2006-06-24 08:34:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
People fast to get closer to God, so he will answer their prayers.
2006-06-24 08:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jesus said in the bible that a certain kind of oppression would not be removed except by fasting and prayer. I feel that fasting yields certain fruits that would not be as soon realized or understood without it. I fasted because I desired to be married. I prayed that God would sustain me and bless the fast because one shouldn't fast without permission unless doing it purely for health or physical reasons.
When fasting you feed your spirit and deny your flesh. Senses and your inner man become clearer, amazingly clearer. You learn to withstand anything life throws at you because you have learned how to overcome your flesh, as much as a human can.
I've been married over a year now. Glory to God.
2006-06-24 15:51:38 · answer #2 · answered by Sleek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend is Muslim, and she says that she fasts during Eid for spiritual cleansing (you think better when you're not "polluted" with material food) and to experience the suffering of those less fortunate and gain a better understanding of our world.
2006-06-24 15:39:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I fast to renew my life. I believe we start to take the beauty around us for granted. Fasting allows us to cleanse our bodies and if we think constructively, our souls as well.
2006-06-24 15:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by emihancock 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Through a relious aspect, fasting is setting aside one of our basic human nessesity (food), to focus on the spiritual connection between God and us. Jesus fasted when he wanted God to guide him and allow him to focus on his goal and decisions. So, that and other examples in the Bible our our reference.
2006-06-24 15:52:17 · answer #5 · answered by trunner110 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Health, renunciation for spiritual purification, their church told them to, to protest, to recover from an ilness, to let the GI tract get a break. All these are common reasons.
2006-06-24 15:37:40 · answer #6 · answered by gopigirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are too fat. Unfortunately Americans don't have to so America is just slowly sinking back into the Earth. Not so bad I suppose.
2006-06-24 15:41:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to learn patience and compassion for the poor and hungry. also its good for you healthwise if you dont over indulge after the fast.
2006-06-24 15:36:54 · answer #8 · answered by rumpel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spiritual and religious reasons, also, to detoxify their bodies and sometimes to shrink their stomach, so that they fill up faster without eating so much.
2006-06-24 15:36:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to get closer to God, fast and pray
2006-06-24 16:53:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