Fasting helps us move where God is moving because it helps us to supernaturally see God in our circumstances.
Ronnie Floyd in his book, ‘The Power of Fasting and Prayer’ he writes, "Second Chronicles 20:12 says, ‘O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you.’ With enemy forces breathing down their necks, the people of Judah were in the thick of trouble. It looked as if it was going to be total devastation for God’s anointed. Even Jehosphaphat, the warrior, was afraid. He became so fearful that he turned all his attention toward seeking the Lord in his life as he began to pursue God more intently than he’d ever done before. In his terror at the prospect of massive defeat, the prophet proclaimed a fast throughout all of Judah. He asked the people to stop eating until God prevailed in their situation. He understood the spiritual practices of fasting and praying. Jehosphaphat knew that to fast before God was the best way to show his complete helplessness and humility before God. He learned something you and I must never forget: He renounced the natural to invoke the supernatural."
Floyd writes, "Jehosphaphat proclaimed a fast for his people so they could once again see the face of God. He said that they sought Him and kept their eyes on Him. When they became desperate, they shifted their focus to God and away from their hopeless, degenerate, discouraging and depraved situation. It was their choice, and it’s also ours. When we become desperate enough, we too, will drop to our knees, seek the Father, and keep our eyes fixed on Him, with the knowledge that one of the gateways to His supernatural intervention in our lives is through fasting and prayer."
He continues, "God wants us to be conscious of His presence. He wants to give us hope for the present and confidence in our future. He wants to give us an attitude of thanks that we’ve never had before. He wants to do something mighty in our lives, and that’s why he provides us with moments of desperation to push us toward Him. Who is in charge of our desperate moments? God. Nothing happens to us that does not come first through His strong yet gentle hand. God is eternally up to something, and we can count on it. When we become desperate, it will always be for a reason. He’s demanding our uncomplicated allegiance … He reminds us to pause often in His presence, remove the physical food from our table, and replace it with the bread that satisfies eternally, along with the nurturing water of the Spirit that promises us we will never thirst again." (Ronnie Floyd, The Power of Prayer and Fasting: Ten Secrets of Spiritual Strength, Pages 11-14)
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