This month I am fasting from chocolate and candy. Why? Because I want God to create a passion in me for his Word.
So I am memorizing Psalm 119:103-104
How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
I gain understanding from your precepts;
Therefore I hate every wrong path.
This verse is pretty straightforward. I am learning to discipline myself so that I go to God's Word instead of indulging in something sweet to my taste buds. It has been difficult so far, but so rewarding. God is showing me that when I meditate on His words all day, I am fulfilled and my longing for sweet things goes away. It is challenging because it would be very easy to pop a piece of candy in my mouth and not think about it. I am finding, though, that self discipline is hard even for something so simple.
On a random note: About a week and a half ago I spilled coffee on my computer. Dumb, I know. Well anyway it survived and now I am so picky about things being next to my computer, especially liquid. Well I just walked into my room and left my open coffee next to my computer....dumb....and then accidentally knocked it, but somehow threw the coffee cup into the air instead of letting it fall onto the computer, all this while screaming and scaring my roommate, and then grabbed two towels and sopped up the mess while holding my computer in one hand. It all happened so fast and yet felt like slllllooowww motion! It was hilarious. Then when I realized it was ok I rehashed it in my mind and fell on the ground laughing at the ridiculousness of it all:)
Life is short and 'stuff' is precious?
Saying for the week: "One man's sickness is another man's day off!" (referring to my teachers sick day that allowed for our 3 hour class to be canceled :) Praise the Lord!)
Remember that God wants to fulfill our every longing and desire. He is more than capable of being our everything, if only we will allow Him to be.
