Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: I know God is doing great things with our lives! The results of fasting isn’t a sad face, but a powerful passion that will touch and make a difference in the people around us, as He works in us! How has God used you, as you fast for a season? How is God asking you to fast your life and trust Him? I found joy knowing my fast will end one day, when God says it’s time. I saw my everyday life with a fresh pair of eyes. Once I saw my dreams in waiting as an opportunity for God to use me, I fasted, out of trust. God’s intention of fasting helps us let go of ourselves more - out of a trust that He cares and values our precious dreams - so that He can take hold of us more.įasting is an oxymoron – a ceasing of our own activity, to increase God’s activity in us. It’s not an act of deprivation, to send a message to the top, in an effort to bend a powerful deity to notice or care about us.įasting also wasn’t given to us as a means to show off piety and restraint - although those might characterize some who do it. The kind of fasting God has in mind is very different from how we often see it used. My season of waiting suddenly took on a powerful significance that gave my everyday life meaning and purpose. God was letting me know, fasting with my life is sacrifice He was asking me to trust Him with. I learned that God’s bigger picture of fasting, went beyond what I wanted to get out of it. No matter what the fast may be, it is always connected to what we secretly desire and deeply love.“ “Perhaps, you must fast a dream you long to see fulfilled, a loving marriage relationship, the priviledge of becoming a parent, or a ministry you have always desired to have. Immediately, you might be wondering how you can fast something you love for a season of your life.” “You may need to fast a dream or a desire during a given season of your life. I was reading Tammy Maltby’s book, “Lifegiving”, when my heart stopped at this line. Thank God, one day, He revealed a greater meaning of fasting, that took me to a new level of looking at my life. When was God gonna come through for me? I wondered. I felt I had been pretty faithful, considering everything I’d gone through and how long I’d been waiting. I figured I had been pretty patient, but my turn seemed to take too long. Life seemed to chuckle at me, whenever it threw a wrench into my plans to pursue my dreams. I felt my life didn’t seem to match up with my passions. One of the big burdens I had been carrying for a many years, was the struggle to find purpose in everyday life. I often used fasting as a way to strengthen and calm myself, when I faced challenges that were too big to handle. Previously, I had a practice of fasting regularly, to ask God to help me through the rough seasons in my life. When Life Throws A Wrenchīefore last year, I never saw my life as the thing God wanted me to fast. Yes, sometimes, that is exactly what God has called us to do - fast a dream. The thing is, fasting something the body craves to eat pales in comparison to fasting a dream or a desire. I figure if I deprive myself of food or chocolate (oh, no!), God will really know I’m serious about something. The idea of fasting has often appealed to the part of my Type B personality that leans a little towards Type A.įasting sounds like a sure fire way to get God’s attention, doesn’t it? That which I have placed in God’s hands, I still have.” “Many things I have tried to grasp, and have lost.
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