so I'm now complete with my 5 day no food fast! and it felt so great! to eat! ha. i didn't have one particular thing that i focused on throughout the fast, it was more of discovering for myself what it means to completely empty yourself and to become a living sacrifice, so to speak. but there was one really amazing thing that I came to realize while I was fasting. I was in the prayer room at school, and i started journaling about what it means to really thank God for what He is in my life. and so basically I'm gonna bust a move and share a little bit....so here we go.
"January 18, 2008
Things i learned about God today:
I can affirm Him.
He wants me to.
He wants me to shower Him with compliments.
Even though they are so completely human.
I came to the realization that i can genuinely thank Him like I thank people.
But so much more then that.
so much more.
Or at least it needs to be in that way.
So many times I think Christians talk to God without listening to themselves talking to God.
Its just a babbling of articulated nonsense.
And its just mainly another superficial conversation.
Another surface relationship.
Full of empty beautiful overspiritualized words."
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I am thankful for YOU guys! I can't believe as I read these blogs how amazing you all are and what an honor it is that God is letting me join you in this season!!! Seriously you are all so grown up.
i think that there is a balance. there are times that i talk to God like i would talk to you. and there are times when i totally imerce myself with his presence and thank him. sometimes its like i just got a gift- the laughter, happiness, and thankfulness. he wants us to talk to him. he wants us to praise him. he wants us to go to him.
HE WANTS US TO BE SINCERE.
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