Fasting Days Seven & Eight

Well the fasting is going quite well, Tim and I are both working on constantly growing in our relationship with God, and we are both working on staying in the Word...as in any relationship...there is work...anyone who is involved in a marriage has to know that a relationship takes work.  And since we are planning on marrying God, we are the Bride of Christ, we must learn to work on relationships. Because how will we succeed at being the bride of Christ if we don't learn to have relationships with our earthly husband?

We of course had an awesome time at church, Pastor Don is such an amazing speaker, actually I should say teacher because I really feel that Pastor Don is more of a teacher than a preacher and as Pastor Don would say that's a good word. Yesterday's sermon was titled get your rewards card and Pastor Don spoke to us of all the reward cards that we all carry around with us....He then went on to tell us how, "God is a rewarder of those that seek Him, He is not a rewarder  of those that seek His stuff." We must seek Him!  And we don't even need a rewards card!

As you continue to daily seek the Lord you will find that you are getting to Him better and better.  And what a wonderful experience this is!  As time goes by you will hopefully understand that you can leave your destiny in His hands as well.  Jesus will take care of your present and your future, as long as you have asked Him to forgive your past.  What is really awesome is once you have asked for His forgiveness and asked Him to come into your heart, your past is done with, you are forgiven and that is that, it will no longer be an issue between you and Jesus.  Now when it comes to people, wouldn't it be nice if that was the same, but unfortunately it is not.  Not all people but some people like to hold onto that power that they feel they have attained by not forgiving.  Sad but true.  Remember we are to be imitators of Christ.  We are to get to know Him so well that when people look at us they see Christ in us.  Can you do this?  I'm working on doing this.  It's not easy.  I find there are stumbling blocks everywhere I step, there are stumbling blocks within my line of site, and there are stumbling blocks within my range of hearing!  And one other stumbling block, you all know that I am on a fast, this other stumbling block I have recently become aware of is my mouth and what it thinks it is hungry for...guess again mouth...right now you are going to be denied that bowl of oatmeal with milk and brown sugar...you are going to be denied that piece of cheese...you are going to be denied butter  and jelly on a piece of bread!  

You might ask why?  Why are you denying yourself all these things?  For me as for the   other people in our church who are participating in this fast, we are denying ourselves so that in doing this we will be closer to our Savior.  We must learn to deny ourselves in these little things if we are going to be able to deny ourselves in the big things. Crucify the fleshly lust of these earthly bodies. 

  "Get to your room alone and stay in that room until you are not alone," said by Pastor Don, what another great word.

Time for some breakfast and to get ready for work, I hope you all have a truly blessed day and that you will also be a blessing.