I'm excited about next week's corporate fast. It really is appropriate to begin the year with a period set apart for prayer and fasting to let go of things that weigh down my spiritual walk. The Bible says "seek first His kingdom" before everything else because that's the only way we'll ever gain any kind of success in this life.
It doesn't take a genius to decide that my spiritual life is cluttered and since my entire being is rooted on that, I have to get rid of the mess. All my worries, confusion, loss of direction, insecurities, longing, etc. should and can be replaced with faith and commitment. I can only see this happening if my body is freed from it's usual routines and focused on communication with God.
I look forward to cleansing myself physically, too. Heaven knows I need it! By God's grace, I'll have lost a few serious Christmas binge pounds by the end of it. (Time to get a new scale! ) So for this week, I'll start eating less and cut my system a break to get used to lighter workload. Thing is fruits and vegetables aren't really staples for me because I prefer bread over them but I'll have to try at least.
Of course, the main reason behind this activity is to seek God's leading by quieting myself from all this internal and external noise. That's the only way I can get a clear signal from above. If I could do this up in Prayer Mountain, I would! The confines of our house should suffice for now and, besides, it's the condition of the heart that will make or break this. And so I must prepare and be humbled. I look forward to coming out of it feeling a whole lot lighter yet unswervingly driven.
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