A bad habit has developed in me while on the race. I have gained a huge sweet tooth! In the states, although I still enjoyed a sweet treat every now and then, I would go awhile without eating any and I could pretty easily resist the temptation of buying sweets. However, since I’ve been on the race, I’ve devoured sweets every chance I get. Even when I’m stuffed I’ll buy one anyway just because. I started to realize how unlike me this habit was and decided to take it to God. After praying about it a little I realized that I was turning to sweets for comfort instead of God. Being away from friends, family, and home is hard. I’ve been stripped of many of the distractions and comforts I always ran to at home – Internet, TV, movies, etc. So in my desperate need for comfort I’ve been running to a new and easily accessible source, sweets.
Once I realized this I began to pray and see what I could do and God answered. So for the entire month of Colombia I am fasting from sweets. My fast will end when out plane takes off and I’m leaving Colombia. I can’t lie, I’m nervous at how hard this is going to be. I’m nervous to give up another comfort and of growing weary in my fight to give up comforts I’ve put before God. But I’m also excited. I think I hope to learn a lot about relying on God and learn even more about His faithfulness and His love for me. I can’t wait to see what He reveals to me in this time! I would greatly appreciate prayers as I give up this comfort and start working through a few others as well!
