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## A Personal Hunger for God Fasting allows us to understand the places and people God is moving us toward. When you are hungry, your mind focuses on food. You long to eat, but sometimes even when you do, you are not satisfied. There are times when our spirit is hungering for something that may be hard to identify. This is the perfect time to come before the Lord in a time of fasting to find exactly what it is that He is moving you toward. Patty Lawson participated in a corporate fast with her church. Then afterward, she felt a personal hunger for the Lord that led her to fast on her own. [IMAGE CONTENT] There is an audio attachment for this devotional. You can [ download the audio ](https://plan-audio-cdn.youversionapi.com/uploads/supplemental-audio/b44c8f1a-a663-432d-93b0-a549f33e9794.mp3) if you wish. What about you? Is your spirit yearning for something more? Are you hungering to have more of Jesus and less of you? Now might be the perfect time to consider a fast before the Lord. Most spiritual fasts involve giving up food and taking the time you would normally spend on meals to focus on the Lord. Sometimes there are physical or medical reasons you cannot give up food, but you can still fast. There are plenty of things you can go without (TV, electronics, sports, social media, etc.) and give that time over to the Lord . ### Application * What is something that you can fast from in order to refocus on God? * Take a moment and ask God to direct you in your fast.