Daniel fast… Finale!

March, 2016

It’s been a hectic few weeks. I feel today is a good time to finalise my thoughts on the Daniel fast.

So much has been happening, work life, family life, church life and in the middle of it all I’ve been trying to find a spare minute to write my thoughts and feelings down. Anyway let’s get to it.. Here I’ll be speaking about how the Daniel fast impacted my prayer life. 

Firstly I didn’t really have a major expectation on what I wanted to gain, it was mostly about how I felt on the inside.. Like I said previously I had an unhealthy diet, it was just after Christmas that I had reached a peak of eating badly and I felt that it was time to make a change. However after many attempts to be healthy on my own, I had never consulted the Lord on this matter. So after I asked for his help, my church actioned the Fast in a matter of weeks.. Talk about God working quickly?! 

So as I began the fast, I had one goal and that was to complete it without falling off the waggon! So during the the first week I had a major crash, headaches, mood swings, the lot. I was craving sugar and needed peace. God soon gave me inspiration in the kitchen, he not only shows how powerful he is but also how creative he is. I found myself cooking a variety of tasty, extremely healthy meals that made me feel full. At times I have a bottomless pit of a stomach so at first the idea of fasting put me off. I soon learned that it was possible to eat healthy and be sustained.

My prayer life was impacted so greatly in the process of fasting. I would say about two weeks in, I felt praying was so much of an easier task. I’m not sure about anyone else but mind just goes here and there, drifting from the day I just had to thinking about the tasks ahead. This time I felt I could instantly enter a place of focus and pray in ways I never had before. I felt the presence of God, the more I would declare his word, I had more faith and I can’t say that this is all because I gave up food. It was the grace of God, and a reminder that I and we are loved. I felt myself having more self control in all kinds of situations and areas of weakness. The scripture 2 Corinthians 12:9 comes to mind again, one of the most well known scriptures…

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”‭‭

Quite literally Christ’s power rested on me, I felt the peace and focus of his spirit,  I felt more authority over the prayer’s I was declaring because of his power, not mine. The moment I gave him the prayer to help me in my dietary need’s, it all became possible. Simply all thing are possible through Christ alone.

Well that pretty much sum’s up the Fast for me, I’ve kept most of the healthy tips I learned along the way and feel so much better for it physically, spiritually and gained way more than I deserve. To God be the glory!

I hope this was helpful for those who may be persuing a deeper level of intimacy.

See you again soon and stay blessed!

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