Fasting and other thoughts...

So I'm officially... almost done with my first fast. less then an hour. 


I have to say, if you have never done it before... do it. it's so worthwhile. I went a little overboard, and went 7 days no food, and God has just shown me so much. It's been an incredible week. it's also been a draining,  exhausted, frustrated and disoriented week. it's so frustrating being in pretty decent shape, and losing your breath going up stairs. I mean really? 


The hardest bit has been realizing how much of my time is devoted to food. It was really depressing those first days realising how much I rely on it. Wow. When I could be praying, reading my Bible... learning more about God... It was sooo humbling. 


Ive been going through 1 Timothy, and Hebrews during this time. (I found without my eating I have a lot more time for my devotions... imagine that...) I finished 1 Timothy yesterday. I have to say the verse that jumped out at me the most during this time is what is now my facebook status (cliche, I know...)


It's 1 Timothy 6:7- For we brought nothing into the world, and we can not take anything out of it.


Think about that...  We have brought NOTHING. Nothing we do on this earth, nothing we build up (our reputation, status, ect) will come with us when we leave. We will only have ourselves... 


What's funny, is that is all God wants. 


It really hit me yesterday how simple our faith really is. And how utterly complicated we make it. 


All we have to do is live for God. Live like nothing we own is truly important. We have nothing... literally. It's all God's.


What surprised me is it took me living without food for a week to realise that.  




Katydid out.