During times of fasting, we aim to take time off from our daily routine and begin to really think of all the things that we will do different during this time; we look to stay away from television, secular radio, internet, and other forms of entertainment, we even watch how we talk, what we listen to, making sure nothing ruins what we have going.  It’s a time of purging our minds of all the garbage we’ve been putting in our lives for an entire year. Soon we begin to notice that we begin to feel different, think different, we turn into a totally different person; a godly person I would say. As we look to finishing strong, let us remember that God has created the fast to remind us that the way we live our lives during the fast is the correct way to live every day.  We shouldn’t think that just because the fast is over we can now return to watching immorality and perversion on our television, or go back to allowing lies to creep back into our lives now that we have given God his 25 days. When we abstain from the corruption of this world we are able to hear God’s voice clearly. Paul gave us an example of how athletes abstain from things in order to obtain a crown that perishes.

24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

In the same way let us abstain, lets us run, let us make our bodies our salves so that the flesh will be weakened and our spirit will grow stronger. Not just during this time but every day. Remember God created the times of fasting only to remind us of how we should life a life in the spirit.