Deeper Quote by Jentezen Franklin

Fasting gives you confidence to know that your spirit can master appetite . . . and helps to protect against later uncontrolled cravings and gnawing habits.

— Russell M. Nelson

Fasting deals with the two great barriers to the Holy Spirit that are erected by man's carnal nature. These are the stubborn self-will of…

— Derek Prince

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

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

— Monica Johnson

Fasting is a constant means of renewing yourself spiritually.

— Jentezen Franklin

Fasting keeps you sensitive to His (God) Spirit, enabling you to live holy.

— Jentezen Franklin

Fasting is not just a physical discipline; it can be a spiritual feast.

— Jentezen Franklin

Fasting of the body is food for the soul.

— Saint John Chrysostom

“There's hidden sweeteness in the stomach's emptiness. We are lutes, no more no less. If the soundbox is stuffed full of anything, no music.…

— Rumi

“Fasting is a spiritual exercise whose purpose is to subject the body to the liberating yoke of Jesus. As Wendell Berry puts it, denying…

— Rod Dreher

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

— John Piper

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

— Anonymous