Why do people fast?

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Why do people fast? Recently, I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and this idea of fasting came to mind randomly. You know, I'm on this journey of do I What kind of treatment do I go through? How bad is it? How much time do I have? What can I actually do? And while I was praying about this to God, I felt this idea of like I should fast. Why? Why should I fast? Like I'm already uncomfortable. I'm already trying to figure out what to do with my life. And then I remembered in scripture that there's multiple instances of people fasting. For example, in the book of Acts, Acts 13:2 it says, "While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'" So, after they fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. So, the Holy Spirit spoke to people when they prayed and fasted. So, as I was feeling this impression from the Lord to fast, I'm like, "Okay, well, do I Like what does it actually look like? Do I fast from social media? Do I fast from" I just got this like conviction of I need to give the first 3 days of my month to God. We talk about tithing, you know, it's in the Old Testament. Even talks about Jesus talked about tithing, too. And so, you get to this point of why would I need to basically tithe the first part of the month? And there's this part in scripture that also talks about how obedience is more important than sacrifice. And so, I felt like, "Okay, well, here the Holy Spirit spoke to these people and told them what to do." And honestly, that's that is what I want. I want to be able to get closer to God. I want to be dependent on God, especially in a time like this. Why would I go to anything else first, which I did. I went to AI and Google to try to figure out the next steps, but it's like, "No, I should really get alone with God." And so, the last 3 days I fasted. It was a water fast, and I just broke it this morning. And scripture does talk about, you know, making sure that you're not trying to make yourself obviously fasting to other people. And so, I tried not to talk about it at all during that time, but I did want to talk about the importance of it cuz God did reveal several things to me during that time. People that I needed to reach out to, next steps that I needed to to walk into, and I just wanted to ask if you've ever fasted, why did you do it? What did the Lord reveal to you? And in this next season, as you're exploring what God might have for you, are you willing to say yes? Are you willing to step into it in confidence knowing that God, if he called you to it, he will lead you through it. So, let me know how we can be praying for each other today, friends. I think God is specifically bringing this video into your feed for a reason, so let's see how we can be praying for each other. God bless you.