This past Sunday was day 22 of the 21 day Daniel Fast. And I wanted to share with you my thoughts and experiences throughout the past three weeks.
It.
Was.
Amazing.
Not amazing in that I was on this God high the entire time. Ok, let me back up, let’s talk about the food. So you’re allowed to eat fruits, vegetables and unenriched grains {brown rice, wheat flour, etc}, you’re not allowed to have sweeteners and you can only drink water {unless you’re drinking one of your meals}. The food for me was easy. There were times I struggled especially toward the end. When you go out and everybody is having frozen yogurt and you’re just watching. But honestly, God gave me such strength considering that food is a downfall for me. I love eating. I also eat very healthy and yet my body still had to go through a detox. I had at least one canker sore every single day. Getting frustrated enough I finally found out that that was a way of my body detoxing.
And just as my body was detoxing from the bad food I have eaten in the past my spiritual life was detoxing, painfully, from the bad thoughts and actions of my past. I felt like David. I could not understand why I had gained so many enemies so quickly. I felt attacked nearly every day. And then it clicked. God was detoxing me from the addiction I had of peoples approval and love. When I should only be seeking love from God and trusting only God I, instead, was seeking worldly love. I sought after unconditional love from conditional people.
That is how the fast was amazing. I was drawn closer to God and am on the road to overcoming a problem in my life that I didn’t even recognize.
I encourage you to try a Daniel Fast. The 21 days go by so quickly! Almost too quickly. I’m looking forward to doing this again in the spring.
Oh, before I forget, without divulging too much, I wanted to say that one of my health problems had absolutely no issues during the fast. Very. Awesome. Just a reminder that He is the healer and we have to be careful of what we put into our bodies.
Blessings!
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