Effective fasting is not merely abstaining from food but emptying oneself so that God can fill the believer with His presence, guidance, and revelation. The message emphasizes that heavy eating, especially before sleep, can make a person spiritually dull and less able to remember dreams, visions, or receive spiritual insight. Light foods such as fruits and vegetables are presented as more suitable during fasting, drawing on biblical examples such as Moses and Daniel. The testimony encourages Christians to practice discipline, develop spiritual sensitivity, and seek deeper fellowship with God rather than satisfying the flesh. It also stresses that every believer has the potential to receive from God and that spiritual growth requires intentional sacrifice, prayer, and a willingness to pursue God more than personal comfort.
EFFECTIVE FASTING THAT DRAWS THE PRESENCE OF GOD
Greater number of Christians dream and don’t remember. One of our brethren questioned God why he fast and don’t remember the dreams he get. The Lord explained that main reason is that we get too heavy with food so it blocks us from receiving from the Lord.
I once fasted from 6 to 6 and the Lord was pointing to me that I had eaten too much. The food I ate was heavy and made me heavy in the spirit. I had an angel put his hands in my belly and brought the food I ate from the belly. He said fasting means emptying yourself for the Lord to fill you. Many people fast and when they are about to sleep to receive revelations they are too heavy with food so they cannot receive from the Lord.
In a dream, the Lord led me to a canteen where it was served with fruits and only vegetables the heaviest food I found there was rice. The Lord made me understand those are the foods I need to eat when fasting. Foods like fufu, banku are too heavy for one to eat during fasting.
Through another brother the Lord made me understand that if we want to fast effectively we shouldn’t eat heavily prior to the time to sleep in order to receive from the Lord . One night the Lord showed me how he was giving a new beautiful garment to a brother who used to drink heavily but has been converted to become a Christian. The brother himself couldn't see this experience because he was heavy with food The more you want God to fill you the more you need to empty yourself..
Christianity is in stages. If you don’t push forward according to what God requires from you, you cannot go forward. A Christian shouldn’t eat much. Even if you are not fasting prior to bed time don’t be heavy with food. You can eat some light food till 12 in the afternoon. Then from there don’t eat again till the next day that is if you are fasting. During fasting we should eat vegetables and fruits with little light food.
When we become spiritually sharp We will be able to see clearly in the spirit so that Satan cannot confuse us with false revelations. In a church it isn’t only the pastor that receives dream and visions we all have the potentials to receive from God all we need is to develop our Spirit (1 Peter 2:9) we are all in the royal priesthood that God can communicate with.
When you have more spiritual encounters yourself it won't be difficult for you to accept divine revelations. Because you see mysteries yourself. Things that takes place in the spirit but don't exist in the physical world. Understand that food doesn't draw us close to God. In the bible Moses had to fast for 40 days to receive the ten commandments. Daniel had to eat only fruits and vegetables to stay away from contaminating his soul with the King's meal. I will say again that we are here to battle for our soul not to seek comfort for our flesh.
I have done fruit fasting where I ate no food but only ate fruit and drank tea at the end. I myself didn't receive a dreamt that night but in the morning whiles I lead our morning prayers the Lord gave one of our sisters a very encouraging dream that strengthened me.
I can testify that being light is good for the spirit . It demands discipline but it is worth it. There is no food or water in hell those who never fasted are forced to fast in hell in the mist of torment . Therefore lets sew the seeds painfully now and reap the rewards in the next life.
-Extracts from Bro Emmanuel Owusu Achiaw
