Fasting, Part II

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 prayer and fasting the Lord will answer us! PTL for that!

And oh boy, has He! I can't explain it. But there are just certain things that I don't care about anymore. Well, not necessarily that I don't care about, but I just know that God will take care of it. He has a plan! I have never felt this kind of comfort before! I used to stress out about where I was going to get placed as a younglife leader. But I have come to realize that God already knows exactly where I'm going and that I'm going to fit just fine there! So why worry? And next year I am moving back to nky. As of right now, I have nowhere to live because my parents are moving to South Carolina. That used to stress me out quite a bit. But who cares! God has it figured out already! And His plan is SO much better than anything I could ever come up with! PTL for that too!

Lately though, I have been praying to finish this fast strong. Like, go out with a bang. Learn one final thing that really rocks my world. And guess what? It happened tonight! I was driving home from Bowling Green when a cop pulled me over for speeding (imagine that). And he wrote me a ticket for $163. I have absolutely no money. At all. (I am currently unemployed because nobody in Lexington will hire somebody who is moving away in two months.) I have no idea how I'm going to pay off this ticket. I have no idea how I'm going to pay off my next car insurance bill, since it's going to be more expensive thanks to this ticket. But God will provide! He really will! Now don't get me wrong, I was frickin ticked for like the first two hours after I got pulled over. But then I had an epiphany and realized this is exactly what I've been praying for! Thank goodness that He listens to us! I haven't the slightest clue as to how I'm going to pay this, but He does! Hallelujah.

Do not hear me the wrong way. I still have such a long way to go when it comes to trusting in the Lord. Like, SUCH a long way. But He knows I do and is providing me ways to improve daily.  He is so great!

P.S. Sorry this was so long :/

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