Why Fasting Is Such a Powerful Form of Prayer (w/ Kim Zember)
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- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2020
- Jackie Francois Angel and Kim Zember discuss why fasting, when combined with prayer, is a powerful way to draw closer to God.
Fasting is not dieting, though. If we make it about dieting we may focus too much on ourselves which would then defeat the point of fasting-to grow in humility and holiness. So fasting should always be accompanied by prayer.
Fasting is a form of penance, but it’s not just for Lent. While prayer makes right your relationship with God and almsgiving makes right your relationship with others, fasting makes right your relationship with yourself; and making things right with yourself can and should be done whenever possible.
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you” (Matthew 6-16-18).
Fasting also helps us with lust, drunkenness, and other temptations of the flesh because it strengthens our virtue of temperance. It teaches us to quiet our base desires that cause us to do the very thing we hate (Romans 7:15).
So why not try fasting outside of Lent? Or, if you have, why not do it again? Instead of having your favorite meal, consume the Word of God. It’s amazing how much fasting can make things right for yourself and others.
‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God’ (Matthew 4:4).
You can fast for anything, not just yourself. If you have a friend struggling with a sin, fast for them. Fast for your country, the Church, the world. The power of fasting can do unbelievable things if we take it seriously.
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I did fasted to God for my daughter's doing drugs and he answered me.
Omg 😳
I was going to fast but never started 🤭😓
Satan fears the power of fasting when people do and offer it to Jesus for whatever they fast for.
Powerful
I also fasted 3 weeks in a row during Lent against Satanic cult in America
I’m watching this when i’m on my 3 days of fasting. No food only pure water. if your desire is intent you won’t feel the hunger i’m still on the process of moving out carrying heavy stuffs and i believe the holy spirit is maintaining my energy not to pass out.
Tell us the results please
I find that fasting helps us to control impassiveness. The reason I do it is because I sacrifice a meal and say prayers instead; I swap out a meal for time with God.
When I was 14-16, I was overweighted (I overate a lot) and had a lot of problems with my chastity (masturbation) and had no (self-)confidence in my relationship with anyone. I was christian I attended to the mass each week, but I wasn't in harmony with God, with the Church and with the People. Furthermore I had rude debates with my parents who are not believer...
When the Lent arrived I had decided to fast - 3 meals a day, meat only the Sundays during the 46 days and no masturbation. I haven't done for loosing weight, neither for chaising my demons away, my only motivation was fating for fasting as a "good catholic", a superhuman while I give all my human strenght in my misery to God.
It's a Grace, that He gave me the physical and psychical healing by the fasting: as a consequence I changed to a healthier eating habit and lifestyle even after Easter, I started loosing weight, and I avanced a lot in my combat for my chastity.
But I needed to wait for the second Lent to fulfill this healing, and that's the point when God asked my conversion.
I was healed (or in a way of healing) in my body, but I hadn't loved till this moment. I was a proud catholic, but I had no idea how to love my neighbour - started with my parents. When we had a debate they often asked me the excruciating question: "What kind of christian are you?"
I understood that being a "good catholic" is not only following the "rules" of the Church, like attending to the mass or fasting, but remaining in the love of the Son. (John 15 : 9-10)
I admit that God healed me through fasting, but just cause of his Grace.
He really prepared me to the way of love by the self-giving.
And I arrived at WYD Panama2019 for my second conversion, 4-5 years after, by Mother Mary who let me enter in the mistery of the true self-giving (and indeed to the mistery of the Trinity), started by her YES (Luke 1 : 38).
A lot of coincidence, that showed me how She was always present to me as a Mother, who gave me birth, a new life in the Christ Jesus, by the Holy Spirit.
Two important event in the last year:
1) I read the book of Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort - The True Devotion to Mary, which showed me how necessary is to offer all our belongings and value to Mary (like John Paul 2 - Totus Tuus), that I recommend to You, who read my testimony!
2) I visited to Medjugorje last summer, where I've found a well-lived catholic faith, and I witnessed a huge conversion in my group of prayer, started by my sister.
