How to Fast: A Practical Guide to Denying Your Desires to Grow Closer to God

Most people want to fast but don't know where to start. This guide fixes that.

A post I wrote about fasting went viral — 16 million views. Lots of people reached out asking the same thing: How do I actually do this?

So I put everything I've learned into a 16-page guide. The goal isn't discipline for discipline's sake. It's drawing closer to God. Fasting is a way of saying, "Lord, I want You more than I want food," and meaning it with your whole body.

What's inside:

✦ What fasting actually is and why physical hunger is the point

✦ The biblical case: Moses, Esther, David, and Jesus' own words on fasting

✦ 6 reasons I keep coming back — starting with intimacy with God

✦ A step-by-step walkthrough of your first fast

✦ Common struggles (headaches, cravings, the "hour 20 wall") and how to push through

✦ How to pair fasting with prayer and scripture for deeper communion with God

✦ Resources to go deeper

Who this is for:

→ You want to grow closer to God and Jesus through an ancient practice

→ You've thought about fasting but never tried it

→ You've tried it once and want to give it another shot

→ You fast occasionally but want to build a real rhythm

→ You want your discipleship to get out of your head and into your body

Who this is NOT for:

→ People looking for a diet plan or weight loss hack

→ Anyone wanting a dry academic theology paper

This is one Christian sharing what God has taught him through the practice of not eating. When I fast and pray, I have felt closer to God, and He has reduced sin patterns in me that previously felt unbreakable. I wrote this guide so you can experience that too. Start small. Be patient with yourself. And let the hunger point you toward God.

Get the guide, try your first fast this week, and see what God does.