There is a trend in today’s modern Church to “fast” things that aren’t food (social media, Netflix, coffee, novels, chocolate--lots of stuff).

Biblically, fasting was always about going without food. It is much harder, and we should understand that’s WHY it’s harder--because we’d all rather give up Netflix than actual food. This point is convicting for me, too! As I worked on this study, I realized I find it much easier to choose for myself what I’m *willing* to give up instead of doing it God’s way.

if Netflix or Facebook is “essential” to your life, to the point where you need to fast it, there’s a problem. If God reveals to you that entertainment or social media is getting in the way of your relationship with Him, then that is an IDOL. And you can’t fast an idol.

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