When I realized that Our Lady in Medj asks us to fast (bread&water) each Wednesday and Friday (as it was recommended by Church and she had done as well according to the Didache), I started to eat moderatd those days, but nothing special, till I was proposed the bread and water fasting by a friend. I accepted it, just because I love my Mother, and it has been really one of the best school of
obedience that accords me to grow as the child of God. (You know, the school of Mary in the Upper room before Pentecost ;) Acts 1;14)
I witness each week the power of fasting, I give my testimony of all the demons chased and all the healings God gave me through the fasting, but I need to tell that the hugest gift is the Love I can share with Mother Mary, as she feeds me by all the teachings of God the Father, by His Son in the Holy Spirit!
Don't be afraid to offer these days (or meals) of fasting by the Virgin Mary to God, this is really a way to the Holy Spirit to enter our lives! And don't forget, if you need somebody to fast with, the Church fasts with you all Wednesday and Friday.
As it was said by Jackie and Kim, you shall start in little, but after don't be afraid, ask God to obtain the grace, to offer more and more, and ask Him the grace to become saints!
Your little Hungarian brother in Jesus,
Ciprián
JMJ
Thank you so much for your testimony! Greetings from Germany
That is entirely honest and encouraging , God Bless you and please pray for me and my family 🙏🏽💕
Thank you brother for sharing this beautiful testimony
@@katkat2340 I pray for you with huge Joy, dear sister and for your family! In Christ we are united!
Thank you! Ciprián. Your honesty and words encourage me after so many failed attempts to fast. May God bless you, always. Greetings from Mexico
“When we fast, we’re not moving the heart of God. We’re moving our heart towards God” love this!! How many times have I heard our Protestant brothers and sisters say we as Catholics think we have to do all of these things so God can love us more or to earn Gods love when that is not the case!
We don't earn Gods love he has already given it to us it is a gift from God and you don't earn gifts but is given freely. You should not compare protestant
and catholic. If we are in christ we are one body not a denomination but a body and there
are many parts of the body but all one.
I’m not sure why you are painting and pitting two denominations against each other. You should say who told you that, because it wasn’t ALL Protestants nor should they have said ALL Catholics.
@@grateful4grace1969facts
We are all Gods Children 🙏🏽 don’t let religion confuse that…. Be blessed
I decided to start a novena last week for a job. Alongside my novena, I’ve been fasting. I had a interview yesterday morning and was informed I got the job last night!!! God is good all the time. Fasting has always kept me grounded but denying my flesh AND praying has brought me so much peace this past week...and God answered my prayers!
hello little sister in Christ... was wondering, to which saint did you ask for intercession? thanks and God bless
@@sandram2885 I prayed directly to God and I recommend you do the same sister in Christ.
@@AA-hj8er hey there! That's great advice, and I do pray and talk to God and worship Him múltiple times a day. How can I not.
May I ask, if you are having a dificultades time, do you ask others to pray to God for you? Or do you pray to God for someone else, when they ask that of you? (Intercession)
@@sandram2885 saint Goku
@@frebelrichilmarak4646 not sure I understood your answer. But good luck to you
I started a fast today. I have been praying for a breakthrough. I have many issues going on in my life and concerning my family etc. I need to make life-changing decisions. So, I decided I needed to add fasting to my prayer life.
Some situations are stubborn they require prayer and fasting,I'm also in that situation....praying for breakthrough,I pray that God answers your prayers
@@zosibiya1398 Do you have a Testimony please share to help encourage others. God bless
Hey!! It’s been 8 months what happened??
I want to fast to keep evil away from me. I find myself constantly surrounded by it. But I'm not going to lie: it's hard to fast when everyone in your family is chef Gordon Ramsey and Jamie Oliver. But I'll pray for God to give me strength.
I can relate to that since my family buys a lot of desserts and I have this impulse to try them.
Haha. Yes that would make it harder!! But lucky you most days when you are not fasting. ❤
Also fasting to get our prayers answered!!🙏
Doing the fast is one thing. Doing the fast and offering it to Jesus for something is quite another
A book that really opened my eyes and my heart to this topic: Fasting by Jentezen Franklin
Thank you for this recommendation
It's a way to grow in times of struggle & trials, ensuring sacredness of Lord's love & sanctity of self.
Only GOD IS GOOD
@@josepizano7460 does it mean because I'm 65 years old it's not advisable to pray and fast? I've got serious problems and I feel I can't go on living with these two problems every day it's horrible to live in this misery. God bless
It's my first day of fasting and I am doing this for the conversion of my husband and his family to the Catholic Church. I trust the Lord and I'll be patiently waiting for his answer. :)
hello did the LORD answer your prayer?
