Daniel Fast

At present I'm day 10 into a 21-day Daniel Fast....not that I'm counting down the days. (I'm so counting the days lol) For those that don't know what a Daniel Fast is....it's where you only eat fruit, veges, nuts, seeds, brown rice and water. That means no meat, no dairy, no eggs, no coffee, no sugar, and no alcohol! Pretty much no processed food. The original Daniel Fast is found in the Book of Daniel, first in chapter 1 and again in chapter 10. Daniel was a great man of God, prayer and thanksgiving. The entire point of doing any kind of fast is to deny yourself of something...food, coffee, technology whatever to draw closer to God, to seek His face, and to lean into Him and His strength when the going gets tough as you battle your will over the very thing you have denied yourself. Honestly, it's been so much harder than I thought it would be. I have wanted to give up many times, so much so its physically hurt. But I haven't...and that is only by the grace of God...it certainly hasn't been in my own strength.

What I've learnt is that a huge percentage of our lives has food attached to it...meeting a friend for coffee, a pre-dinner wine, after dinner chocolate, hanging out with friends, working bee lunch, early morning cuppa, mid-afternoon snack...don't even get me started on date night! The habits that I've formed and are now painfully breaking are so strong...I don't feel right without my 10am coffee.

What I've notice spiritually and mentally....my mind is way more clearer. I feel like there is way less junk crowding out useful and productive thoughts. I most definitely feel more connected to God through prayer and reading His Word. And seeing I'm praying into some areas of our life that has been the best thing ever!

After the awful headache wore off 4 days in, physically I feel more spritely and less weighty after a meal.

I'm just under halfway and while I'm looking forward to not being restrained in what I can eat and the coffee...not gonna lie. I'm also excited to see what God will show me and do in the next 11 days. I'm anticipating something fantastic. Sooo exciting. Watch this space.....