Fasting for Spiritual Intelligence

When I was young, I always wondered why Jesus was able to fast for forty days. Most people gave me an easy answer, something like, “Because he was God,” but I called it a lazy answer. I had a lot of questions about Jesus’ forty days of fasting that no one was able to give me a satisfactory intellectual, biblical, scientific, or spiritual answer.

Why did he fast? Why was it so important for him to go through that? Is it important for us to fast? How did he fast? Did he drink only water? When did he fast? Did he fast only during the day? However, the Bible said,

“He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished.” (Mat 4:2).

That means he fasted for entire days. It also says he was famished by the end of forty days. That eliminates the divinity argument. If Jesus’s forty-day fasting was to prove his divinity, why would he be famished? Like any human being, he felt hungry.

Later I found out that even most pastors cannot answer these questions, partly because they don’t fast and partly because they don’t know how to. It has become a lost art.

In Judaism, this month (February) is part of Shovavim Tat, a Jewish Lent for six to eight weeks of fasting—six for regular years and eight for the leap years. That is 42-56 days of fasting. I’ve found out that less than one percent of Jews fast for this season. Many of them don’t even know about this tradition.

That’s why I said fasting is a lost art. Most Jews or Christians, Rabbis or Pastors, don’t know why, how, when, and what about fasting. That’s why they are not able to teach people to fast. So my quest began some years ago to learn about fasting.

After many years of research and personal experiments, I can tell you that fasting is a fantastic experience. Today, we have a great deal of scientific data to back it up. I am so sorry that many people today have misunderstood the great value of fasting.

You have missed out on a great spiritual adventure if you have never fasted. So, I want to introduce the lost art of raising your IQ, EQ, and SQ. Your Intelligent Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ), and Spiritual Quotient (SQ) will soar, and you will never be the same again. You will see fasting as enjoyment rather than torture. Let’s begin.