Following
Praise God! Thank you. God bless
"Draw our hearts to God" -Amen
Hey ladies, I am protestant, but it fills my heart with joy to hear the perspectives of some Spirit filled Catholic sisters! You are both 100% on par. I live in Paris and my son goes to a Catholic school and your video makes me feel good about that. I started fasting in 2020 and it's amazing. The 3 day water fasts have been absolutely revolutionary. I get closer to God and I get breakthrough. My mom was a strong Christian, but she did not know about fasting. I have learned about it from a Christian sister and am so glad. She did a 7 day fast for an issue praying for me and it is such an honor.
I am currently doing a fast to ward off writers' block and to shed a spirit of failure.
In a few weeks, I would like to fast to ask God to help me to stop gossiping.
Thank you beautiful ladies and keep speaking the truth!
Out of all the fasting and prayer videos on YT, this by far is the most grounded, balanced, and informative. Thank you for posting.
I decided yesterday to fast starting today, so I looked up fasting so I would do it correctly. This was the first video that popped up and I am so happy it did because it gives me the courage and strength to help me. This is my first time fasting so wish me luck. I will be doing a rosary 📿 for help also. I just needed a detox to cleanse my body and my soul. Thank you for this video ladies. God bless.
do you drink water?
This answered all the questions I had for fasting I believe the father wanted me to watch this video glory to god thank you Jesus.
I am discovering the benefits of fasting not only with food that compulse me for all the thoughts and feelings that make me sin or make me act with another thing but love... it is hard but it is so effective because God listen my prayer and helps me to overcome the wrong, the bad, the sin and begin to be free.... THANK YOU FOR SHARING JACKIE AND KIM!!!
I decided to move in faith by learning more about fasting and prayer, and soon do it properly.
Every time I do a 54 day rosary novena, I give something up.
What a great idea. Do you mind if I ask some examples of what you give up?
That's a great idea! Thanks for the idea :D
Lupe Ibarra For me it would be like giving up burgers because I love burgers or just fast food in general. I also enjoy the Starbucks cold coffee’s I will give that up and drink regular coffee instead. Things like that
More videos on fasting please. I want yo do it but i cant muster up the strength for it.
Please keep trying and praying for help, I’m pretty terrible at fasting but Mother Mary keeps helping me, trust if the desire is there the grace will come. Bit by bit. God Bless you
Maybe you can give up one thing you really like. For example one day with no meat or no cheese or a small meal instead of a big one. Start simple but make it somewhat difficult. Too easy it isn’t a sacrifice. Too hard you will not stick with it.
@@julies3073 yeah...that os what muy confessor told me. I'll try that!
See Sister Emmanuel Maillard on RUclips. Her video explains simply how to do the bread and water fast. I never thought fasting possible for me, but she discussed concisely how to overcome hindrances, for instance, eat enough bread so you can work if you must on Wednesdays and Fridays. Our Lady does not want us sick or weak! Sister teaches the reasons for fasting and the blessings. I'm forever grateful Sister's little video gave me courage and motivation to fast, because fasting resulted in miraculous answers to intercessory prayer, and reordered my life!
@@katkat2340 how can Mary help you. We are to pray to Yahuah(God) through Yahusha(Jesus.) that’s all
you two are awesome!!! I'm a recent convert to Catholicism and I love the Church beyond words. If people fasted and used that time to pray and honor God then obesity wouldn't be such a health crisis and we could have more resources to help the needy, not to mention Christ himself fasted for forty days in the wilderness
Fast about it God will show you does not want you to belong to Satanic church
Best explanation of fasting I've ever heard and I've listened to a lot!
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Mother Mary Pray For Us 🙏Abba Father Bless us and we Adore You 🙏
Mary mother of the living God. You carried your God whom heaven and earth cannot contain. I will call you mother of God and I am not afraid to call you mother of God.
fasting is real and powerful form of prayer,amen
4:30 is a HUGE insight and needs to be spread around.
