2.13.13 - Day #1
Fast format: I am doing a full Daniel fast which is different than our church fast. I will only be eating: fruit, veggies, nuts, lentils, beans, brown rice, quinoa and soy products e.g. tofu and protein powder. Also I will only eat before sunrise and after sunset. Which is about a 12 hour no food fast but I will be drinking water.
Physical activity: My day started at 5:00 am. I missed my 4:00 am alarm but it ended up working out for my best because I really needed the extra hour of sleep. A typical day would be weight training in the morning and then cardio in the evening. Yeah...real crackhead like for a fast!LOL
My mood: I felt very lethargic. Which I expected as this is a pretty big change for my body. I typical try to eat between 5 to 6 small meals a day. So you can only imagine all the noise my stomach was making. I think it said I hate you at some point!LOL With that said, I did as Bishop and the Bible commanded and made sure I remained as normal as possible. During my meetings on today, I took good notes to help me with my inability to focus. I also noticed my breath was a little "tart" so used mouth wash several times through out the day.:-) Hey...just being honest!
My devotion: I have a few that I read every day such Our Daily Bread, Joyce Meyer and a couple more on Youversion.com. I added Max Lucado's: 3:16 - The Numbers of Hope as well as Joel Osteen: I declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life. I also found an ebook from Susan Gregory on Amazon for free that has a devotional for fasting specifically. It's called the Daniel Fast Devotional for Lent. I will also be adding Gary D. Chapman's 5 Love Languages - The Secret to Love that Lasts next week once I see how my time flows.
Revelations/Lessons/Thoughts: I had a great meeting with a friend who is a younger pastor here in Columbus. I told him about how troubled a lot of my relationship have become over the past several weeks. But in a surprising twist, God had restored all of them by late Tuesday evening. It was an amazing move of God! But more importantly we both agreed that the message was deeper. We believed from the incidents and subsequent restorations that God is a restorer, healer and ever present help. There is nothing to great for him to accomplish in our lives. And just as he restored those relationships he will restore me in due time! Such a great message that blessed me!
Blessings,
Nard
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