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by Tony Evans (Author)
What is the purpose of fasting?
Sometimes it's hard to make the concentrated effort of prayer. When the need is urgent, God has prescribed an urgent method. Tony Evans asks, "How badly do you want an answer? How much do you want deliverance from that destructive habit? How badly do you want to save your marriage? Do you want it enough to give up food or some other gratification? Then come before God with prayer and praise in fasting."
Fasting is a way you can make a special link with God when you need a spiritual breakthrough. Fasting can help the believer:
- Get in touch with God without distractions
- Pursue God's grace
- Step onto the path of humility
- Achieve spiritual victory
- Wait before the Lord
Fasting is an appropriate response to physical or emotional needs, difficult circumstances or relationships, challenges in ministry, or times we need specific direction.
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"Are you willing to give up your steak and potatoes to gain spiritual riches?
Sometimes it's hard to make the concentrated effort of prayer. When the need is urgent, God has prescribed an urgent method. Tony Evans asks, "How badly do you want an answer? How much do you want deliverance from that destructive habit? How badly do you want to save your marriage? Do you want it enough to give up food, or some other gratification? Then come before God with prayer and praise in fasting." Fasting is a way you can make a special link with Him when you need a spiritual breakthrough.
Fasting can help the believer
-get in touch with God without distractions
-pursue God's grace
-step onto the path of humility
-achieve spiritual victory
-wait before the Lord
Fasting is an appropriate response to physical or emotional needs, difficult circumstances or relationships, challenges in ministry, or times we need specific direction. "Fasting is not just an aside to the Christian life, but essential to the life that pleases God."
TONY EVANS is senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church in Dallas, and president of The Urban Alternative, a ministry devoted to promoting a clear understanding and relevant application of Scripture in order to bring about change in urban communities through the church. He is author of many books, including The Battle is the Lord's, Our God is Awesome, Returning to Your First Love, The Promise, Who is This King of Glory?, What Matters Most, and The Best is Yet to Come.
Author Biography
DR. TONY EVANS is the founder and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, founder and president of The Urban Alternative, former chaplain of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, and present chaplain of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. His radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on over 1,200 US radio outlets daily and in more than 130 countries. Dr. Evans launched the Tony Evans Training Center in 2017, an online learning platform providing quality seminary-style courses for a fraction of the cost to any person in any place. The goal is to increase Bible literacy not only in lay people but also in those Christian leaders who cannot afford nor find the time for formal ongoing education. For more information, visit: https: //www.TonyEvans.org.