So ironic that you were talking about the prayer almsgiving and fasting and today's missal is Matthew 6:1-6 16-18. God was speaking through you thank you ladies
Yes!!! Please more fasting videos! Thank you ladies!! Xoxox
Everything is on point. I couldn't agree more. Thank you for helping me out. Fasting and Praying is really amazing. Grow closer with God everyone!
Help me Lord to fast! 🙏
Amen 🙏
Amen, I need to fast as well. I owe it to God and myself. I'll do it with ya. When do you want to start?
Amen
Ha. Yesterday, in my journal I wrote, Jesus, why am I so gluttonous in my eating? Taking way larger portions than I need. First of all interesting that the world “gluttonous” came to mind and second that I stumbled across this video. I feel guided.
I've always wanted to fast when I was praying to the Lord for big stuff. But then I would get thoughts like, oh you're just trying to manipulate God into doing what you want Him to do. I found your video tonite, and LOVED your comment --"We're not moving God's heart, it's moving our hearts toward God". And that helped me SO much! Thank you!!
That was so helpful. I have never been good at fasting. I fast from sat.night until after holy communion. I never thought that was enough. I’m going to practice during the week and see how it goes. Thank you
I'm terrible at fasting because I'm a comfort eater.. I keep trying though.. I have to pray more I guess.
“We’re not moving the heart of God” 🙏💗 That is an important distinction and my misunderstanding so often 🙌
There are so many things to fast for, I just want to fast forever! haha. I'm protestant, fasting has definitely broken things off of me, humbled my heart, drawn me closer to God, made me more patient and loving. Great video! Also I can see you ladies are so spirit filled!
I have been fasting for health reasons but recently couldn't do it and I asked God for clarity when it comes to spiritual fasting. I thought this might help me move forward in my spiritual life if I focused on prayer and fasting. Thank you, God answered my prayer through you to help me get started on this journey of moving closer to God. I would love another video, on this, perhaps an example of a typical fast and prayer day, fasting for someone else, an example? God bless.
There is so much joy in doing this!
I pray all day everyday but I confess that I struggle so much with fasting. I've tried so many times but just end up eating too much afterwards.
I've struggled with food all my life - mainly emotional eating. It's had it's grip on me for years and I feel convicted to share my struggle.
Please come into agreement with me as I pray to be delivered from this vice. In Jesus name I pray 🙏 Amen
You can do it, God gives us strength and don't be ashamed because god is with us in times of weakness. You can do it. May God bless you and help you. In the name of our lord Jesus christ, Amen.
Sounds like we have the same struggle
Same here...
Start with 1 day fasting every week, then as you get stronger add a extra day
Thank y’all so much for this! It really helped me to understand fasting better. God bless you! 🙂
Meline
Wow this is really profound and very helpful-- thank you both so much for your ministry!
Thank you, Jackie and Kim! ♥️
I appreciate this video very much. Turns out I had some misconceptions about the gift of fasting. God has used you to bring clarity and understanding. I look forward to a beautiful 2021 Lent. Blessings to you, and thank you. ❤️
wow such a timely video. Thanks Jackie and Kim
You Ladies are awesome! 🥺
I NEED help in this area soooo bad!!! Please pray I can fast like I should! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😢
Praying for you 🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I understand you Completely! I Have to Ask God to help me to fast, becuz I can't do it without His help 🙏🙌🏼🙏
Everytime you want to fast- start by asking for Grace as its not easy. I do esther fast quite frequently and its not easy, but i always ask for God grace
I will be praying for you! you can do this!
Just do the best you can . The more often you fast the better you will be. You need to take a teaspoon of salt ( seasalt) in water in the morning and a teaspoon of Nosalt or Nusalt ( potassium salts)...so 1 teaspoon of Each ( potassium and seasalt) in water (smaller amount of water like half glass) ....gulp it down and begin fasting! Otherwise you will feel weak. You can use table salt if you don't have seasalt but it's not as good. You can find seasalt at HomeGoods....the pink salt.
Thank you for this explanation 💕
Wow this was very informative. I knew as Catholics we should fast but I never thought of adding prayer for the things we are fasting for or the reasoning. Thank you!
great video, thanks! we all have to be reminded that we have to do something for God.
Thank you. I really felt that you were speaking to me.
Great video, thanks for sharing! I'm a Protestant but love the channel, keep it up and God bless.
