MOP

Hi Adeleke, Yes, if you do a search for all the different types of fasting in the bible you will see what was accomplished through them. As an example, Jesus fasted for 40 days, this was a dry fast – no food or water. And, you see what he was up against and then how He was launched into ministry after that. Different fasts have different purpose. We’ll write more about each one in the future but this will be a good place for you to start researching.
Concerning the duration, if 1 day works for you and you accomplish what you need in this time then you can do that. I find that as we grow in the Lord, He commands endurance from us so you may find that 1 day doesn’t work after awhile and you need to increase that.
I totally agree with you that Daniel had to change his eating/fasting habits as he went along. This is why researching the different types of fast and their purpose is a good idea. We don’t just fast for the sake of fasting, we need to know the type of fast we need and enter it knowing God will let us know when we are released from that. Notice, Jesus left the wilderness AFTER the devil tempted Him and He overcame…so that was the purpose. Therefore if it took 30 days He would’ve left then, if it took 50 days then that’s what it takes. We just need to be sensitive to the leading of the spirit when we fast. Blessings

Yes! 3 meals per day plus snacks! Now, as I said from the beginning if this violates your conscience – don’t do it. If someone has never fasted before, they are used to eating bacon, eggs, sausage and hashbrowns for breakfast, hamburger for lunch, steak and potatoes for dinner and they snack on potato chips all day…this is a fast for them. We don’t judge people we take there where they are and we thank God they decided to start fasting. Also, don’t think that they are going to get their prayers answered any less than you…nope. Same blessing. God looks at the heart, He knows if it was a sacrifice for you or not. Also, some people are on medications which they have to take with a meal – they have to eat. Others are diabetic – they have to eat.

Concerning hearing in the morning…many times God does it that way because we can become busy or our brains receiving a lot of information during the day that it is difficult for us to hear Him. In the morning as you are waking up you can hear much easier. You also need to test the spirit just the same.

Hello Beloved Child, it’s ok if your spirit says it’s ok. Are you going to feel guilty after you eat it? It’s all about does it bother your conscience or not. This is an individual decision. Hope that helps.

Dear MOP, I find myself frustrated ,the more I want to clear myself to hear the cloudier and louder it gets in my surroundings. While I fight hard to empty myself, work becomes heavier and decrease my abilities to hear. I feel like I am in a dessert and very far and lost.

Yes, you can do that.

Hi Ephraim, We may need to do a specific teaching on testing the spirits. The long on short of it is that when you are reading your bible on a regular basis you will be able to easily discern if something is of the Lord or not. There’s more to it but that is the simplest answer that can be given in this forum. Blessings