Author and teacher Asherita Choochoo defines fasting this way. Fasting is purposefully setting aside a good gift to say, I want something better.

Today is November 20th, 2019, and this is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamoo, along with Danegresh.

Nancy, I have been so in awe of how God has turned true woman into a global movement. As I sat in the audience at the

last true woman event, and we saw all the flags from all over the world's beautiful sight.

I believe you are a gifted teacher. I believe you are a delightful communicator. But quite honestly,

the movement has grown beyond what any human could have ever ordained or orchestrated.

Totally. And God is raising up women all around the world. In fact, not too long ago, you and I

were in South Africa seeing women that God has raised up there to teach, to minister.

There's way more going on than we can even track or know what it is.

Yeah, exactly.

My point is this, that something supernatural is happening with the true woman movement.

And when I think about what would have been the catalyst for that? I go back to the very first

true woman event where you were very quiet about it. You were not public about it. I don't even

know if women listening will even know that this happened. But you fasted leading up to that first

true woman event to the point where several of us who love you were like, you're beginning to lose a lot of weight.

Are you sure about this? And you were steadfast. The Lord has called me to fast.

Yeah, I just felt a sense at that time, as I have a few other times in my life, more honestly, when I was younger, but a sense that I needed the focus,

the clarity of just setting my attention on the Lord, being able to listen to him without distractions.

And that was one of a few extended fast that I did more in those years. I haven't done an extended

fast in a long time,

completely from food. But I'll tell you, I had such a sense, even in being somewhat weakened

physically, going into that event that I was walking into it with the Lord. I don't want to be

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