Command Quote by Edwin Louis Cole

“Fasting means love for God—hunger for God.”

— John Piper

Fasting is not bodily hunger but bodily elevation and purity. It is not a body that hungers and longs for food, but a body…

— Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria

Christian fasting, at its root, is the hunger of a homesickness for God

— John Piper

Fasting stirs a hunger in your spirit that goes deeper than the temporary you experience in your flesh.

— Jentezen Franklin

Fasting deprives us of things that are not good so we can have enough appetite for the good things of God.

— Anonymous

Believe it or not, when you fast in the Spirit, God makes you more equipped to deal with hunger, irritability, and temptation.

— Monica Johnson

“Unless you put prayer with your fasting, there is no need to fast. If it doesn't mean anything to you, it won't mean anything…

— Jentezen Franklin

Practice at hunger makes the fast easier.

— Julie Orringer

“Fasting is more about longing for the power and presence of Jesus than restricting our appetites.”

— Gary Rohrmayer

Yes, fasting is not merely a commandment from God but a godly gift, a grace and a blessing. God the creator of our body…

— Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria

“Fasting is more about replacing than it is about abstaining — replacing normal activities with focused times of prayer and feeding on the Word…

— Gary Rohrmayer

One of the reasons intermittent fasting can work is that it reconnects you with what hunger feels like.

— Chris Mohr