Fasting: Plug In

Joel 2:12-13: “Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “RETURN TO ME with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.  RETURN TO THE LORD YOUR GOD, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love."

Fasting was part of the process that people used to return to God, the source of grace, mercy, and love.  Without even knowing it, many aspects of our lives are actually pushing us away from the Source.  By eliminating some of the areas of life that are distractions, false securities, and empty sources, we begin to refocus on the main Source.

I'm praying that fasting would not only be a process of turning away from some things, but also a return to the main thing.  Plug back in to the Source.