My Fast Experience

I had decided to start promptly so I won't keep putting it off. And so, I fasted during lunch today and decided to spend 2 hours in my school's library. I was surprisingly very enthusiastic in the morning and was actually looking forward to lunch. (Amazing how God works)

My focus on the fast was intercession for the group of youths Terence and I will be leading and then focusing on 2 Corinthians, the book which I'm currently using for devotions. In the process, God gave me 2 Cor 5:7 which says "We live by faith, not by sight." And these are the verses which allowed me to set my goal for the small group and my personal goal in ministry. I had briefly shared this during the Kaleo MC meeting and I'll share them here too.

My hope for the youths is for them to build their faith in Jesus Christ and to trust in him, by having God as the foundation of their lives. The same verse for me personally is to trust in Jesus as the one who causes their growth and is the author and perfector of their faith. And so, it's not really about how well they do their bible study or even whether they enjoy it or not, but it's how they are growing as disciples of Jesus. Through this verse, God had strongly reminded me that I cannot measure the effectiveness of the ministry by these superficial things but to have faith that he will use me as an instrument to allow the youths to grow.

And so I ended my time with thanksgiving, because I truly was thankful for the verse that God had shown to me. I hope this experience can encourage the rest of us to have an amazingly extended time with God.

(Side note: I actually didn't feel hungry at all or for that matter get gastric pains from skipping a meal, despite all that growling in the stomach. Amazing how God works.)

Love,
Alicia