We are spiritual beings, and fasting helps us to acknowledge and feed our spiritual nature. It says that there is more to me than what you see. 

In 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Paul prayed that his readers would be sanctified and preserved in their “spirit and soul and body.” Paul’s order here is purposeful. We are not made up of body, soul, and spirit, but spirit, soul, and body. We are created to live from the inside out, not from the outside in. 

You say, “Why is that important?” Because if you look at yourself as a body that happens to house a soul and a spirit, you will live for your body first. But if you understand that you are spirit at the core of your being, you will live for the spirit. 

Your spirit is the part of you that enables you to communicate with God. It gives you God-awareness. Your soul enables you to communicate with yourself. It gives you self-awareness. Your body enables you to communicate with your environment. It gives you other-awareness. 

We need to live from our spirit out to our bodies. The reason so many people have messed-up bodies is because they have messed-up souls. And the reason they have messed-up souls is because their spirits are not under the control of the Holy Spirit. If we want to really live, the spirit or the inner person must be set free. Our spirits must release the Spirit’s life from within, and fasting helps us do this. It helps us to shift our focus from the temporal and tangible to the eternal and spiritual. 

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“Each time I hear you speak, you inspire, speak truth, and challenge toward living life with fervor. Thanks for sharing the Life with all. Thanks for honoring the Lord in word and actions..” 

“I love your words of wisdom! You are an awesome expositor of God’s word” 

“I can’t thank God enough for my ability to listen to the Holy Spirit spoken in the words of Dr. Evans.”