FASTING Moses stayed there with the Lord for forty days and forty nights, without eating any food or drinking any water, and he wrote on the tablets... the ten commandments. – Exodus 34:28 I am one of those few who have no right to fast because I’m underweight. But I still do it once in a while to deepen my relationship with God. One of my most difficult fasts was when I ate only bread and water from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. for several weeks in preparation for the Christian Life Series I was serving in. It wouldn’t have been a struggle if my birthday didn’t fall within that period or if I was not teaching in a preschool. Despite my petite stature, I can eat like a horse after teaching a bunch of energy-zapping preschoolers who never run out of vigor. I couldn’t even get to eat the food I had brought for my colleagues for my birthday celebration. It also didn’t help that my peers were telling me that God would understand if I took a sip of Coke or put adobo sauce on my bland bread. What people don’t know is that I find fasting difficult. I fast not because I want to stay thin, but because I want to master the art of self-discipline and say no to something as basic as food. When I do that, it’s easier to say no to temptation. Ems Sy Chan (havenofleeanne@yahoo) Reflection: Fasting possesses great power. If practiced with the right intention, it makes one a friend of God. The demons are aware of that. (Quintus Tertullian) Thank You, Lord, for my first no — I can now easily say no to greater things. All because of Your grace.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:32:43 +0000
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