Re: 18 day fast unto the Lord

Hi Mira, i didn't realize i had not answered this post, so my apologies.

I fast at least once or twice a year for 10 to 21 days. I've done this for 5+ years.

this is great : ). 

But I can't imagine having only water, do you use distilled water? I think 18 days is a long time. Did you lose much weight?

i do use distilled water.  I haven't weighed myself in a while, but from when i had been doing so, i estimate about a half pound per day of real loss that is not of a temporary water loss nature.

Fasting makes me feel a lot better physically and gives me more time for other pursuits. I tend to read the Bible more as well as other instructive works...

This is great.  For the most part with me it makes me weaker, but i also become more attracted to peaceful quiet activities which includes gentle walks that have sometimes felt like walking on clouds.

I'm not sure whether I've had a spiritual breakthrough but I can tell you that I see the world differently as a result of fasting.  My mind is clearer, my energy level higher, there is a feeling of lightness, and I feel so much more positive.

When i direct all of this towards God i encounter Him more deeply. 

What fasting does for me is clear my mind so that my natural intuition about what is good and true comes into focus.  What has your experience been in this regard?

i experience this too!  

Many blessings to you in the name of the Lord Jesus.