The Mechanics of Spiritual Flight

Let’s start with the most common mistake we make: we focus 100% on the menu and 0% on the Altar. You spend all your energy checking labels at the store to make sure there is no milk or meat, but you don’t spend a single extra minute in the presence of God. If this is you, then you aren’t fasting—you are just on a vegan diet. And while a diet might help your body, it will do absolutely nothing for your soul.

If the eagle has a strong fasting wing but a shriveled, weak prayer wing, what happens? It just spins in circles on the ground, making a lot of noise but never ascending. It becomes a target for every predator. Fasting is the act of making your soul "light" by removing the heavy baggage of physical indulgence. But "Lightness" is not the same thing as "Flight." You need the "Engine" of prayer to actually lift that lightened soul toward the heavens.

When you fast, you are essentially emptying a room in your heart. If you don’t fill that room with the fragrance of the Word and the heat of prayer, the "demons of irritability" and "ego" will move into the empty space. Your physical hunger is meant to be a Spiritual Alarm Clock. Every time your stomach growls today, don’t just think "I’m hungry." Think, "My soul is even hungrier for the Bread of Life." We don’t just stop eating; we start praying.