Fasting, Silence and Solitude

Fasting is going without food (or something else) for a set time in order to pray. Jesus assumed his followers would do it — 'when you fast', not 'if'. Hunger becomes a recurring prompt to turn to God, and it exposes how much you rely on comfort.

Start small: one meal, one day, one week off a habit. If you have any history of disordered eating, fast from something other than food and talk to an adult first.

Jesus repeatedly withdrew to lonely places, often before big decisions. Silence is hard because it removes distraction and leaves you with your own head. That is the point — it is where you find out what is actually going on inside you.

Ten minutes with no phone is a serious spiritual discipline in the modern world.