Fasting

Friday I was helping to organize the church book store.  Found a couple books I hadn't noticed before and set them aside so I could purchase them.  As I glanced over the books were no longer where I had placed them, the cd's were there but not the books.  No problem, I continued with the task at hand before I knew what was happening my hand was picking up a DVD set of Darlene Bishop's entitled "Why we Need to Fast?", uh oh...  As the Holy Spirit was using my hand to pick this off the shelf, I was thinking, well I guess I have dodged this spiritual bullet long enough.  God is tired of waiting on me to step up to the plate or in my case, step away from it. 

You see, I have never fasted.  I take that back as a young teen of 14 the church had a weekend fast for the youth group.  It was a corporate fast with all of us together from Friday night until after church on Sunday.  However that was forever ago and not really on my own so I don't count that.

My church fasts the first three days of the month for a corporate fasting and prayer.  I have always had good intentions on participating however, the flesh always won that battle.  Never once have I been successful in my fasting.

Back to the DVD's.  I ran home and plugged in the first DVD.  OOOH the conviction that is taking place, the Holy Spirit is letting me know, "baby girl you need to fast and pray.  You are not going to have breakthrough on your vice if you don't."   I am not even half way through the first DVD and the Holy Spirit isn't letting up on me.

Time to confess, I have an issue with food.  The more I try to ignore it, the more it wins.  The more that I try to face it head on, the more it wins....what, how does that work??!?!  

Darlene talks about how we all know the fruits of the spirit, Galatians 5:22-24 but most of us skip right over the works of the flesh, Galatians 5:19-21.  WOW, you would have thought she was in the room and V8 slapped me.  Seriously that woman had me pegged.

When you get time please go read all of Galatians 5 - Freedom in Christ / Life by the Spirit.  Meditate on it.  You will be blessed.

I have already let my husband know, come the first of the month I will be joining my church in the 3-day corporate fasting and prayer.  Food is a big deal in our house, so I needed to prepare him as much as I am preparing myself.

I am about to start the 4th DVD of the series.  After I am done with all 6 discs I am going to go back through them to make sure I didn't miss anything.

Why am I telling you this, because I am going to document this journey.  This 3-day fast is just a warm up to the 21 day fast that I plan on doing twice a year - a spiritual cleans if you will.  Not to mention the monthly fasting and prayer with the church. I will no longer be a spectator, I will be an effective prayer warrior along with everyone else.

I am finding out through these DVD's the importance of fasting and prayer.

Darlene stated that you have to pray for a specific object.  You have to know what you are fasting for.  What vice do you want to get rid of.  Once she said that, the Holy Spirit said "right there girl, you are going to get rid of your vice of food through fasting and praying.  AND ONLY through fasting and prayer will you be rid of that demon Gluttony that has you in a stronghold."

Alright God, if that is what you want me to do, I will do it.  

There it is, I have told the whole world about this so there is no going back now.  I pray that you will keep me in your prayers - not only as I conquer my flesh to fast but also to agree with me that the demon that torments my every waking minute of every day is bound by the name of Jesus and cast into the deepest abyss.  Never to darken my doorstep ever again.  AMEN!

Thank you for your support and prayers.

Until next time, God Bless!!!