A call to fasting

Last night I prayed to God. I had a difficult moment yesterday, and this led me to ask God for His guidance. First of all, He pointed out to me that it had been a while since I had asked for forgiveness of my sins. I mean, I'm washed by Jesus Christ's blood of ALL my sins; past, present, and future. But God still wants us to recognize our sins when they happen and ask for forgiveness of them.

After this, I felt God calling me to a 10 day juice & water fast. There are a couple of goals I have for this fast, that I have asked for God's blessing on:

1) First of all, I want to draw closer to Jesus.
2) I want to be better at obeying God's instructions for me.
3) I have a particular sin that I'd like to overcome. It's a stubborn one, this sin is. It's kind of like my "pet sin," I don't really want to give it up.
4) I also have an important decision I want to make, and I'd like to seek God's counsel on it.

I've read that it's better to tell as few people as possible when you're fasting, in order to avoid the pressure of feeling like, "Oh no, I can't give up on this fast, because all these people will know that I failed." When this happens, we can lose sight of the real reason for fasting and we focus instead on others' perception of our fast. In this case, I'm letting you all know (how many of "you all" read this may turn out to be very few anyway!) in the hope that it may help you out. I'll post some frequent updates about the fast here, and hopefully it will be a blessing to you.