Day 17. My wife had a dream about me, and that's always a warning, cause I'm being naughty! So in the dream I fall asleep at the wheel, so she gives me a good shove, and I still don't wake up, then she gives me another shove and I still don't wake up, she actually thinks I'm dead. Then she finally gives me a good whack and I wake up. God wants me to wake up, and to stop sleeping spiritually. Every time I go off His plan, I stop hearing as well, and I fall asleep at the wheel spiritually.
My fast started out without solid foods, then without anything except water. But God really wanted from me much more. A life lived with constant prayer and fasting. This last Sunday our pastor talked about 1 Thes 5:16-18 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (Thanks biblegateway.com!)
I was reminded of Paul's extortion of "constantly be praying and fasting" and what really convicted me was how easy it is for me to focus on the sin around me, the whole idea of removing the plank from my eye first before going to anyone, if that's what He's even calling me to do! Also as I was laying before church on our couch the Lord told me to look up, and I did at the tree outside, and it's huge branches reached up to the sky, and The Lord showed me that I need to be a tree like that firmly planted in Him just standing there. The tree doesn't worry about people, it just stands there. The tree just provides shade on a hot day, a tree relives people from the heat, and that's what I need to be is a relief to people, a blessing, the remove their burdens if necessary. I need to stop grabbing the dog by the tail, and allow Him to convict people of their sin! He and His Spirit and the only Ones who can anyway!
Here's a friends blog that fired me up too: http://tamilleehungerproject.blogspot.com/2010/05/40-day-hunger-project.html?showComment=1275306855331_AIe9_BGVc98aydZkwZWSuxhw25C6JeoMVJEAN-D8zwk_cTFTUajG9scwsWLQLx_K166n2wRdpkTLkMS8-eZsZ0K0GPO9lI9Wuwex9aSBCgzhf56paK5uC-txuxmHSykYn7MheqBO3znawWS2d18M7D-P_aRo_FmyX5Xt8zSiLtiYvmJgtFmrogVdD0yFsssu-YESXJHh7rUFuKFRfcLA_q-5VTWPiOSVZRibZQ0qzvprUK5rpuwoLlE#c8992427325914433973
She calls it the Hunger project. Thanks Tami for being an inspiration, I Love you in Christ!
"Thank You Lord for inspiring any of us to do any good works, and Lord help us to always be with you, always be at your side, and always allow You to be our God, and to just be Your people, sweetly called by Your Name, that Name that is above every other Name!!!
We Love you Lord, in Jesus Name! Amen!"
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