I literally watch this before almost every fast. Thank you guys 👍❤
Thank you for the wonderful explanation. I just took up fasting & welcome your insights.
Loved this!
Thank you - I like when you said it’s to move our hearts💕, also pray and ask Mary to help. Go humbly , ask God and Trust He will lead. God Bless us all.
Thank you sisters!🙏❤️🙏
This is so good!
Thank you for this video. I googled what Jesus says about Prayer and Fasting and your video came up. It is really good to watch people talking about something that is really important to them. It helps a lot. God Bless.
Thank you very much . ⚘😊💓
Blessings . 🌷🌷🌷
Thank you so much! God bless😁
Thank you! This video has been so helpful.
Thank you for your presentation. :)
Thank you for sharing your experiences on fasting. Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷
Thank you for this video. Very helpful. ❤️
Wow, thank you!
Really enjoyed this..quick and to the point
.thanks
Thank u both very much...this is my first time fasting ever...u both helped me understand and more confident to start 💙💙
Enjoyed this!incredible
God bless you !!!
Thank you sisters. ❤
When we fast we have God's ear!
Thank you for your help. I needed to hear this. Offering up to the Lord. I need his help . I am so struggling with this ... started a fast and keep failing. Help me Lord to deny myself and turn my focus towards holiness. I am blind but now I see. Thank you Jesus for helping me. NO shame in my game , God's property, fat or thin let me be lean within ... a fighting machine for the wisdom of the Lord.
Thankyou for this
Oh my God never expected to hear this from these to beautiful souls, they are well infotrmed on fasting i learned a few things. May God give the modern christians the hunger to pray and fast.❤🙏
Thank you for the faith grow messages
this has provided me so much clarity on fasting
I am trying to fast because I want to become even closer and thank you ladies for the suggestions
This was very beneficial. Thankyou
Wonderful message I carry on..
I'm gonna pray and fast for three days, for people suffering from PMO. 🙏 I've been chained to this for almost 7 years, if anyone out there is in the same state as me then please pray and fast for me too.
Simple and to the pint , thank u 👍👍
I feel so so depressed and lonely. Also having bpd .nothing as ever helped me.really enjoyed listening to this talk. I really want to get out of my pain and being a single man I really want to stop lusting. This is really causing me worry and harm. I want to become closer to god and think that more extreme water fasting will help
Did it work bro
Great video. Thanks for sharing
3:24
Great video!
Drink water - what a great advice coz I am really suffering a headache right now. Thanks!
Thank you ladies for this very informative video 🤍
It has inspired me, thanks 🙏
I did a few years of lenten observances by "adding" a 6 week (physician created) meal plan that is meant for eating very strictly during those 6 weeks. You eat healthy and excellently. It was the hardest fast (aka IF) I have ever done.
It sounds counter intuitive, but I realized later that I was actually doing a traditional IF from around the medieval times. How weird is THAT?
The food plan allowed for eating that one full meal per day (choices are numerous) and two smaller meals (in the form of protein smoothies). The meal choices can be without meat for Ash Wednesday, Fridays, and during The Triduum. The smoothies can use soy or other non-meat based proteins on those days as well.
I, of course, also looked at other Lenten observances like prayer and almsgiving, but The Lord pointed me at this as my priority along with some other varying lifestyle modifications.
Thank you for your video.
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❤ Great info 👍
Great vid🙏
Bobby in the back there at 1:05
Hopefully that's Bobby
Justin 😂😂😂 Some random guy who broke in and started feeding the baby😅
And back again at 6:12 with a baby :)))
And me melting here :)
At age 7, I remember my mom taking me to a small church in the hills of Manchester in Jamaica West Indies to fasting.
Oohhh I get it now! I've been trying to figure out how to fast and what it is exactly. Thank u
Great Stuff!
Good advice on fastingGod Bless
Thank you for your vedio on fasting
Please do more on this topic 🙏
Thanks for the help. I'm a little slow when it comes to fasting.
I need to pray over this. I really want to fast and to join in this form of prayer, but I do have an eating disorder, and a bad heart. I don’t know if I should try it to maybe overcome this, or if that intention would detract from the prayer. I hope one day to be in a place where I can fast and not have pride or vanity as an element in my mind. It has always sounded like a beautiful form of prayer
Such a great video!! ❤️🙏🏼