I finished the fast over a week ago and with all prep for our women’s small group, I forgot to post! Shame on me! So what did I learn?
Around day four and day five I felt like I was back in control of what I was and wasn’t going to eat. There was no underlying craving for Diet Coke or even chocolate. The mindless eating was gone. I simply had no desire for any of those things.
Many of you asked something to the effect of How do you do it? How can you prepare foods for the kids that you cannot eat? I think the best answer is how could I not do it? How could I consciously continue to abuse my body and find that acceptable? I began seeing that this was what I would learn from this fast. It wouldn’t be so much spiritual transformation but it would be more physical and more mental. I was receiving a hands-on lesson on how my body functions. The side-effects of eating healthy were great! I was able to think clearly. I was able to sleep better. I felt more at ease. The best was that I was able to feel hunger and eat enough to sustain vs enough to feed a small country. Viewing my body truly as a temple has been life changing to say the least. Maybe there was a bit of a heart transformation in there as well. I think before this fast, I was at a point where viewing my body as a temple was selfish because I didn’t deserve better.
I’m still working on things and have not taken out all unclean food from my life. I have however, made the decision to eat more vegan. When I do eat meat it is good organic meat that I receive from local farmers like my Mother, Sister and Step-father’s farm (shameless plug for Pashlay Pastures, Sprakers, NY). Now, I choose to know where my food comes from and make my own choices accordingly.
Overall, I decided to use my God-given, yet dormant fruit of the spirit of self-control, which we all have access to. Like in all things, it’s all about what you will and will not do.
With gratitude,
Wendy
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You can be so proud of yourself, God Bless you!!
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