19 And it came to pass that we did return without food to our families, and being much fatigued, because of their journeying, they did suffer much for the want of food.
It seems like we can handle pretty much anything life throws
at us as long as we have food to eat. Hunger amplifies any negative feelings or
thoughts or suffering we may be experiencing. Maybe that’s part of why the Lord
wants us to fast regularly. If we can discipline ourselves to do without
physical sustenance for a time (i.e. control our appetite for food), then
surely we can control our appetite for sin. That being said, there is a huge
difference between fasting with a spiritual purpose, and just going hungry. The
Spirit sustains us on the former, not so much on the latter. Lehi’s group was
just going hungry.
