day once. They have to ration the stuff out to me.

I see, I don't think it works that way for me though. I can't seem to fast for food and water and I forgot the criteria for those who can and cannot fast so for me, I think I can fast for my lattes but it can't be just that. That is only a little sacrifice so if you sacrifice only a little, will you only receive a bit of a response from your prayer? So I should fast for clothes. That's something a little bigger. Nice thread topic.

 

[XFire]

Yes. I notice that with doctrinal things that people immediately have excuses as to why I can't do it.

I fast and I do not hunger. When you hunger in the flesh due to fasting then ask the HS to fill you in the flesh. Thats called exercising the HS. After you are filled then you can fast for weeks