I’m going to be honest…I’ve never fasted before!! Go ahead, you who have never sinned can cast the first stone!!! I’ve just never been called to fast before. I never understood how or why we should do it. But I fasted for the first time in Kenya.
We went to speak at a boys high school on Sunday. My team mate spoke about being filled with the Holy Spirit and I shared a little bit about my testimony. After we were done, my team mate told the boys it would be really good to seek me out and talk to me about my life….and they did!!! We spoke in front of about 300 boys and when we were done, everyone left, but around 40 boys stayed, sat and waited to talk to me, it was amazing!! I shared more of my testimony and answered question to the entire group. After that, one by one boys came up to me and asked really hard questions. They opened up to me and told me their deepest darkest secrets. High school boys coming up to me crying saying that they are addicted to masturbating, sex, drinking. It broke my heart to see the pain they were going through.
I went home wrecked!! They were all I could think about. I was sitting in my room and I really felt a strong need to fast. I was scared!! I really like food and eating amazing African things!! Why would I ever not want to eat as much chapatti as I can fit in my mouth!?!?! But these boys were more important. I first read a little about fasting direct from the Bible, Math. 6:16-18 was really good. So that’s when I started. From that night on I fasted and prayed and didn’t stop thinking about these boys!! Picturing their faces and words they spoke to me. I prayed for them as men, their problems and situations, divine encounters for them and the opportunity to go back and talk to them.
Fasting was great!! I was doing it for a reason which I was passionate for, and because of that, I wasn’t hungry at ALL, I wanted to give up something like eating for prayer and intercession for others. Those boys were all I could think about. So as the days go by I was waiting for something to happen. I was waiting every time we saw our Pastor for him to tell me that they want me to come back and preach again. Sure enough, a few days later he comes to me and says that they want me to come Sunday morning and talk to the boys. YES! Thank you Jesus!!! I knew you would come through!!! YOU ARE SO GOOD!!! Now I know just because I fasted doesn’t mean God was 100% going to make this happen, but I knew sitting on the couch doing nothing about it was going to help. But this time, it worked and I am so happy!!! My first fast, an amazing success!! I learned so much from it!!! But more importantly I get the chance to talk to these boys and hopefully make an impact on their life!! God your SOOO good!!!
