If fasting to get closer to God were possible, then any unbeliever or Christian could could fast and enjoy the presence of the Lord God. But is this possible? But that certainly doesn’t stop many people, unbelievers and Christians, to think, feel, and teach that a Christian can get closer to God by fasting and that it is a natural phenomenon! They read the following verse of Scripture and misunderstand it! “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.”