The Good News

Ok, I seriously had to ask myself why I was fasting this morning. I'm still not feeling 100%. I woke up feeling worse today than I did yesterday. It crossed my mind as I was getting ready for work that the enemy is trying to attack my health and energy. I was experiencing really bad habit pangs and I seriously wanted to break the fast this morning and call it a day. All I could think about was my extra sweet cup of hot green tea! I've done partial fasts before. I've done one meal a day fasts. I've even done the eat nothing fast. But this fast fast tougher.

A few days ago, I was already to do this but now I'm in it and as much as I want to break it, I realize that if I can hold on and bear with it, I will be made stronger in the end. It also dawned on me this morning that when we don't fast, we tend to become desensitized to the word and God's voice. I guess this also ties into yesterday's post where I spoke about taking God for granted and feeling like I'm having one-sided conversation. I guess it would feel that way if I'm desensitized.

I was also feeling really irritable and moody and this is definitely playing out on my job. Luckily, I was able to pray for others and be prayed for at lunch via a phone prayer cord. I also, prayed with my prayer partner, Jamie. She really blessed me with her words and I know they aren't in vain. God's word will never return void so even when I don't feel or see the direct results of the prayers right away, I know they're on the way!