Picking my poison, I mean ummm food....

Tomorrow begins the week of food fasts. I have been spending that last week praying and preparing my mind for what is to come. So, I picked my poison for the first week of 7 experiment:

 

Chicken   Eggs   Whole wheat bread  

Sweet Potatoes   Apples   Beans   Bananas  

 

I'm only going to drink water.....no coffee (I'm already having anxiety of that one), I can use olive oil, salt and pepper. I made sure my choices were healthy and well balanced. With the experiment there are other options; cut out 7 ingredients (no caffeine, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, food dye...etc), No fast food or processed foods (which is pretty much everything), If you have a burden for a specific country fasts on their diet, eat only what you have in pantry, cut your budget in half or thirds for the week, or even fast on an entire meal a day for 7 days.

 

I chose not to include kids in this.....not just because it's hard, but folks I gotta keep my sanity.

 

I'm sure you are thinking, why in the world is she doing this? It's simple. I'm praying during this fasts that there may be less of me and all my junk, and more of God and His kingdom. All my junk equals all the 7 things I am fasting on during the 7 weeks. Point blank: God listens to those who fast with an earnest heart. Esther fasted before she approached the king without being summoned (a death sentence), but he welcomed her and Israel ended up being saved through it (Esth 4:16). Or when Ezra fasted for safety before carrying a bulk of gold and silver along a route that was infested with thieves. They safely arrived at their destination. Daniel fasted to restore Jerusalem after almost 70 years in exile. God responded by sending the angel Gabriel to show him his plan.  A fast cannot be used to manipulate God in giving us what WE want. There could be some major consequences in that. That is why I spent the past week preparing and praying to get my heart in the right place.

I am in need of a breakthrough. The restlessness needs to come to a point of understanding. There is something that needs to change and/or happen, so I am fasting for some understanding from Christ. 'It is interesting to watch God's movement after the famous fasts in scripture; they positioned His people for a breakthrough so often. What wasn't possible, suddenly was. What wouldn't move, came unstuck. What hadn't worked, finally did. What was totally blurry, became crystal clear.'




Want to read and try this for yourself? Here is the link to the 7 books.