The other day I decided to fast. I've been reading this great book "The Hidden Power of Prayer and Fasting." This book is so amazing that it made a girl like me want to go 40 hours with no food. That, my friend, is an amazing book. I got to a passage in the book where the author described how fasting humbles you, and how it allows your spirit man to tell your body, mind and emotions whose boss. I just about jumped out of my skin and said... you know what- I'm fasting tomorrow!
I'm not really experienced at fasting, but my experience has taught me one thing. The first lunch that you miss is the hardest. You are SOOOOO hungry. But, I got through it, and then I got through dinner. Then, I was on a roll. Fasting breakfast the next morning was a breeze.
Then, came lunch. Now my fast had officially ended, my spirit man had triumphed. My stomach, however, was ready to move on. I decided to eat something "light" that wouldn't upset me, so I picked up a Jimmy John's sandwich (the deliciousness that was mentioned in the previous post). Yummmmmm.
As I was eating the sandwich, my newly enlightened spirit man got a revelation. God invented food. The whole concept of eating and taste buds was in his design. He very easily could have made us like plants where all we needed to grow and thrive was sunlight and water. But, he didn't. He created us so that our source of nourishment could also bring us some joy. I don't know about you, but good food makes me feel happy. I'm not an over eater or an unhealthy person, but I am a person that loves (and I mean loves) a good meal.... or sopapilla. Only a God an awesome as mine would think of such a detail.
As a disclaimer.... I realize that many people abuse this joy. They overeat, eat junk, binge, purge and try to fill voids in their life with food. That is not what I am talking about here. I am talking about enjoying the simple things in life. The taste of a really ripe strawberry, a warm sopapilla drizzled with honey, and the aroma of a good kitchen at work. What an awesome thing God has given us!!!
I'm not really experienced at fasting, but my experience has taught me one thing. The first lunch that you miss is the hardest. You are SOOOOO hungry. But, I got through it, and then I got through dinner. Then, I was on a roll. Fasting breakfast the next morning was a breeze.
Then, came lunch. Now my fast had officially ended, my spirit man had triumphed. My stomach, however, was ready to move on. I decided to eat something "light" that wouldn't upset me, so I picked up a Jimmy John's sandwich (the deliciousness that was mentioned in the previous post). Yummmmmm.
As I was eating the sandwich, my newly enlightened spirit man got a revelation. God invented food. The whole concept of eating and taste buds was in his design. He very easily could have made us like plants where all we needed to grow and thrive was sunlight and water. But, he didn't. He created us so that our source of nourishment could also bring us some joy. I don't know about you, but good food makes me feel happy. I'm not an over eater or an unhealthy person, but I am a person that loves (and I mean loves) a good meal.... or sopapilla. Only a God an awesome as mine would think of such a detail.
As a disclaimer.... I realize that many people abuse this joy. They overeat, eat junk, binge, purge and try to fill voids in their life with food. That is not what I am talking about here. I am talking about enjoying the simple things in life. The taste of a really ripe strawberry, a warm sopapilla drizzled with honey, and the aroma of a good kitchen at work. What an awesome thing God has given us!!!
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