EdDave:
I believe the idea of fasting is to deprive the body of cravings enough for your soul to be spiritually nourished. Not to do what everybody is doing. I know someone who died cause he was dry fasting for 30 days and he had ulcer.

I m on a 21 day fast and I break it by 12pm cause I m on a very tight work schedule. During this period, NOTHING enters my mouth. Then i prefer bananas afterwards.
Two issues that have plagued me for yrs have jst vanished since i started the fast.

Whatever you decide to do during your fasting is between you and your God. It is not a competition or show of willpower.

starlingbawa:
I really cannot say which is spiritually correct. For me personally, I brush my mouth at 05:30am, then drink half a can of water before 06:00. After that, 'NOTHING' touches my tongue till 6pm.

That's the way I observe fasting and what I believe as real fasting too.

I don't know if this helps explain it in a little way?

starlingbawa:


Did you read the other posts before arriving at your oblique comment

Well, if you didn't, then i'd suggest you painstakingly do so. And if you did, then it's a case of 'assimilation'.

Wcole:
Heaven on Earth greetings to everybody. With my PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, drinking water on empty stomach increases your level of hunger. Because water aids digestion, so the little food substance in your stomach will digest and you get hungry shortly after drinking water.

duduhemit36:


c as u dey blow grammar for me......only if u knew dat i was only trying to tell u....so dat u will knw.....anyways...i comment my reserve

elOnuh:
I actually brought dis up because of what i went throu yesterday. went for an interview yesday n had it after 3-4hrs of waiting. On my way home, i was so tasting dat i almost called pure water seller bt stopd wen realised i ws fasting. On reaching home, my body,my throat all longed for water bt my mind cudnt push me for it because i was scared it cud b a break of it. I had wanted to go with wat a friend once said: 'water doesn't break d fast' bt stl dnt hv d nerve for it. Thats Y am here for answers. Believe u me, i got more than i expected frm u guz. U didnt jst shade light bt enrich me with d right knowledge to pass across. I appreciate u all. God wl increase in u beyond ur expectation. Gratitude!!!

ayoku777:


The goal of a bible fast is to afflict the soul and mortify lust and carnality through the help of the Spirit, as you seek God to behold His glory.

Drinking water (only water) during a fast does not nullify that goal. Calories comfort carnal cravings and taste fuel fleshy lust.

Water is tasteless and calorie-less. So it doesn't sabotage the work of a fast on the soul. But anything with calories and/or taste (whether solid or liquid) breaks the fast and converts it to dieting.

As I ♥ to say:

Fasting without prayer is hunger strike; and fasting with anything besides water only is dieting.

So NO, water doesn't break your fast or sabotage its goal.

Hope this helps.

bosun11:



break by 12pm? isn't that too early..how many minutes will you use to pray then?

Setaje:
I really don't understand Christians that fast from 6a.m. Maybe because of the way I was brought up. 12 midnight is the start of a new day. So if I am fasting till 3 or 6, it's gonna be 12 midnight to 6 pm that day. But eating before 6 a.m seems like u don chop for that day o. I grew up thinking that's the normal way of fasting for christians till I noticed that many Christians do 6am to 3 pm or there about.




Strange. Secondly, if the reason for ur fast is very very important. Water go be like piss for ur eye. I remember my sister did 3 days fasting. She did not eat for 3 days nor bath nor brush her teeth. She did not come out to d sun. Her prayers were answered as fast as lightning........

L2CD766:

no vex which kain prayer be dat

Setaje:



Omo na the real dry fasting be that. It works like magic

GracedFavour:
please i broke my fast intentionally on the 14th day, was heading for 20days fast. Can I continue ? or should I start afresh?

adeniyitheprof:


Directly or indirectly, you have concluded that if I drink water during fasting, it does not break my fasting. This means if I take of DRINK soft drink or tea or anything that is liquid OR has water and without eating during fasting, NO PROBLEM. Then you do not know the purpose of biblical fasting. I do not have time for now for proper delivery of this question; preparing to go to church. See you later and God bless you!

geefasee:
you are right, not even garri water

Bigwig1:

As for me I just got to know last week dat water doesn't break fast. Buh normally I should b frm 12am to 12pm,3pm or 6 pm. U can brush anytime not necessarily bfor 6am