There are clear benefits to upping the intensity: Consider our relationships—what happens when you up the intensity? Perhaps that means spending time with a good friend where you both set your phones at the door to prevent distraction. Is there not a deeper level of conversation? When we up the intensity, we find a richness, a deepness that is unavailable without higher levels of effort and focus. Fasting has the same effect in our relationship with Jesus, and today we will see the followers of God have been experiencing these benefits for centuries.
