Re: Water fasting, beware.

Hi Hunter,

Thanks for the concerns. This is indeed where one needs to start thinking, if they are considering a water fast. Before attempting it, they need to educate themselves on the subject first. It may not be safe for some with certain medical conditions. Some may require the supervision of a doctor. I would study information from a variety of sources, getting different points of view, before fasting. That way a person can make their own decision as to whether it would be right for them. It would also make it easier to identify which sources are giving wrong information about it. There are a lot of books written on fasting so information is plentiful. As you study you should be able to recognize what information was good and what information was false in the article that you posted. I really don't have time to get into it, but the information is out there. You can also ask questions on the Water Fasting forum about your concerns. There are some knowledgeable people on that forum that can answer your questions. You can also do a search on that forum for specific questions and read back pages. Here is a link to the forum.

//www.curezone.org/forums/f.asp?f=335

Fasting has healed many of medical conditions, not to mention the spiritual breakthroughs people receive when combining fasting with prayer. It does need to be done right, in order for it to be done safely. I, for one, am controlling my respiratory problem with fasting. I plan to get rid of it completely and I know I can do it with fasting and prayer. There is no doubt in my mind. If it were not for fasting I would now either be dead or on drugs. Fasting definitely works for me when it comes to health issues, but each person is different. I am so much better than I used to be.

Fasting also definitely works for me when it comes to getting prayers answered. I feel I am definitely wasting a good fast if I do not seek God, combining prayer with the fast during this time. It is powerful. You may not see the results during the fast, but you should be able to recognize some of the results as time goes by.

We know there has to be something powerful in fasting or it would not have been used so much in the Bible for spiritual breakthroughs. The Bible even mentions health benefits. Fasting is from God. He created us so He would know best about fasting.

Isaiah 58:3-11
Living Bible (TLB)
3 “We have fasted before you,” they say. “Why aren’t you impressed? Why don’t you see our sacrifices? Why don’t you hear our prayers? We have done much penance, and you don’t even notice it!” I’ll tell you why! Because you are living in evil pleasure even while you are fasting, and you keep right on oppressing your workers. 4 Look, what good is fasting when you keep on fighting and quarreling? This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with me. 5 Is this what I want—this doing of penance and bowing like reeds in the wind, putting on sackcloth and covering yourselves with ashes? Is this what you call fasting?
6 No, the kind of fast I want is that you stop oppressing those who work for you and treat them fairly and give them what they earn. 7 I want you to share your food with the hungry and bring right into your own homes those who are helpless, poor, and destitute. Clothe those who are cold, and don’t hide from relatives who need your help.
8 If you do these things, God will shed his own glorious light upon you. He will heal you; your godliness will lead you forward, goodness will be a shield before you, and the glory of the Lord will protect you from behind. 9 Then, when you call, the Lord will answer. “Yes, I am here,” he will quickly reply. All you need to do is to stop oppressing the weak and stop making false accusations and spreading vicious rumors!
10 Feed the hungry! Help those in trouble! Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you shall be as bright as day. 11 And the Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy you with all good things, and keep you healthy too; and you will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.