What can not be done by those who observe great fasting

Observance of fasting Not an obligation, but rather a spiritual impulse of a person. He is needed in order to keep his body and soul clean, morally enrich and become spiritually a little better. This practice need not be observed by all believers, because there is even a list of those categories of people who do not need to fast.

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However, if you do, then to the end and with the right motivation. Some people even make mistakes here, so much so that the post itself can discourage them from continuing this practice. To prevent this from happening, let’s look at the most common mistakes that can happen to fasters.

Why fast, if I already have a good figure and physical health? I eat the right food and I don’t need it.



Fasting is not just about avoiding fatty foods and certain animal products. It is useless without prayer, confession and communion. As we have said above, fasting is not so much for the body as for the soul. And to cleanse it. Fasting is also an expression of our repentance, not another attempt to lose weight.

Excessive rigor I tried fasting and realized it wasn't for me. Many days a year you need to deprive yourself of delicious food. And then there are the hard days. After that, I have apathy and do not want to do anything.



Indeed, if a person wants to fast for the first time, especially when he has not denied himself the pleasure of gluttony all his life, he will have a hard time. But here, as in any other business, you need to do everything gradually. Do not forget that the post will be next year, and so on. You just need to be a little patient and not rush headlong into a new element for yourself.

My boss is a very devout man. He has a negative attitude towards people who do not fast. Maybe even reprimand. I wanted to try this practice earlier, but now I will not.

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Such people, of course, simply go to extremes. Observing fasting is necessary primarily for yourself. This fact in no case should bring negativity to others. Even more, it can lead to pride, like, look, I'm better than others. Such arguments are fundamentally wrong and should be avoided.

I have been fasting for a long time, but I began to notice that it is becoming more difficult to do. A little angry surroundings, for example, colleagues and family. They're always running around with fatty foods, and I even have a smell that makes me unhappy. It must be envy.



In fact, on the contrary, fasting, as a process of purification, should bring only positive emotions. But if there was a situation in which the body emits a negative, no one prevents you from stopping. It is better to eat meat and be kind to others than to fast and bear only negativity.

Attitude to food as an enemy Eat meat of killed animals at all impossible. I even want to try not eating them at all. This will make me cleaner and closer to God.



Meat has in its composition proteins and amino acids, without which it is very difficult for a person to exist normally. Why lose them? While Islam and Judaism ban certain foods, Christianity does not. If these are normal foods and not surrogates, eating them is not prohibited.

In other words, fasting is primarily for yourself. Thus, a person lets more spiritual, more positive, more spiritual into his world. Prayers and thoughts of the eternal go side-by-side with lean food, and all together it definitely bears fruit. Think carefully and decide for yourself whether you need it. And then fast. Right and without negativity.