I wail. I mourn. For I am not eating to live but to die.
O God! Save me from myself!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Fasting
We do not have to wait for God to call us into a fast.
God is kinda like a grandma in that when she cooks, she cooks tons of food for her grand-children, like chicken and dumplings, fresh baked peach cobbler, rolls and sweet tea! YUM! God loves us so much and wants us to be comfortable and satisfied in Him. When we fast, in the same what grandma's are concerned about us, God us concerned for us. We might at some point have to tell our grand-mother we are on a diet, that until we have healthy, fit and trim bodies, we are not going to eat another bite of her comfort foods. Fasting says to God, until I am close to You again, I am not eating another bite. God quickly ushers into out lives with the comfort of the Holy Spirit. He comes to our aid. He fills our need. He lifts us up. Fasting is like picking up the phone to call a good friend, but God always answers. Won't you give fasting a try?
Matthew 6:16-18
When you fast, do not look somber, as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
God is kinda like a grandma in that when she cooks, she cooks tons of food for her grand-children, like chicken and dumplings, fresh baked peach cobbler, rolls and sweet tea! YUM! God loves us so much and wants us to be comfortable and satisfied in Him. When we fast, in the same what grandma's are concerned about us, God us concerned for us. We might at some point have to tell our grand-mother we are on a diet, that until we have healthy, fit and trim bodies, we are not going to eat another bite of her comfort foods. Fasting says to God, until I am close to You again, I am not eating another bite. God quickly ushers into out lives with the comfort of the Holy Spirit. He comes to our aid. He fills our need. He lifts us up. Fasting is like picking up the phone to call a good friend, but God always answers. Won't you give fasting a try?
Matthew 6:16-18
When you fast, do not look somber, as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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