Day Ten
Well I have made it half way through my Daniel fast. It is been so challenging. Thank goodness I have my husband and ministry partners joining me on this fast. They have been a great source of encouragement. I must admit that it has been hard to find the time I really desire to spend praying and studying with a 3 month old in the house. Thank goodness that God doesn't expect hours and hours each day but hears my prayers that I send out to him during a shower, during diaper changes and feedings, during chores around the house. I love him for that. God is always faithful.
There are so many things we are asking God for during this fast....but the most important thing to me is to get more of Him. I can't wait to see how God answers the prayers we have been praying....He always does it with style. So we will keep fasting and keep praying and keep believing him for miracles!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Day One...
Well we made it through day one of our Daniel fast. I must say that I am a little surprised by how I feel physically tonight. I would call myself a pretty healthy eater. But tonight I have a huge headache and a terrible tummy ache from the change in diet. I guess it's the lack of caffiene and the addition of extra fiber to my diet. Breakfast was oatmeal with blueberries and walnuts, a snack of banana with peanut butter, lunch of red beans and rice, snack of fruit soy smoothie and dinner of vegetarian chile. Although it was a tough first day of fasting it was a great day of prayer. The thing that excites me the most is that in the book of Daniel the angel tells Daniel that God heard his prayer the very first day he asked. What a great thing to know that although time may pass before God answers...he heard every thing I prayed today and has already begun to move. Thank you Lord!
I look forward to 20 more days of intimate time with Jesus during this fast.
Some things we are fasting for: True Identity Ministries, Teen Challenge, our families, our son Jase, finances, wisdom, and most of all just more of God in our lives.
See you on day 2!
I look forward to 20 more days of intimate time with Jesus during this fast.
Some things we are fasting for: True Identity Ministries, Teen Challenge, our families, our son Jase, finances, wisdom, and most of all just more of God in our lives.
See you on day 2!
Monday, September 7, 2009
Daniel Fast
Well I did it...I fell behind in my blog just like I knew I would! With so many things to keep updated for the ministry: newsletter, website, conference registrations and planning, weekly devotions, facebook page....sigh....something ends up falling behind and this blog has been it! But I'm back and very excited. Wanna know why? Tomorrow my husband and I are starting our 21 day Daniel fast. I know it's crazy to be excited for a fast, but I have fasted enough now to know that although it is very difficult physically...it is so worth it spiritually.
In fact I'll tell you a story about my last 21 day fast. I started it at the beginning of January of 2006 and I listed in my journal all of the things I wanted to see God do in my life. One of them was to get a husband. I finally felt like I was ready to be married...but no prospects in sight. So I started my fasting and praying and then something happened. On Jan. 16th I was at a friends house. One of our friends said to me that he had a guy friend for me to talk to on the phone. I politely said "no thanks, not interested". Then he showed me a picture of him and I suddenly became interested! So this mutual friend called Kyle up (now my husband) and put him on the phone with me. It was very akward as you could imagine. Something happened and we got disconnected. The next day I received a call from an unkown number. I usually don't answer those calls but decided to this time. It was the cute friend of my friend. Kyle and I ended up talking for over 2 hours. I had to let him go so I could get to church that evening. When I got to church I told my sweet friend Amanda that I planned to marry this guy. And as it turned out we met face to face one month later and got engaged that weekend! 3 months after that I moved to South Dakota, changed jobs and married my dream husband. All this from a 21 day fast!
So needless to say this is why I am so excited for my fast. I know that God responds in a big way to us when we fast and pray. Scripture actually commands us to fast and pray. There should be times we set aside to deny ourselves of food or certain foods and seek God. That's what my husband and many of my ministry friends plan to do over the next 21 days. Please be praying for us! I will do my best to journal on my blog everyday to keep you up to date with what God is doing through our fast!
If you want more information on Daniel fast you can find it at http://daniel-fast.com/ or http://www.jentezenfranklin.org/fasting/danielfast.php. I promise you will be blessed!
In fact I'll tell you a story about my last 21 day fast. I started it at the beginning of January of 2006 and I listed in my journal all of the things I wanted to see God do in my life. One of them was to get a husband. I finally felt like I was ready to be married...but no prospects in sight. So I started my fasting and praying and then something happened. On Jan. 16th I was at a friends house. One of our friends said to me that he had a guy friend for me to talk to on the phone. I politely said "no thanks, not interested". Then he showed me a picture of him and I suddenly became interested! So this mutual friend called Kyle up (now my husband) and put him on the phone with me. It was very akward as you could imagine. Something happened and we got disconnected. The next day I received a call from an unkown number. I usually don't answer those calls but decided to this time. It was the cute friend of my friend. Kyle and I ended up talking for over 2 hours. I had to let him go so I could get to church that evening. When I got to church I told my sweet friend Amanda that I planned to marry this guy. And as it turned out we met face to face one month later and got engaged that weekend! 3 months after that I moved to South Dakota, changed jobs and married my dream husband. All this from a 21 day fast!
So needless to say this is why I am so excited for my fast. I know that God responds in a big way to us when we fast and pray. Scripture actually commands us to fast and pray. There should be times we set aside to deny ourselves of food or certain foods and seek God. That's what my husband and many of my ministry friends plan to do over the next 21 days. Please be praying for us! I will do my best to journal on my blog everyday to keep you up to date with what God is doing through our fast!
If you want more information on Daniel fast you can find it at http://daniel-fast.com/ or http://www.jentezenfranklin.org/fasting/danielfast.php. I promise you will be blessed!
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