# Still Confused About Christian Fasting **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [September 29, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/still-confused-about-christian-fasting/1704 "2026-09-29T17:56:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![LightBearerX](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/user_avatar/forum.victoriousinprayer.com/lightbearerx/32/1229_2.png) [@LightBearerX](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/u/LightBearerX)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/still-confused-about-christian-fasting/1704/4 "2026-09-30T11:07:19Z")
I have a set weekday where I skip two meals and drink water. A few days of simple vegetables and water (a [Daniel fast](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/what-are-you-actually-eating-on-the-daniel-fast/1700)) also lets me stay functional at work. Because that rhythm exists, I can fast on short notice when something is pressing. The cons showed up when I ignored my limits. A fixed day turns into clock-watching if I’m not actually praying. Fasting while sick or on medication made me irritable instead of attentive. When I only did it whenever my church happened to mention it, I never did it at all. Christian fasting is voluntarily going without food for a stretch, sometimes on a schedule and sometimes when a need is on my heart. Believers should do it, not as one rigid program. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/still-confused-about-christian-fasting/1704)._