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05-27-2010, 06:47 PM
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Re: Whats the longest you have fasted?
I lasted for almost 4 days on just water. I could have went longer (my goal was 10 days), but I got the worst heartburn that last day and couldn't take it. I ate a whole watermelon, lol!!!! Didn't feel so well afterward.....
I have tried a couple of times to fast again but I can't do it. The worst part of it all was the extreme weakness that I felt and of course the heartburn.
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05-27-2010, 07:04 PM
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Re: Whats the longest you have fasted?
We used to do regular 3 day fasts without water back when I was younger and my metabolism didn't go into a coma. I once did seven days - the first three without water and then added water and finally fruit juice toward the end.
I never felt "cleansed" like some secular advocates of fasting recommend. I was also pretty much useless for any real labor. One problem for me, though I didn't know it until later in life, was that I have Celiac "disease" which means that I cannot eat wheat and many other grains without destroying my immune systems.
I never really found myself well or "in synch" physically so fasting probably wasn't going to set me "right" if the first thing I did when I broke the fast was to fill myself with toxins.
And the spiritual pursuit seemed to be a moving target as well. Fasting never really changed the desperate situations that troubled my heart and that I was praying over. People still died or their relationships still spiraled out of control. Basically, it never proved to be a 'pro quid quo."
I know, that's carnal - but that's also the reason why we fast. We want to see something changed. I just haven't honestly seen that work. Things change when we do something. We have to act within our environment, not retreat from it.
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05-27-2010, 07:32 PM
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Re: Whats the longest you have fasted?
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Fasting never really changed the desperate situations that troubled my heart and that I was praying over. People still died or their relationships still spiraled out of control. Basically, it never proved to be a 'pro quid quo."
I know, that's carnal - but that's also the reason why we fast. We want to see something changed. I just haven't honestly seen that work. Things change when we do something. We have to act within our environment, not retreat from it.
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05-27-2010, 07:33 PM
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Re: Whats the longest you have fasted?
When I fast, I feel more in tune with the Spirit and I feel His presence much more. The last three day fast (liquids only) I felt the Spirit within me so powerfully, I didn't know what to do, except to pray.
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05-27-2010, 07:41 PM
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Re: Whats the longest you have fasted?
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Originally Posted by pelathais
We used to do regular 3 day fasts without water back when I was younger and my metabolism didn't go into a coma. I once did seven days - the first three without water and then added water and finally fruit juice toward the end.
I never felt "cleansed" like some secular advocates of fasting recommend. I was also pretty much useless for any real labor. One problem for me, though I didn't know it until later in life, was that I have Celiac "disease" which means that I cannot eat wheat and many other grains without destroying my immune systems.
I never really found myself well or "in synch" physically so fasting probably wasn't going to set me "right" if the first thing I did when I broke the fast was to fill myself with toxins.
And the spiritual pursuit seemed to be a moving target as well. Fasting never really changed the desperate situations that troubled my heart and that I was praying over. People still died or their relationships still spiraled out of control. Basically, it never proved to be a 'pro quid quo."
I know, that's carnal - but that's also the reason why we fast. We want to see something changed. I just haven't honestly seen that work. Things change when we do something. We have to act within our environment, not retreat from it.
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I once read someone say, "...don't do what you hate, because all things are disclosed before heaven."
Personally, I hate fasting because toward the end of my fasts I tend to think more about what I am going to eat than about God.
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05-27-2010, 07:44 PM
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Re: Whats the longest you have fasted?
First 3 days with nothing, 2 more days water only. I 1st started doing this as a babe in the Lord and it seemed to help me open up my spirit to the word. It got to the point where I could tell a difference in how much understanding I absorbed and fasting became a spiritual high for me. Definitely helped me keep my flesh under subjection, felt like I loved everybody. I even prayed for God to save the devil one time..LOL!! Fasting still helps me break ruts..
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05-27-2010, 08:16 PM
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Re: Whats the longest you have fasted?
In spiritual pursuit? 5 days or a week... I don't recall exactly.
Illness? 2.5 weeks on IV only
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05-27-2010, 08:26 PM
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Re: Whats the longest you have fasted?
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In spiritual pursuit? 5 days or a week... I don't recall exactly.
Illness? 2.5 weeks on IV only
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WoW!! I take care of some very sick folks. 2.5 weeks is a long time to be on an IV only. You must have been very sick!
Did I ever mention how cute your son is in that pic? How old was he when it was taken?
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His banner over me is LOVE.... My soul followeth hard after thee....Love one another with a pure heart fervently. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
To be a servant of God, it will cost us our total commitment to God, and God alone. His burden must be our burden... Sis Alvear
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05-27-2010, 08:28 PM
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Re: Whats the longest you have fasted?
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WoW!! I take care of some very sick folks. 2.5 weeks is a long time to be on an IV only. You must have been very sick!
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Pic line IV. I had diverticulitis. I may have had a few clear liquids the last few days...
Thank you! He was three months. He is now almost six months.
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"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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05-27-2010, 08:52 PM
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Re: Whats the longest you have fasted?
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I once read someone say, "...don't do what you hate, because all things are disclosed before heaven."
Personally, I hate fasting because toward the end of my fasts I tend to think more about what I am going to eat than about God.
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Yeah, and from the looks of your avatar I think that I'd prefer to have my thoughts on the Divine rather than on what insects I might lasso with my tongue.
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