I completed my first ever 24 hour fast. It was one of the most powerful experiences I have had in relation to God. I was able to feel closer to him than I have in a long time on a powerful and intimate level. Most of my team had discussed doing it together so I decided to join them. I'm a pretty grouchy person when I haven't eaten so I knew this would be a challenge. I decided to spend the day fasting and praying and being with God. I was able to talk to God and listen to him in a new way that I had never before experienced. It strengthened my relationship with God and to continue to work on preparing myself for my journey on the World Race. The sheer excitement that I feel whenever I think about the race is overwhelming as well but in a good way. Fasting helped me center myself through all the things going on in my life and currently that is a whole lot. Fasting is defiantly a spiritual discipline I need to engage in more. I know God has great plans for me on the race and fasting helped me experience hunger in a new way. I knew at the end I could eat but it reminded me of the people I will meet that never seem to have enough to eat. I am beyond blessed that I will never be hungry everyday. I will never starve because I have a God that meets that need for me daily. It also made me realize and appreciate meals that I do have to eat even if I hate them. I am not a sandwich person and often I struggle to eat them so today when I was offered one I was thankful for it because I did have something to eat. I am learning to see God in all things and fasting was a start. It was not about being hungry but to connect to God on an intimate level.
I can do all things through him who strenthens me- Phil 4:13
