25th Day of Sept 2010 Fast

I managed to make it through another day of toast craving.....without giving in! Yea! It seems as if the requests for prayer have increased exponentially this last week, along with my carb craving. Not giving in has made me feel stronger against the enemy and my prayer life is expanding. Nice little side benefit, I've lost 5 pounds.

24th Day of Sept 2010 Fast

Yesterday was a "craving my toast" day. I was fighting it all day but never gave in. Yea! I had several people asking me for prayer and it felt really good to be so close to the Lord that I was able to be "instant in prayer".

23rd Day of Sept 2010 fast

The physical part of my fast this year is going very well. I've been able to stay on the 80/10/10 diet for the most part, with a few very little slips. The spiritual aspect is also going well. I think that I am getting closer to God and I can feel His presence. I am doing a LOT of praying for many things: praying for the nation to wake up and turn to God, praying for the NW pastors, praying for a friend's physical needs, praying for another friend's financial needs, praying for my listing on American Lake to sell so the seller doesn't have to worry about it anymore, praying for my Everett listing to sell so the seller can move to Brookings Oregon, praying for "After the Ghost" (a movie being made by the husband of a member of the Tuesday night intercession group at IHOP NW and praying for many other things and people. I absolutely love being an intercessor!

This fast is bringing me so close to God and I love it! This morning as I woke up, I had a song in my heart, what a blessing! And, again this week, the Lord provided for me as He has done since my school closed 7 years ago. Before it closed, God gave me a word "Trust me" and I wondered how to do that. When it closed, I really wondered about it because I was left with a PhD but no job and I couldn't find a job.

I lost my $2 mil piece of property and my vehicle and my hard earned reputation. All I had was my house and the attendant payments. But,God has provided a miracle every single month! At first, it was difficult (no make that nearly impossible) to see that He would provide. I would panic and, at the last minute of course, He would provide a miracle for whatever bill I had (but never more than what I absolutely needed).

After about 5 years of this, I began to relax a little.

Now, 7 years later, I just say "Gosh, God, I can't wait to see how You will provide me with the money for this bill!" It's not that I'm just sitting around waiting for it to fall from heaven because I currently have 12 part time jobs; but my mindset is that God will provide.....and He does.

This week's provision came about when I had $90 of credit card bills to be paid (they raise the interest rate if you are late so it's important to pay on time) but I wasn't going to receive any paychecks from my various jobs until a small one at the end of the month from Sylvan and another small one on Nov 5th from City University and I was planning on combining those two to make my car payment.

But, when I went to my real estate office, she had a check for me from a rental that I had referred about 9 months ago (which I had totally forgotten about and I didn't know I would get a payment anyway). The amount was, of course, $100!

God is SO AMAZING! The ride is crazy scary but crazy fun too!

14th, 15th, and 16th day of Sept 2010 fast

Monday and Tuesday, I prayed "unceasingly". Actually, that's how I usually pray. I pray as the Lord brings people to my mind to pray for or as I think of events or activities that need prayer. I'm not very good at sitting still for hours to pray. I pray best when I am doing my walks or when I'm driving. Last night was the regular Intercessor set at IHOP NW. What a blessing it was! The Lord provided such a sweet presence that I truly did not want to stop! When I woke up this morning, I was praying. That was really wonderful! I had a crazy busy day today (what else is new) but I stayed on the 80/10/10 and feel really good. I haven't had to take a diabetic pill since beginning the fast, yet my blood sugars are around 100. Wow!

13th Day of Sept 2010 Fast

This morning I missed church and felt guilty but I had gone on Friday night so I didn't beat myself up too badly. The reason was I spent over 7 hours today downloading and uploading pictures for one of my real estate listings. By the time I was finished (actually it was that I quit), it was time to go to my Sunday Open House that I do every week (until it sells-please God, let it sell SOON). I was able to pray a bit in between people coming in and prayed on the way home too. Tomorrow will be a bigger prayer day and Tuesday I usually go to the prayer room early before my Intercession set.

12th Day of Sept 2010 Fast

Well, my many jobs got in the way of posting on this fasting blog. You know, sometimes life happens! I've managed to stay on the 80/10/10 fast except for one slip on Thursday at a meeting with free bagels. Those bagels get me every time. All during the meeting I was arguing with myself about having one and I finally gave in (80/10/10 is all raw, all organic and 80% fruits/veggies, 10% protein and 10% good fats- bagels don't fit into any of those categories!). But, my philosophy is to get right back up and start over, so I did. The problem is that once I have carbs, the three weeks of craving carbs starts all over so I'll be another 3 weeks of craving before it goes away. Sheesh! Wish I hadn't made that choice! Ah well, the rest of Thursday and all day Friday I was strictly on the fast. By the way, check my Facebook page for some good heart health news!