As you can, increase your fasting to two meals or to a whole day. As with any discipline, it’s best to progress incrementally. The amount of time is not the point; the goal is to increasingly stir your hunger and dependence on Christ, exposing some things (like food or drink) that have control over you. Remember that being disciplined is not sanctification in itself. You may be able to fast seven days and still be filled with pride. Seek humility, letting your fasts constantly lead you to neediness and hunger for the Lord. The fruit of your fasts should be more thanksgiving, more awareness of
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