Is your stomach your God???

...their god is their stomach... Philippians 3:19

I started my fast today. Fasting can really make you lean on Jesus, particularly when that caffeine headache kicks in on day 3, along with the gastro-intestinal distress. But it purges in more ways than on. Last year, I found so many hidden issues that I needed to deal with...my children, my ex-husbands, my body image issues, my fear of being single. I felt God speak to me, for every where I turned on Bible verse popped up for me over and over again...Philippians 3:13-14, this one thing I do, forgetting what it behind.....I had to stop beating myself up for the mistakes of my past. I needed to be free from the shame and the guilt. I learned that it is a journey, a process, and not always a linear one.

What are my motives for fasting this year?

I feel that God has place greatness in each of us, and during this fast, I hope to discover my destiny. I want to discover God's purpose and destiny in my life. I think about Grandma Moses, who started painting in her 70s. She didn't put a time limit on God. She had a vision, she had a plan.

For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay. Habbakkuk 2:3

I will also pray for my children's salvation. I told God that I'm not leaving till all my children are saved. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15

I will pray for our nation. What an historic day it will be when Obama is sworn in as our president. He isn't the savior, there is only one, he will make mistakes. But it speaks volumes about our nation, as we start to look beyond race and look toward hope. If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14

I will pray for my state government. We are running out of money, but yet there is so much work.

I do have a selfish motive, weight loss. Losing a few pounds is a side benefit, but a good one, so that I won't make my stomach my God.

I looked back at my blog and had to laugh at some of my experiences during last year's fast. I know what to expect and it won't be easy. But most things that are worth it aren't easy. God has been so good to me in the last year, how could I not make this small sacrifice?