I have prayed about this and what to give up and what I came up with seems so weird, but I have decided to give up meat for 21 days. I can skip a meal and sometimes I don't even realize it, so I wanted it to be something more than that which would draw me to think more about Jesus. I know that I will be cooking meat for my whole family, so I think it will make me very conscious of why I am giving it up in the first place! Why am I doing it? Well, I would like my relationship with Christ to be clearer to me. I want to know without a doubt when I hear God's call to action. I don't want it to be about me, but about HIM. I want to leave a legacy for my children and their children that will be eternal.
With all that being said, I had an area of my life that was hit with a bit of confrontation...I do not like confrontation but really prayed about it for a couple weeks, sought counsel on it and knew I had to make the call. Wow, it was rough and not sure how it was taken on the other end. I really wanted to get across to this person that I wish I had had an accountability partner in some way when I was making decisions that were not healthy for me or for my family. I wanted it to be about Christian love and not about one person knowing what is wrong in someone else's life. Does this make sense? We all stumble and fall and I just wanted to let her know that with God, we can work together to keep the path clear for her. At this point, all I can do is to continue to pray about it and feel confident that I did the part God wanted me to do and now the rest is up to her.
Temptation gets in the smallest crack of your armor! I pray for each person who is fasting in the next 21 days that they hang tight to the power of God.
Monday, March 23, 2009
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2 comments:
Good thoughts, I've already been tempted to play xbox and this is only the second day. I'm so glad we got to know you and your family better this year. I love hanging out with your boys, and that includes the oldest one too (Kevin).
Good for you for making it through!!
God gives us strength!!
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