So every January my church does a 21 day fast to pray about what God has planned for the new year. Last year I fasted wheat and sugar, and that was awesome. Well.. I mean the results were awesome. And I don't mean physical. It was the first time I had really taken a fast seriously. I had fasted some as a kid just to do it but never really prayed about anything specific. Last year God really showed me some things to improve.
This year I chose to go the media rout. When I say media I mean Facebook, Twitter, any apps on my phone that I would spend free time on. I really don't ever watch tv so that wouldn't help me much but I'll probably try to avoid that as well.
As I was deciding what to fast, I was thinking about what I spend the most time on. The first thing that came to my mind was work. Then school, church, friends, etc.. And obviously I can't fast work or school, though I wish I could. But if I spend so much of my 24 hours a day on that, why am I not involving God in it? Why do I need to get away from it to spend time with God? Now media is different to me because it is something I choose to spend time on instead of God. But what would my day be like if I woke up and fasted thinking negative thoughts? Or jealousy or selfish motives and replaced it with pure and holy thoughts? What if I woke up and brought God to work with me and spent time with Him there? I think it'd be beneficial to give Him a chance to go to one of my least favorite places and brighten it up for me.
With that being said, my goal is not to only fast what I do in my free time, it's to fast how I spend the time I don't necessarily have free. I also hope this lasts much, much longer than 21 days. Maybe God has chosen January to hold a season of difficulty (with worrying about school and work and pretty much everything else I can think of) cause he knew I'd be fasting. Who knows! There's a lot of things I would like to improve this year and just the way my days go about is an area I know I need His help in.
So pray for me. A Facebookless world is going to be tough. :)
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