I don't mean giving up chocolate for lent, I mean like fast for the day, Is there any sorts of fasts where I can sitll eat but in moderation I'm only 15 and I've never done it before, I'm off on holiday for Easter and none of my famiyl fast so I dont want them to know I'm doing it so I need to cover it. please help!
2007-03-31 04:15:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You can fast on Good Friday and you can fast for 12 hours only on any other lent day like from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm but for you i guess Good Friday would be best....Fast from 7:0 am till 3:00 pm
2007-03-31 04:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by sonia` m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The spiritual purpose of a fast is to give something up for a short time so that you can focus on time with God. It usually involves food, but I have heard of TV fasts and such as well. Something like that would still meet the intent, time with God, which TV can interrupt. You can do a fast for any length of time, one meal, three meals, a portion of a day, a day or a few days. You can also drink water during.
The point is to devote extra time to being with God, praying and meditating. If you do a fast in moderation, why should you have to cover up?
2007-03-31 11:41:34 · answer #2 · answered by Bob T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you aware of the time that the Disciples tried to cast out a demon but could not? Matt17:14-23. When Jesus said "This kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting"
He was talking about the amount of faith necessary to have the God given ability to cast out the demon. he was not talking about the demon itself. Fasting is denying the flesh, and strengthening the spirit. Fasting, according to the bible, should, be accompanied with prayer seeking more from God than what we have. This increases the amount our faith. Faith is simply believing more and more in God's abilities to become real in our lives. It is not following blindly, it is following with our spiritual eyes becoming more and more aware of who and what God is. You may fast any time you wish. If you want to know more e-mail me I am open.
2007-03-31 11:37:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is not particular or set day a person is suppose to fast. Fasting or never fasting will not determine how spiritual a person is.
2007-03-31 12:12:05 · answer #4 · answered by 1saintofGod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ash Wed. and Good Friday are fast days. You drink liquids. If you have a medical condition you do not have to do it.
Each branch of XC does it somewhat differently.
http://www.theorthodoxchurch.org/fastingrules.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting#Roman_Catholicism
2007-03-31 11:20:36 · answer #5 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lent is not Biblical, and a Christian does not involve themselves with it, nor do we involve ourselves in other religion's rituals, ie; "easter".
If you want to pray and fast, then you can do that on any day of the week, and at anytime you so desire. God will honor it.
2007-03-31 11:21:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well i'm a catholic and we are not supposed to eat meat on Good Friday.
2007-03-31 11:20:51 · answer #7 · answered by Dodgegirl62 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