Fasting

Fasting now as my whole CG's fasting a meal today to pray for this coming week..exams r nearing, proj deadlines coming n we're bogged down w so many worldly things..pray for God's presence to b felt daily even tho we're bz..pray that we may not draw far fr Him..

Seriously, I've got a prob w fasting cos i'm someone who loves to eat..have fasted b4 but not really seriously fasting..or so i think..cos in my view, fasting has to b done in conjunction w prayer..as in the whole time we fast, we've gotta pray n not juz pray for 15min, half an hr..

Juz now as I was bathing, a thought struck me..Jesus Christ fasted for 40days..wow!tt's a grt feat!i cant even tk a day n he can actually fast for 40days n not give in to any temptation by the Devil?!

Reading Matt 4 on the above story..n i realise that it's true that often as human beings, we give in to temptations..esp when Satan purposely chooses the 3 main weaknesses we tend to possess:
1. Physical needs and desires
2. Possessions and power
3, Pride
As I read the above list, i realise that I am constantly tempted by them..I cant go hungry, I love to take control of things and I have an extremely strong pride!But when Jesus was tempted, he actually said "..Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes fr the mouth of God"(Matt 4:4) He could have turned the stones into bread to satisfy his hunger but he chose not to..he chose to obey God..

Obeying God is really the key here..having the fear of the Lord in our hearts..knowing that He'll eventually reward n provide for those hu love n obey Him..

Prayer point: Dear Father, I recognise that I've not been an obedient child. I tend to lean on my own understanding and not seek ur will. I pray that this stubborness of mine would b broken down and I can once again c ur face..Thank you Father for your fatihfulness:)

Was really hungry juz now..now feelg much better..i realise that when u place ur faith in the Lord, no matter how bad things r, u will get through it n claim ur reward..it's juz the process that's painful..but God is always there to guide us..