The Fast: Day 3

Today I started obsessing about weight loss.... that is BAD and takes me away from the PURPOSE of the fast which is to be closer to God.... to intentionally seek His face.

I researched the Master Cleanse which I heard about (sort of) from Bill Bright's website/article about fasting (which was and is SO AWESOME!!)... Bill spends an undisclosed period of time during his liquid fasts drinking only the lemon/ maple syrup/ cayenne pepper mixture. I decided that I wanted to try it out for myself and have been sipping on a glass of this oddly tantalizing drink most of the afternoon. --> I think that I will just do a regular liquid/ juice fast (fruit and veggie juices) for the first few weeks anyway and then maybe try this... we'll see...

I really need to guard against thinking about this as a weight loss journey. I was at the gym today and I KNOW Satan was tempting me to look at the weight loss infomercials because he knows my M.O. which is to take my focus off of God and put it back on myself (and my hopes and dreams for a thinner me). GAh!!!! ---> My focus must NOT be on that!! It MUST REMAIN on God- and His Word- and His TRUTH and His PLANS and His KINGDOM!  I keep reading this scripture this week:

 "My sons, do not neglect your duties any longer! The Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, and to lead the people in worship and present offerings to him." 2 Chronicles 29:11

I also keep hearing the refrain from an old hymn:
"On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand."

I wonder what it all means?!!

*unrelated side note* I love that my sensitivity to the Spirit is heightened during a fast.

So let's see... "how am I doing with my fast today?" Well, today I'm hungry- desiring to chew on something... but yesterday I made it through going OUT TO LUNCH with my brother, Davin, and sister, Page, (to the fabulous Tijuana Flats) so I can DEFINITELY do this!! :)  (And truth be told, I'm not actually THAT hungry- I've only hungered a couple times. I've spent a good amount of time in prayer and the Word and the Lord truly has been satisfying me at the deepest levels of my soul.)

I DID have a GREAT day with God today... I didn't get as much accomplished as I would have liked, but the night is still young (it's 7:40pm). I'm gonna go try to be productive (in a worldly sense). :)
 

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