Biblical Fasting for Lent

The act of fasting or giving something up for Lent has been a common Christian practice for centuries. But it turns out there are a lot of misconceptions and mis-practices when it comes to fasting faithfully. Fasting—very simply—is a spiritual practice that helps redirect our attention and our affection toward God. That’s it. It’s easy to fall into this idea that fasting is about deprivation for deprivation’s sake… that somehow unwavering piety or religious obedience is what God wants of us. But God doesn’t want your deprivation; God wants your attention and your affection.