Fasting and Feasting

The other day I went on a whole day fast… no food or water whatsoever.  I started my fast at around 7:00AM and ended it exactly at 12:00 Midnight.  During this day, I started out with intimate prayer which lasted around 30 minutes… just me and my Lord and a small candle lit right beside me providing me with just enough visibility to maneuver inside the prayer room.

After prayer, I went about  my chores and commitments for the day.  Though hectic, I never faltered to pray… constantly recharging my spirit and replenishing my strength through prayer and meditation… regularly feeding my spirit with words from the Bible.

The Lord spoke to me all throughout the day… I was so filled with the Holy Spirit and I could feel the Lord guiding me the entire day.  What a wonderful feeling it is to know and feel God around you, within you, loving you, touching you…

I went into deep prayer again just before I took my first my meal after fasting.  I also had friends who asked me to pray for them and their immediate concerns, so I did.  I lifted everything to the Lord… I thanked Him for all the blessings and for making me feel His presence every second.

The next day, I went straight into prayer as soon as I awoke.  I asked for the Lord’s guidance and constant anointing.  I asked for a message and opened my Bible.  As soon as I opened my book, my eyes led me to Psalms 91:9-16, which reads:

You have the LORD for your refuge; you have made the Most High your stronghold.

No evil shall befall you, no affliction come near your tent.

For God commands the angels to guard you in all your ways.

With their hands they shall support you, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

You shall tread upon the asp and the viper, trample the lion and the dragon.

Whoever clings to me I will deliver; whoever knows my name I will set on high.

All who call upon me I will answer;I will be with them in distress; I will deliver them and give them honor.

With length of days I will satisfy them and show them my saving power.

- Psalms 91:9-16

This has been the Lord’s message to me as soon as I got up the morning after my fast.  Praise God!

I have now made a decision to fast regularly.  To commit 2 days every week to fasting and sacrifice.  Because through fasting… I am actually feasting on the Lord’s words and though my stomach is empty, my spirit is filled.