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DAY 4 | Daniel Fast Devotional | Praying and Fasting

Welcome to Day Four of our Daniel Fast. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own. 1 Corinthians 6:19 Day 4 Do you think of yourself as a temple? The Bible says that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. And as such we’ve got to get all the gunk out of God’s temple so we can hear his voice clearly and prepare ourselves for the new things He wants to do in and through us. Even if you are going to church, reading your Bible, and worshiping - there are times when you need to give your soul a good spring cleaning to make it fresh again. As we live our lives, over time we can get all “gunked up.” Our soul is the intersection of our mind, will and emotions. And while our spirit is eternally made new through Christ, our soul can become negative, sluggish, and weighed down. The constant demand on our mind, the distractions, and the noise can weigh us down and put us in a spiritual fog. Life has a way of stacking on the pressure and pain, which causes our emotions to get out of whack. As we get tired and weighed down, our conscience can become desensitized, not really bothered by things that once convicted us. God’s voice is slowly muffled, and we begin to lose our passion for Him. The fire within us dims, and we shift into autopilot, operating from a position of obligation or routine in our relationship with God, instead of one of affection and fervor. Fasting hits the reset button of our soul. To receive the new things God wants to bring into our lives, we have to periodically hit the reset button. This is what we call experiencing a newness of soul. What a powerful gift we have been given through fasting. Along with your fasting, make sure you slow your pace and remove distractions. Try to add some times of silence and solitude along with your fasting. And remember to keep the focus on your spiritual fullness rather than the withdrawal from your physical cravings.