Today is the last day and it certainly featured its share of temptations to end my fast early. First is the fact that today is a communion Sunday. I saw the communion trays out this morning, but I never even thought about the fact that I was fasting until about three minutes before we were served. I ended up taking communion, but I ate a very small piece of bread. I am fasting as an act of service to God, and I am sure that he would allow a small break in the fast for a different act of service to Him. Next was lunch at church which was very yummy smelling curry. After lunch I had to go back to Tanba for a party with the international assosciation of Tanba. This party featured very delicious and expansive platters of food, which I tried to resist politely. Anyways, I am still feeling a little sick, but I am sure that some food will make me feel all better. I will break my fast at 9:30 tonight with tomatoes! Over the next week I will start by eating fruits and vegetables, and eventually progress to bread and more solid food. It's always a temptation to rush back into food that I want to eat, but it will just make me feel worse if I rush too much. Enough about food, let's look at God!
Bible verse! I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20
While I am quite happy to reach the end of my fast, but it was a very good and necessary time for me. I have established some good habits that I want to continue throughout the rest of this year, and I enjoyed a very intimate time with God. There are two things in particular of which God convicted me that I need to work on in my life. The first is Scripture memorization. I have known for a long time that it is important to be continually memorizing Scripture, but it is not a habit that I have practiced in recent years. I have now started writing verses that I come across and want to memorize on flash cards so that I have easy access to them. I have also been convicted of my attitudes toward other people. I often have a tendency to look down on other people and judge other people by appearances. I feel that this condition is exacerbated by not having a community of Christians that I can regularly meet with and who can show me my flaws, which means that I need to rely on God, and use His perspective for looking at other people.
