My 40 Day Fast

Going good! Drinking water and feeling good!

My energy was great during the day, however, I notice that I feel tired at the end of the day sooner than usual. I took an hour nap this evening which I haven't done in I don't even remember how long!

When God calls you to do a 40 day fast or you decide to do one on your own, there will be obstacles to overcome.

Those obstacles will come through various ways, such as,

~attacks from the enemy wanting you to quit your fast because he knows what a powerful weapon fasting is. If you are leading a life as a Christian you know what I mean.

Once you have given you life to Christ and accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, the devil has essentially lost, but now he will do his best to destroy your walk. He will tempt you to fall into sin, keep you from evangelizing, and try his best to trap you to live a life of defeat instead of a life of victory, etc.

By fasting you have literally declared war on the gates of hell, yet, through fasting, your victory is inevitable as long as you complete the fast you have set out to do.

The enemy knows this and will throw "obstacles" your way to distract, discourage, tempt you, and cause you to give up.

The slick devil will whisper lies in your ears to discourage you.

He will tempt you with food. It never fails, every time I fast, all of a sudden, more than usual different events that revolve around eating pop up.

For example: I have this one girlfriend who never eats out and so has never invited me out to eat, (although I have invited her a couple of times) then, surprisingly, all of a sudden, while on a fast she calls and invites me to lunch (she did not know I was fasting as I kept it private). I felt bad having to turn down her invitation, but, I did not want to break my fast.

~Other obstacles can come through other people. Are there any people in your life who try your patience? Normally, you may be able to handle that, but during a hard part of a fast, perhaps you should consider avoiding them. (fasting is a great time to evaluate relationships.)

~Then, of course, there is just life! Responsibilities to family and children, businesses, etc.

However, despite all of that, through Gods' grace you CAN do it!

Posted by Mari at 9:07 PM