So our church is fasting for 40 days. It is a great cause... sanctity of life and marriage... but let me just tell you it is not easy to fast, let alone PRAY while I'm doing it.
I started the fast relatively strong, giving up sweets. I thought about sweets CONSTANTLY. I tried to pray, but instead ended up diverting my attention with another activity or food. Then I forgot a couple times and then it was just downhill from there. In 12 days it died.
SO, I started fresh on Sunday night. I decided that instead of sweets, which clearly didn't matter that much to me because I could distract myself, I gave up facebook.
Facebook is harder, but I can already feel that it's better. I basically don't care much about the Internet except for checking a few things here and there. But FACEBOOK... well, let's just say I'm an addict.
So this will be good. Even during the times when I'm not specifically praying, I will be overall more productive in life. I think that will make God happy.
But anyway, fasting is not fast. Each day is a battle. Maybe that's why God looks favorably on it.
Are you fasting? What's your story?
It Was Time
6 years ago
2 comments:
No, I'm not fasting, but I wondered where you went on FB! Good for you, 'cause I think between that and chai tea, I'm addicted too! I hope your fast is going well! Since you're not doing FB, make sure you keep an eye on the old blog for baby info...I'm hoping it's soon!
Yeah my status on FB said that I was fasting, but it disappeared. I'm not gonna lie....I really REALLY miss FB. I didn't realize how much I knew about people's lives and how out of the loop I am without it! But it's forcing real interaction sometimes too, which is good. At first I felt really isolated!
Yeah I read your blog every day even though I don't comment much. I love the preggo comparisons. they're funny!
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