How To Get Closer To God By Fasting. Appreciating what is going on all around you is a major step in connecting to god. But if we want to get close to god, we need to crucify our flesh.
Most of the time a fast is referring to the absence of food and/or drink. To begin, you may wish to try spending about 1 week, or so, eating smaller meals and abstaining from sugary foods and caffeine to prepare yourself for total fasting. Things that do bring true christians closer to god:
Leads to a greater intimacy with god by denying our carnal nature;
The idea of not eating doesn’t sit well with most of us. Fasting quickly reminds us how much we need food and water to survive. Fasting, reading the word of god, and praying will give us strength and help us grow closer to god. Our father longs to be in an ongoing, consistent and intimate relationship with his children.