Every Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Impact Miami Church is dedicating itself to fast from foods. If for health reasons you cannot fast completely please fast as much as you can (only meats, carbs, etc). Also, if someone invites you to a meal for fellowship or business don't feel pressured to say "no". Do as your conscience allows. Maybe you can eat less or only vegetables or fruits. As we fast we are dedicating 8 hours to spend time in our thoughts and with our lips to pray, praise and promote Christ, while inviting people to gather with Impact Miami Church Sunday, 11:00 a.m.
Fasting is one of the great disciplines that helps us learn how much the Holy Spirit, Word of God and the Work that God has given can satisfy us more than food, sex, etc (John 4:27-34). When we sacrifice our basic instinctive needs we realize how free we really are to serve without having to live in rebellion towards His righteous commands . The very thing we sacrifice becomes more enjoyable when we are no longer controlled by it.
Jesus fasted and didn't discourage fasting (Luke 4). He taught we shouldn't do it as an act of self-justifying "work" and as a badge of "spiritual superiority" (Matthew 6:16-18). Be humble when you fast and understand that God loves you when you don't fast and when you do fast the SAME (Romans 5:6-8)!
All His promises are attained by "faith" and not by works such as fasting, attending church, reading the Bible, witnessing, giving, etc (Ephesians 2). Faith ushers in the presence, power and promises of God (Hebrews 11:1-6). Where a person has faith, they will also have works that demonstrates vs. contradicts that faith. Faith without works is dead (James 2:14-25)! Let your faith in God's love motivate you to be the best and be a blessing in the world you live and move everyday!
Sincerely In Christ,
