This Is Not a Shortcut BookMany books about prayer and fasting promise breakthroughs, clarity, or spiritual acceleration.This is not one of them.This book is an invitation into the slow, honest work of God. It is written for those who are weary of striving, exhausted by spiritual pressure, or quietly disappointed by practices that once promised more than they delivered.If prayer has begun to feel empty...If fasting feels intimidating, harmful, or misunderstood...If you still believe, but no longer know how to remain...This book is for you.Drawing from Scripture, pastoral reflection, and lived experience, this book reframes prayer and fasting not as techniques to master or tools to control outcomes, but as practices of presence, trust, and gentle transformation. It explores spiritual hunger in a distracted world, dismantles transactional spirituality, and offers a grace-filled approach to fasting that honours the body, the nervous system, and the pace of real healing.Inside, you will explore: Why spiritual hunger often hides beneath comfort and busynessPrayer as relationship rather than performanceFasting without fear, legalism, or harmThe body's role in spiritual formationDry seasons, doubt, and faithful persistenceDetachment that heals rather than woundsDiscernment that listens instead of rushingTransformation measured by fruit, not hypeA sustainable rule of life for the long road of faithThis is not a book about becoming impressive.It is about becoming rooted.Written in a compassionate, trauma-aware voice, this book offers space rather than pressure, permission rather than guilt, and faithfulness rather than formulas. It is suitable for individuals, small groups, and anyone seeking a more grounded, honest Christian spirituality.You will not find shortcuts here.You will find companionship.And an invitation to remain.