Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly (Joel 2:15).

People fast for different reasons. Some fast because they want to get an answer from God, thinking their fasting would compel Him to answer them. They see fasting as a means of getting God to do something He ordinarily wouldn’t have done, had they not fasted. That’s the wrong idea about fasting. I do fast, but I don’t fast to get God to do something for me.

If you’re fasting so that God will do something for you, then you’re doing it for the wrong reason, because He’s done everything for you already.
He already said, “All things are yours” (1 Corinthians 3:21); so what then is the purpose of fasting?
A.) You should fast,
1.)Primarily, because it is a good spiritual exercise designed to bring the flesh under subjection to the spirit.

2.)Fasting gets you attuned to the Spirit to hear what God is saying, and be guided to do His will and follow His purpose for your life.

3.)Fasting helps you to align with God’s will and purpose, and positions you rightly for God’s Word to come to you. God may have been speaking to you and you may have not been picking His signals. However, through fasting you become sensitive and ready to receive the guidance and direction He’s giving you.

B.)Secondly, and very importantly, you should fast as an act of worship to the Lord.
You can decide you just want to give the Lord a lot of attention, to love and cherish Him for some number of days or over a period. At such times you stay away from everything else, especially food, and just focus on Him, fellowshiping with Him.

As you prepare for the forth-coming RCCG fasting, take time to pray and build up your most holy faith. Let it be an opportunity to love and appreciate the Lord through worship. Also let it be a time of sober reflection- the period to feast on the Word. May His grace be sufficient for us in Jesus Christ Name.Amen!

I just see fasting as people starving themselves in hope of showing a God that is able to read their mind that they are serious about what they want.

take fasting out of religious beliefs, it is good for the body, it helps build up a stronger immune system. It helps you get rid of fat and toxic waste from the body, helps you stay focus and mentally strong.

People who fast and meditate have a good chance of shifting into parallel realities. I think fasting is a borrowed ideology into Religion. It has nothing to do with a deity