The devil is always working to lull us into a spiritual “sleep”, where we become desensitized to things that should bother us. Instead of lazily hitting the snooze button, we need to wake up and let God work in us — and one of the best ways we can do that is to start each day with prayer.

Have you ever felt bound by your sin and in desperate need to witness the evidence of God’s work in your life? Fasting is one way of clearing the distractions from our vision so that we can more easily see what He’s doing. It may not be some secret formula that gives us all the answers that we want when we want them, but as with any spiritual discipline, it ultimately draws us closer to Him through the process.