Methods 1: Pray before fasting.
1, pray to know what kind of fasting you need. The traditional fasting is to stay away from food, but you can also stay away from the media or other habits. Absolute fasting or water prohibition requires you not to eat any solid or liquid except water.
Liquid fasting requires you not to eat all solid foods, but you can still drink any liquid.
Partial fasting requires that you don't eat certain foods or all foods on certain days. Catholics often do this during lent.
The traditional lent is a partial fast. You don't have to eat meat on Friday and ash Wednesday. On such a day, you can have a standard meal and two small meals, the latter is incomparable to other standard meals. All drinks are allowed.
Bread and water fasting allows you to eat bread and drink water, and nothing else.
It is forbidden for the media to ask you to stay away from all media, including TV or the Internet.
Forbidden habits require you to stay away from certain behaviors. This may be talking loudly or playing cards. This is another action that is often performed during lent.
2. Ask how long you need to do it. It could be a day or a few weeks. Set a healthy and mentally challenging time. If it's the first time, a day or a day and a half is more appropriate.
Don't drink for more than three days.
Consider slowly entering a total ban. It may be a meal at first, but when the body starts to adapt, it will be all right.
3. Think about why you did it. When praying, ask God what your fasting goal is. This goal will give you focus and guidance. Refreshing the mind is usually the purpose of fasting, but if you want guidance, calm and healing can also be done.
You can also fast for other purposes. For example, you can fast and pray for people affected by natural disasters.
Fasting is also an expression of gratitude.
4. Ask for forgiveness. Repentance is one of the important factors for the success of prayer and fasting. Under the guidance of God, write down your crimes. These crimes should be as comprehensive as possible.
Tell this to God, pray and accept God's forgiveness.
Also pray for the forgiveness of those you wronged, and express the forgiveness of those you wronged.
Ask God how to make amends.
5. Pray who you need to talk to. To some extent, praying for public support can help fast. In other words, you can tell those who you think can provide you with moral support. Priests, other important people and spiritual partners are all good choices.
Ask God who you need to support you.
6. Take advice on physical preparation. In addition to mental preparation, physical preparation is also essential. Take your time, especially the first time. Eat less before you are ready to fast.
Quit caffeine 24 hours early. Because not drinking coffee is easy to cause and aggravate headaches.
Slow down the sugar intake one week in advance, because some people think it is difficult to fast when eating a lot of sugar.
Before starting fasting completely, consider eating some raw food strictly according to the menu.
Method 2: Pray during fasting.
1. Focus on the reasons for your fasting. When you pray, choose a theme in advance so that your prayers can be organized. Get ready to change the subject. It is very likely that you think that you started praying for a certain purpose, and when you pray, you find that God wants you to do another thing.
2. Think about the Bible. You can use the Bible as your guide or read it the way you are called. Take notes and pray according to your own understanding. If you are not a Christian, you should think about your own beliefs.
You can also think about the spiritual guide you read during fasting.
3. Pray with prayers written by individuals and in the Bible. Most prayers should be improvised by yourself. If you don't know what to say, you can turn to the Bible, so that you can communicate with God better. The most common prayer is "God's prayer", also known as "our father". As long as it suits you, any prayer in the Bible will do.
4. Use prayer AIDS. Some people don't use these things because of their beliefs, but they are suitable for others. Some common auxiliary items related to Catholicism include rosary, sacred seal, cross and so on. For Christians who are not Catholics, you can listen to hymns or use non-prayer beads.
5. Pray with others. Of course, most of the time you may pray alone. You can consider praying with others during Lent. Praying together is considered a powerful way to pray for God to be with you. You can pray quietly or loudly. If the voice is loud, avoid comparing your prayers with others.
During lent, a good prayer partner is usually someone who already knows that you are fasting and fasting with you.
6. Find a quiet place. You can pray at any time of the day, no matter where you are or what happens around you. If it is a concentrated prayer like fasting, it is very important for you to find time to be quiet with God. You can choose a quiet corner indoors. The bedroom is usually a good place, but a quiet corner of the home or office will do. You can even pray alone in the car.
On the contrary, there is no problem outdoors. A quiet corner in the Woods can give you time to pray to God, and at the same time, it can make you admire everything God has created.
7. Balance planned prayer and spontaneous prayer. Planning is usually very useful, especially during fasting, but you can't just follow the plan strictly. When God calls you outside the prescribed time, you can't do it without praying. You can pray in your recent free time. You can spend the time saved by fasting on eating, watching TV or praying.
Pray at the beginning and end of each day.
Method 3: Auxiliary fasting measures
1, pay attention to personal hygiene. During complete fasting, your body will excrete a lot of toxic waste in the first three days. Take a bath every day. Especially the first three days.
Brush your teeth more than usual in the first three days to avoid bad breath.
Don't be sad. Fasting is a time of private communication with God. If you put on a sad face, you will attract sympathy and admiration, which will increase your pride and make it more difficult for you to communicate with God humbly.
3. Continue to drink liquid. Don't drink water for more than three days. You can also get water from other liquids, such as orange juice or milk, but you should insist on drinking water most of the time during fasting. Otherwise, there will be a danger of severe dehydration, which will lead to other diseases.
4. Check your mood. People will feel grumpy without eating a meal. Therefore, eating less and eating more meals will make you more upset. Check your emotional state. If you feel angry with the next person, find a place where no one is there to pray and reflect on yourself.
5. Limit your activities. Walking is acceptable and encouraging, but fasting consumes a lot of energy, so try to rest. Similarly, you should try to avoid strenuous exercise.
6. Avoid drugs. Drugs, herbs and mild treatment can cause some complications during fasting, such as nausea, irritability, fatigue, dizziness, headache and even worse. Note that you can't stop taking drugs without the doctor's consent and supervision.