Fasting and It's Purpose

Today we will talk about fasting and some of the reasons why we should fast.  Fasting is going without food, drinking, or anything that takes our attention and focus away from the Lord, such as television, family, work, or recreation..  We fast for various reasons.  In the old testament people fasted before going to war, or when someone died, or when in distress or when they needed to hear from the Lord  about a particular situation.  Today we fast for some of these same reasons but mostly we fast to lose weight.  If we are going on a fast during this lenten season, lets make sure that it is a fast to draw closer to the Lord and to hear from Him, to get direction, instruction or answer to questions we may have.  Lets make this a time to really seek the Lords face and not His hand.