Day 6

It's the sixth day of the fast. God has totally carried me through. Specifically, there have been instances where I've been around very tasty food, and He has given me strength to not give in and eat. In fact, He's even made the desire controllable - so that I'm not drooling at the smell of it!

There are moments when hunger comes, and it's very intense. It's during these times that I want to snack on something. But this usually only lasts 5 minutes or so. It's kind of like when I gave up smoking, and I'd have these intense cravings for a cigarette, but they'd go away after a couple of minutes. (Even now, two years later, I still get those cravings from time to time.)

Amazingly, I've had no noticeable drop in energy levels. You might think that since I haven't eaten any solid food since Sunday evening, I'd be as weak as a newborn kitten. But actually, God has given me strength to make it through a very challenging week. (I signed up to work extra hours, going in at 6:30 in the morning each day. Then going to school, then back to work until 8 pm. Then to do homework.) Because of this long week, I averaged about 4 hours of sleep each day. Now, I don't recommend this to anyone - sleep is extremely important. I'm just sharing this to point out how awesome God is in providing for every one of our needs.

On an additional note, I've lost about 12 pounds and I feel great. I don't want to dwell on this too much in my own mind, because I'm concerned that I'll lose focus on why I'm fasting in the first place. But I do praise God that He's given us fasting to meet both our spiritual as well as our physical needs.

God bless.