Monday, March 23, 2009

The 21 Day Fast

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.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

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).

Marc Whitted said...

Good for you for making it through!!
God gives us strength!!