Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Daniel's Fast

Daniel 10:12

Then he said unto me, "Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to ubderstand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words...."

What precious words these are to me today. Over that last four years I have felt like I have been more a student of nursing than a student of the Lord. I have hated that my spiritual growth has slowed so much. I know that I could have done better but at least it is almost over now. These verses above come as a promise to me simular to verse 6 of chapter 1 in Philippians that says, "He which hath began a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ."

Daniel 10:3 speaks of a three week fast that he undertook in prayer and supplication for his sins and the sins of his people. I have decided to start this same fast on April 1st in order to start the renewal process in my life, the shift back from being a nursing student to HIS student. I will be spending this time in prayer and study of chapters 9 & 10 of the book of Daniel. Anyone who would like to join me is more than welcome :)

I will be starting by preparing over the next week learning what this fast in verse three included and cutting out caffiene ahead of time so I can do it gradually.