Have you ever fasted? Fasting is a wonderful, yet difficult, spiritual discipline. I know for me personally, when I fast (denying myself of food), my awareness of God is often heightened. My heart and mind are drawn to God and my eyes are fixed on Him.
As many of you may have noticed, I have been on a blogging fast. The fast was unintended and unannounced. But I needed to pause blogging let it be dormant for a season so that I could close some important open loops in my life. Like most fasts, ultimately it is refreshing and rejuvenating, as this one was.
Having a blog off-line for a couple of weeks isn't good for a blog. But ultimately the blog serves me and I don't serve the blog. The blog is, and has always meant to be an outgrowth and extension of my life.
It was nice to know that several of you asked, "Hey I noticed you haven't been blogging! How are you doing?". Even my own mom called worried when she noticed that I hadn't posted in a while. She thought that I may have driven my car in the ditch or something (Hi MOM!).
Let this be the first post to break my fast, more "Provocative" posts are on the way.
Blogging Fast
Thursday, June 12, 2008
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Actually a few years ago... God had me do a yearlong fast. It started with fasting meat... and i gradually took away EVERYTHING.
the last 40 days were full out no food fasting to end my year.
And you know... i had never "felt" God less in my Christian life as during that year... BUT I could tell that when i prayed, my prayer was more effective than ever. Being in the place of submission and obedience just let me function WITH God better... very interesting experience
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