wow... God is good!
so much has been happening but i admit most of my time is spent playing on facebook.
can't be postin whatever i want there though. too many connections to the people i work with and whatnot. lately i've been been prayin like nobody's business and fasting daniel-style. it's been an incredible experience so far.
Jesus said that some things will only be gone due to prayer and fasting. i've prayed before but i've noticed that the times that i pray while fasting amazing things happen. God takes notice of the things i'm praying for since i'm making a sacrifice of food or something else that is important to me.
i have praise reports, that's for sure! my God is sooooo good. :D the very first time i was fasting was years ago. i was doing the Master Cleanse. so i was technically fasting. i did read my Bible during the times when i would have been eating. i pray regularly but i don't remember praying about anything in particular then. the amazing result of that time was one of my best friends coming to know Jesus as her personal Savior! that was a rush for me but it meant so much more to my friendship with her. she's not just my friend anymore, she's my sister in Christ. nothing can break a bond like that. what was even better was that i got to help lead her to Christ during one of the Autumn Blaze concerts at continental airlines arena. a hallmark moment in my life.
i started out doing a daniel fast for 31 days. while in the midst of said fast i decided to kick it up to a 40 day fast after some further teaching about fasting from my pastor. the number 40 is very significant in the Bible. what struck me more was the specifics pastor gave us. beelzebub, a name for satan, means "lord of the flies..." the lifespan of a fly can vary by species from 1 day to 40 days. in order to rid flies from a garden or plants or some other such situation, fly killer must be used for 40 consecutive days. coincidence? i think not. pastor went on to talk about the ointment (oil) used in the tabernacle as part of the pleasing fragrance to God. when flies get in the ointment it smells.
i don't want flies in my ointment!! so 40 days it is. i always forget what day i'm on so i have to go check. day 27 complete as of tonite. it's been easier than i thought it would be but i also asked for God's help before i started. i don't mess around...
so the amazing thing that happened during this time of fasting is that one of my closest friends from college got a job after being unemployed for nearly a year! i've been rejoicing along with him and i know he's breathing a sigh of relief.
we've been learning that when we fast, we are not always fasting for things that need changing in our own lives. many times we are but not always. i've been finding that the lives of people around me have been shaken up since i've been fasting and i believe it's for their benefit that i'm on this fast.
i have yet another friend who needs a miracle from God and i believe she shall have it. if you can believe, anything is possible for him who believes. Mark 9:23
i can't wait to see what else God has in store! of course there's some weight loss involved too which is much welcomed but that will definitely come when you eat no animal products, dairy, bread or sugar.
with that... long live hummus!
can't be postin whatever i want there though. too many connections to the people i work with and whatnot. lately i've been been prayin like nobody's business and fasting daniel-style. it's been an incredible experience so far.
Jesus said that some things will only be gone due to prayer and fasting. i've prayed before but i've noticed that the times that i pray while fasting amazing things happen. God takes notice of the things i'm praying for since i'm making a sacrifice of food or something else that is important to me.
i have praise reports, that's for sure! my God is sooooo good. :D the very first time i was fasting was years ago. i was doing the Master Cleanse. so i was technically fasting. i did read my Bible during the times when i would have been eating. i pray regularly but i don't remember praying about anything in particular then. the amazing result of that time was one of my best friends coming to know Jesus as her personal Savior! that was a rush for me but it meant so much more to my friendship with her. she's not just my friend anymore, she's my sister in Christ. nothing can break a bond like that. what was even better was that i got to help lead her to Christ during one of the Autumn Blaze concerts at continental airlines arena. a hallmark moment in my life.
i started out doing a daniel fast for 31 days. while in the midst of said fast i decided to kick it up to a 40 day fast after some further teaching about fasting from my pastor. the number 40 is very significant in the Bible. what struck me more was the specifics pastor gave us. beelzebub, a name for satan, means "lord of the flies..." the lifespan of a fly can vary by species from 1 day to 40 days. in order to rid flies from a garden or plants or some other such situation, fly killer must be used for 40 consecutive days. coincidence? i think not. pastor went on to talk about the ointment (oil) used in the tabernacle as part of the pleasing fragrance to God. when flies get in the ointment it smells.
i don't want flies in my ointment!! so 40 days it is. i always forget what day i'm on so i have to go check. day 27 complete as of tonite. it's been easier than i thought it would be but i also asked for God's help before i started. i don't mess around...
so the amazing thing that happened during this time of fasting is that one of my closest friends from college got a job after being unemployed for nearly a year! i've been rejoicing along with him and i know he's breathing a sigh of relief.
we've been learning that when we fast, we are not always fasting for things that need changing in our own lives. many times we are but not always. i've been finding that the lives of people around me have been shaken up since i've been fasting and i believe it's for their benefit that i'm on this fast.
i have yet another friend who needs a miracle from God and i believe she shall have it. if you can believe, anything is possible for him who believes. Mark 9:23
i can't wait to see what else God has in store! of course there's some weight loss involved too which is much welcomed but that will definitely come when you eat no animal products, dairy, bread or sugar.
with that... long live hummus!