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Living life with God is worth living. It is a nice thought, but how
How do you center your life on God? do we access this life? How do we make our lives more living with
God? It seems impossible, but God wanted humans to connect with
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Him. He instilled several practices to help us grow closer to Him. Today
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we will look at one of them: Fasting.
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______________________________________________________________ Why would missing meals for an extended amount of time help
______________________________________________________________ us live a life focused on God? When God instituted fasting, food was

the most valuable thing that people owned. The idea is that each per-
son is to give up something they value most for a certain amount of
How does it make you feel knowing that having a deeper relationship
time as an offering to God. Using actions, it says that you love God
with Go will enhance your life?
more than the food itself. That God is the source of your sustenance
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The result of this is your spirit coming into alignment with God.
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______________________________________________________________ Think of it as giving your soul a tuning. Stringed instruments have a
“standard” called a tuner. It keeps the proper frequency that makes

the instrument sound the best. Fasting is like that spiritual “tuner” it
What are some ways that you help grow your relationship with God? brings your soul back into appropriate “tuning” with God, thus making

it easier to connect with Him.
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______________________________________________________________ This is the reason why we practice fasting at Creo. We want to
______________________________________________________________ make sure all of you learn this method of getting closer to God. If you
______________________________________________________________ practice this enough, that it becomes part of your spiritual disciplines,
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ural and your relationship with God starts to become almost effortless.