To Rely on God's Strength

Before Summer staff I thought of fasting as a sort of diet in the name of God. All I knew of fasting was 30 hour famine. But this past week I must say that I really experienced more to fasting.

Thanks to my beautiful partner in crime Caitlyn I committed to a week long Daniel fast. Basically this follows the story in the Bible of how Daniel asked the king to not eat the food of the rich people but instead food of his Jewish people saying that after 10 days him and his men would be more fit than the rest of the king's men. At the end of the 10 days Daniel and his men came out stronger and filled with more wisdom and knowledge than anyone else in the kingdom. The fast consists of only eating fruits and vegetables.

This was by no means an easy task. It took a lot of self control but I found that I felt so much better physically and whenever I felt hungry, that feeling reminded me of why I was fasting. To rely on God's strength and not my own. And by relying on Him I was able to have the best week this summer, being more awake, energized, knowledgeable, and filled with the Spirit. It's hard to explain, but I felt so much closer to God this past week. And it was fulfilling to know that the good week wasn't because of my strength but that God used me to reach people even when I was covered in hives and wanted to curl into a ball on my air mattress.

To fast is to practice self control, commit to a goal, and rely on God to give you the strength no matter what comes your way.