I knew that! :P In just a little over 2 hours from now, our Midyear Fasting will officially start. For me, that means chucking a meal a day, cutting off Facebook, and no electronic interruptions for five whole days.. well, at least I initially thought so.. According to God, however, I was wrong.
From Isaiah 58, which was on our fasting devotional (yes, our church provided us with one!), I learned that fasting is NOT just about refraining from worldly things that you have become too attached to, it is also about CHANGE. It is about a way of living. Happily, I found a great summary of what true fasting is according to God's word in Isaiah 58 from ourdailycross.blogspot.com. :) Here it is:
Here, he mentioned doing it in 10 days, which is wonderful. I also love how there are suggested actions to fulfill it. :) For me, personally, we are doing a 5-day fasting at church, so I am going to stick with the 5 day fasting. Basically, on top of my earlier commitments of chucking a meal a day, cutting off Facebook, and no electronic interruptions for five whole days, I am going to do my best to practice the 10 things listed in Isaiah. With God's grace, I hope I can do it.. ;)How bout you? What's your experience with fasting?
