Introduction
I have chosen to write this essay on the spiritual discipline of fasting. Fasting is an important discipline used by many Christians for many varying reasons. In the bible fasting was used for seeking a closer relationship with God, also for protection and for God to intervene in difficult situations, for breakthroughs, strength to help resist temptation and to seek direction from God. Through this essay we will discuss fasting in further details, sharing my own experiencing with this discipline, comparing how I practise fasting compared to those of a catholic denomination, and how fasting can be applied to group and corporate situations as well.
Summarise your original understanding of the discipline before the course started
I originally believed that fasting was to sacrifice something I enjoyed doing to become closer to God and by doing this I would be able to show God how serious the issue I was praying over was to me. Fasting is done for so many different reasons by people and there were many different motives by different people that it took a while for me to understand fasting fully. It required me to experience fasting personally to gain a better understanding.
A Significant Christian figure in history who has contributed to this discipline
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Catholics for example also fast but have a lot more rules involved in how they fast and when. While I am free to decide how long too fast for and what to fast from (food, types of food, social media, tv, games etc). Catholic denomination has set guidelines on when to fast and what they must abstain from. Catholic religion has more of a works attitude, where they must gain their salvation though different acts, fasting and abstaining being one of these works. I am free to use fasting purely to hear Gods voice clearer in my life rather than needing to fast in order to keep my
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Whereas, Frenkiel’s younger brother Chaim explained to reporters why he did not fast this year. “If I decided to fast this year that would mean thanking God for putting me through this hell”, he describes, “and honestly
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Many people believe that fasting is not recommended. That is a false notion to many because they believe that fasting will affect the concentration of a person when one is hungry. This might be true at the beginning but in long run it does not. It has been proven that those people who adopt a serious program of fasting improve their attention, concentration span, focusness and alertness.
Ritual fasting is obligatory during the month of Ramadan. Muslims must abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk during this month, and are supposed to be especially mindful of other sins. The fast is meant to allow Muslims to seek nearness and to look for forgiveness from God, to express their gratitude to and dependence on him, and to atone for their past sins.
...ons believe in fasting as stated in the holy books. Both Holy books state that followers should pray to God and Allah for it is considered holy and right (Jaoudi, 7).
To eat, to nourish one’s self is an act that is essential for human life. What could cause more pain in this life than to deny one’s self sustenance? The practice of fasting, as one form of self-denial, can serve to bring one closer to identifying with the sacrifice of Christ. This is especially evident when fasting is examined in relation to the Eucharist in the Catholic tradition.
The system of this dieting method varies from person to person ranging from 16 to 32 hours. If an individual is fasting for 16 hours, he/she can do it everyday since it still provides a time frame during which one can eat. On the contrary, on the more extreme side, if one is fasting for 32 hours, he/she should do it only once a week. The best option however, is if one fasts for 24 hours. This can be done as rarely as twice a week to as frequently as everyday; this is because, one can still eat everyday. If one stops eating at 7 pm, he/she can eat again at 7 pm the following day. During this
Losing weight takes more than just desire it also takes commitment and a well-thought-out plan. Deciding to lose weight, changing your lifestyle, and becoming healthier are the first big steps. You must be cleared as to what you want to get out of this lifestyle. Do you want to live a longer healthier life? If your family has a history of diseases, is your goal to lower the risk of developing the diseases? Will losing weight make you feel better about yourself and have a more positive outlook on life? These are things that a person wanting to lose weight should ask themselves. In this case, weight needs to be lost at a healthy pace without losing any muscle mass after pregnancy and an injury.
Although I am not super active within my social medias, I am constantly checking them. I have begun to see the way that this creates an unspoken comparison of my life and the lives of people I am connected with. There is a certain amount of energy and attention that I am putting into my social media accounts that could be better used in different areas of my life. It is difficult to find a balance of what is the right way to fast electronics and social media when it feels like it is such a prominent part of society. So my plan of fasting is going to look little bit different than a normal fast. I plan to only use social media on the week days after 12pm. I feel like this will allow me to spend the first part of my day focused on my time with God and starting my day directing my attention towards Him rather then the world. I also want to completely fast all social media on Sundays to keep this day sacred before the Lord and not put social media before
People do not think about this often but deciding where and what one will eat is an everyday decision. Often, this decision is one of the most difficult to make specifically for students on campus.Unfortunately, Dixie State University does not have much to offer on campus for students who face this problem making other dilemmas difficult to manage. With that being said, Dixie State University should allow private food vendors to rent a space on campus to help facilitate time, variety, and convenience for students.
Through various observations and assumptions, there have been conversations on whether or not overconsumption of food is an addiction. However, many have come to the conclusion that food is an addiction if it is overconsume excessively than it is necessary for an individual’s diet. Nevertheless, food addiction can create health issues that can affect an individual’s body. Even though, many individual may have such knowledge of overconsumption of food; however, many may choose to ignore the consequences that comes with food addiction. Becoming a food addict is harmful and dangerous to an individual’s health.
How do you know when you are addicted to something? Is it a choice or just an effect? What most people do not understand, is that no one really chooses to be an addict. Being addicted to something such as drugs, alcohol, and food, is not due to someone waking up one day and choosing to not be in control. It is mostly due to deeper issues like depression, influences upbringing and where you live, things, which lead someone on the path for their search of an escape.
Pentecostals make their fasting with a purpose; sometimes can be to ask for something or to be forgiven by God. When a Pentecostal is fasting it is a very personal thing and it is not discuss with anyone. For instance, when someone is not married you cannot have sex with somebody that you are not marrying with. If someone is committing this types or other different sins should not be taking the holy bread or drinking wine. I have known people that they are committing this type of sin and one of the ways that can be hide from everyone is by eating the holy bread and drinking the wine because usually that people who do not take the holy bread and wine sometimes are people who have been sinning and that have not stop it. Pentecostals have a big respect for the holy bread and the wine but if you take it knowing you are sinning then it will be a sin that you will personally deal with God. That is why Pentecostals ask God for forgiveness and when is a deeply sin they like to fast. When I fast is if I want to get something very challenge and I know that I need God’s helps or if I have sin many times and for me this is the right way to ask God for forgiveness. While the Muslims in the Ramadan month, they need to also have some other restrictions in their body to also respect this act. For example, the tongue should be restrained from lies, gossip or offences, your hands should not
The benefits of fasting. In particular during Ramadan, Muslims are required to perform fasting in accordance with Islamic law. The benefits of fasting is very much to the health of the body. This is because fasting is associated with the process of detoxification or removal of toxic substances from the body. Especially if the Ramadan fasting is done for 1 full month that can make the body become healthier. Here are the benefits of fasting for health.