Fasting will be the focus for our class this week. I have been working on this. The fasting, or going without, is not as difficult for me as the focus that I am working on. I live in a very fast paced life (as I assume we all do). So it is difficult when I want to focus my time on God. I find myself wanting to jump in and solve my problems. I kept hearing the song “Be still and know that I am God”
As I sat on the bank of a lake this afternoon I watched the leaves fall on the water. I noticed all at once as if in concert every leaf starting moving out toward the middle of the lake. I could not even feel the breeze but I knew it was there. I could see its effect.
This reminded me of the working of the Holy Spirit. There are times when He is working in my life. I may not even feel it, or realize it at the time. But I am trying to learn to tune in to the signals that will show me that God is present and active in my life.
Know of any good fasting songs? Evelyn Smith sang us a song she wrote the other day that would be appropriate. “Feasting on His riches” I believe was the name.
In my life, fasting (from food) has always taken me to the point that I have no option but to “be still”. It can be very frustrating. Other types of fasting have brought about the same frustrations, but I have more energy to express my frustrations and deal with them in a timely manner. The only regret that I have, after fasting, is that I have not yet fully attained the ability to control certain aspects of my path in life the way that the Father asks of me. Time is not the answer to this problem. There is another way that leads to this control.