The Fasting Practice: A Four-Session Guide to Offering Your Whole Self to God

Practicing the Way #3

by John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way

Learn how the powerful yet neglected spiritual discipline of fasting can awaken your entire being to a deep hunger for God in this guide from New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer and the team at Practicing the Way.

In our culture of constant consumption, the biblical practice of fasting is both countercultural and transformative. Designed to be used with four engaging video sessions freely available online, the Fasting Practice from Practicing the Way offers spiritual exercises, reflection questions, guided readings, and additional resources to help you and your community.

This guide will equip you

• Understand the invitation to fast as a rhythm or a response
• Offer your whole self to God in surrender
• Grow in holiness by integrating mind and body
• Amplify both your prayers to God and God’s voice to you
• Stand in solidarity with the poor and against injustice

Discover how incorporating fasting as a way of life can lead to a deeper connection with God, a renewed sense of purpose, and a more embodied apprenticeship.

Part of a series of nine core practices that together build a Rule of Life for following Jesus in the modern world, each guide can be read individually or together in any
The Sabbath Practice
The Prayer Practice
The Fasting Practice
The Solitude Practice
The Generosity Practice
The Scripture Practice
The Community Practice
The Service Practice
The Witness Practice

Genres: Christian

105 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2025

About the author

John Mark Comer is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including Into the quiet and Practicing the Way, which received the 2025 Christian Book of the Year award from the ECPA. His book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry has sold more than a million copies and been translated into over twenty languages.

He's also a pastor and the founder of Practicing the Way, an organization that helps churches form lifelong apprentices of Jesus.

The Comers live in the Santa Monica Mountains just outside LA.

Reviews

[Shelley Warticki]

Good Resource

I had never really fasted for spiritual reasons before reading this book. The videos offer encouragement, especially if you’re not doing this with a group.

[Matt]

My church did this 4-week series, and this bound version was easier for me to review throughout each week and keep my journal entries where they could help me! I had dreaded this practice, and now I look forward to my fast days each week!