According to S. Weems, "Fasting is a means of disconnecting from the distractions of daily life and consciously choosing to bring God into greater focus. Giving up physical nourishment is the first step in engaging that process."
But in our day-to-day, we also nourish our souls by "reading, talking, socializing, playing, and entertainment. When our souls are full of those things, we don't often hunger for God." So it's also important to "draw away from the crowd and lay aside for a season the activities we use to nourish our souls. Instead let's enter a state of spiritual hunger, a craving for righteousness."
Even Jesus disconnected from the world to fast and pray (Matthew 4:1-2, Mark 4:12-13, Luke 4:1-2). It only seems right that there are times when we should also pull away from the things of the world to focus on God and create a space for the Holy Spirit to speak into our lives.
Lord, I desire for Your voice to be audible in my life, to cultivate a spiritual hunger for You alone. May the things of this world be secondary to You O God. May You become the center and the focus, for I surrender my life to You. Amen.
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