CORTNEY'S CORNER

Well fellow bloggers, I have officially been fasting for 20 days now. Only one more day to go! Waahoo! I'm going to tell you a story. Last year when I decided to do the Daniel Fast, I didn't have much of a reason behind doing it. I just figured it's in the Bible, why not give it a whirl? And it was great. It really taught me about sacrifice. I know God sacrificed more than I could ever even begin to imagine by sending his son, who is part of himself, to die on a cross for you and for me. But it was a start. And it was awesome. But this year I went into it with a clear purpose. I wanted to trust in God more. If you know anything about me, I am a worrier. I worry and stress about literally everything imaginable. And that's not good! God specifically tells us NOT to do that. But I do anyway. A lot. So, hence why I went into this fast with a clear goal of learning to trust in the Lord better. Over and over again Scripture tells us that if we ask for something through pray...

Last year I did The Daniel Fast in January. And it was GREAT!  So, I figured I'll do it every year in January. Well about a week ago, January 26th to be exact, I realized "Hey, it's January and I'm not fasting... Oops." I forgot :/ So, I started it on Monday! It's been four days and I'm still going strong! The Daniel Fast takes place in the book of Daniel, chapter ten. It consists of eating no meats, sweets or grains for 21 days (three weeks). That basically leaves fruits and vegetables. Yum... Not. Let me share some things with you... "During those days, I, Daniel, went into mourning over Jerusalem for three weeks. I ate only plain and simple food, no seasoning or meat or wine. I neither bathed nor shaved until three weeks were up." -Daniel 10:2-3 Side note: Don't worry, I'm not going to give up bathing. And guess what happened after he did this!? "On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of th...