Our church is currently doing a 21 day fast. Fasting just means not partaking in something, be it social media, food, drink, or certain activities, in order to use that time to focus on Christ.
As we are going through this time of going with out some very yummy, enjoyable and scrumptious foods Mark and I both have mentioned to each other how we have this unfulfilled feeling going on - and emptiness feeling in our bellies.
It got me thinking - what else do we fill our lives with? Not just food in our tummies, I'm talking about our spiritual lives, the time that we spend filling up on a good book instead of His word. Or waisting time catching up on who's doing what and where everyone is on Facebook instead of spending time with Christ.
I don't think these things are bad, but this fast has got me thinking about what I fill myself up with instead of spending time being Filled up with Christ. I have been able to evaluate where I'm spending my time, what am I using as a false filler in place of the real stuff. My prayer is that after this fast, I can continue to be Filled with Christ, and not fill up on the filler things that will only leave my empty feeling.
I hope you are growing in your walk and if you're doing a fast now too, I'd love to pray with and for you during this time.
Rebecca
As we are going through this time of going with out some very yummy, enjoyable and scrumptious foods Mark and I both have mentioned to each other how we have this unfulfilled feeling going on - and emptiness feeling in our bellies.
It got me thinking - what else do we fill our lives with? Not just food in our tummies, I'm talking about our spiritual lives, the time that we spend filling up on a good book instead of His word. Or waisting time catching up on who's doing what and where everyone is on Facebook instead of spending time with Christ.
I don't think these things are bad, but this fast has got me thinking about what I fill myself up with instead of spending time being Filled up with Christ. I have been able to evaluate where I'm spending my time, what am I using as a false filler in place of the real stuff. My prayer is that after this fast, I can continue to be Filled with Christ, and not fill up on the filler things that will only leave my empty feeling.
I hope you are growing in your walk and if you're doing a fast now too, I'd love to pray with and for you during this time.
Rebecca
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