If you're doing a "normal" fast--that is water only, then today will most likely be the day you feel the most hunger. Either today or tomorrow, you will notice that you haven't eaten. By Wednesday, the hunger will subside and toward the end of the week you won't notice it as much. (At least that's what I noticed in my limited times of praying three or more days-and what I've read from those who have fasted for weeks or longer many times!) Remember, EVERY TIME you feel the hunger--turn to God. Pray to Him. Call on Him to supply what you lack. Think of Jesus, who told us, "Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God!" I am not at all seeking to minimize the way you feel, just to remind us that fasting, by its nature, means going without, and that we must use the going without for its intended purpose--to focus on God!
If you're doing a "partial" fast, like me, you'll still be hungry by today or tomorrow, and I urge you to use those hunger pangs as reminders to turn to God in prayer.
If you are fasting from some activity this week: television, shopping, an unwanted behavior such as smoking or gossiping, remember that every time you want to do whatever it is you are abstaining from turn to God in prayer. Jesus told us that it isn't enough to remove evil from our lives, we must replace it with something positive. There is nothing more positive than investing time in communion with God! Prayer is definitely your friend this week, so indulge in it often!
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