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I've Fasted Every Monday for 7 Years — Here's Why It's Not About Willpower
Most of us reach for food, our phones, or noise the second we feel stressed or bored — and our culture has built an entire economy around making sure "empty" never lasts. This message unpacks biblical fasting through the example of Jesus in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1–2) and the true-vs-false fast of Isaiah 58, where Israel fasted religiously while asking God, "Why have we fasted, and you have not seen?" (Isaiah 58:3). "Fasting is the deliberate setting aside of physical nourishment to cultivate a deeper hunger for the presence, the righteousness, and the power of God." This isn't a call to…
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