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As we went into isolation, I found myself taking the opportunity to work on somethings that I wanted to change.

I had done fasting many times before. However, they were never fasting with prayer. It was simply me fasting to detox my body.

The most recent fasting I did was back in November 2019. It was my first Fasting with Prayer. I did this after a challenging moment in my life had occurred.  During this time, my Spirit simply could not find rest.

I felt as though the Lord had led me to fasting. I studied about Jesus and his journey prior from him becoming Christ. The time that isn’t mentioned in the Bible.

As I was being led to different stories and findings of Jesus, I felt as though a voice was calling in me to follow his teachings. So I took the plunge and did a 8 day Fasting and Prayer journey, only consuming water.

(If you would like to know about that journey, here is the link to my YouTube where I do share about that experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo2oXE12NHU ).

Now fast forward to my fasting one week ago, during this outbreak of COVID-19.

I had a voice, once again, telling me its time to step into another season of change. To peel off another layer of onion that I had been carrying.

I did this fasting differently and adjusted it to what was appropriate for me. I made it to where I was having one meal per day between the hours of  2pm-4pm. There were rules that I made. For example, the meal had to be nourishing for my body. No processed foods as my main meal and no refined sugars.

I did this 3 days, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday afternoon was when I stepped out of it.

What did I discover on this journey?

This fasting was needed, especially during a time when fear was projected from all corners of the world. I knew the lord was telling me to armor in his words and to not feed into this fear.

When I find myself in worry or doubt, I over consume to ease the stress & worry. This was treating my body in a way where it was feeding the enemy & keeping me distracted in what was really needing attention. Also, it was taking me out of awareness & into a state of distancing, not with the world, but with the Lord.

During the three days, I found myself looking forward to something. It was so exciting. It was like being a kid again. Looking forward to something that brought me happiness & joy.

I was grateful during the hours of 2pm & 4pm. Grateful for the food presented in front of me & also finding how present I was in those moments. I was so present that I was able to truly experience what was entering my body and how it felt.

Food is information, so it was important to consume the nutrients necessary for my body to be able to communicate with the cells, DNA & organs so that they may all work effectively in keeping my temple healthy.

After the 3 days were done I stepped back into mindless eating. I found myself being aware of how often I was snacking & how often I would have chips just to feed the body, trying to keep it occupied from what I was thinking & feeling. I did not enjoy the feeling one bit. I was aware with how I did not enjoy it.

Then as I was having a bag of chips and finding myself realizing that this was a short term pleasure for a short term result.

So I decided to take the plunge again, however this time, in hopes of it becoming a permanent change.

My new fasting & prayer for a sustainable lifestyle is having 2 meals a day during the hours of 11:30-12:30 and then 3:30-5:00. I make an effort to stay very active so it was important to have two meals during the day.

Today 3/26/2020 was the first day of doing this and I found myself feeling good about the step towards my new lifestyle. I did have a slight headache in the day however that subsided with water & spending time listening to worship music while I was cooking my second meal.

The crucial part of all this is staying in Prayer.

Prayer is the important part for me because prayer gives me the Will power of knowing why I was doing this. Also, it reminds me of the Lords promises and to stay focused on faith & not doubt.

There is so much that the enemy will throw our way. As I follow much more intensely and go deeper into uncovering the truth, I also find the deeper attacks.

I know what the Lord has already revealed to me. God is very real. Love is very real. God has revealed himself to me and Christ saved me 12/7/2018. From that moment forward my life has not been the same. I call it my great awakening, knowing that there will be many more awakenings that continue to unfold.

I hope in me sharing about my fasting & prayer journey, that it simply inspires the Spirit in you to face your fears with Love. I know in America we have lived lavishly, in this habit of consuming we have disconnected with Spirit. Distracting ourselves with short term pleasures simply so that we may not have to deal with our decisions that we may find as “wrong.” Maybe we are avoiding a pain that lays buried deep within us, feeling hopeless, however, as your sister in Christ, I want to encourage you to take the walk within. That the journey is worth it. Yes, it will have its challenging moments & yes you will find yourself wondering ” what is this all for.” The only advice I can tell you is that its all for you to rejoice and rejoin in the kingdom of heaven that is here on earth. That there is a place of pure love and bliss, the only way to uncover this kingdom is to journey within and to let go of all that pain that you carry. To let go of all those burdens and to find the truth. Every step towards Love is every step towards freedom & God is protecting you in every single step.

Express your light and shine light on the darkness. Be reborn with faith and a pair of new eyes in Christ.

Sending so much Love and Light ❤

One of my meals during this time. I am finding how abundantly God provides and the ideas he drops in soul to see how much is given.