Day 23

Pretty much hungry all the time! Even about 2 hours after I eat dinner which is very low in calories, I get hungry again.

During these times of hunger I can't help but think about Jesus and His 40 days spent in the desert. I have brought this passage up in another blog, but it really resonates with me so I would like to expound on it a little.

The Bible says that after 40 days He was hungry, it also sounds like He was kept alive supernaturally having nothing to eat or drink. At His most vulnerable time, when He is most famished is when Satan appears.

Isn't that the truth, Satan appears when we are most vulnerable and he attacks us in the weakest areas of our lives. When we give in to that attack, it is then that we are left alone with our guilt and shame. Some people remain in that state not realizing that God understands our misery and when we confess He is quick to forgive us our sins.

Isaiah 43:25 "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.

What we need to remember is that we don't have to give in to Satan and sin. Jesus knows how to resist Satan. We on our own can't resist him but with the power of the King of kings and Lord of lords we can walk away from any temptation.

This fast has shown me that I can be strong in the Lord. Allow me to share an example of this. I made Chocolate Chip Cookies the other day and while I was making them I wasn't tempted. However, being in the house alone during the day the temptation to have "just one" is great. The two things that stop me is knowing how guilty and sad I would feel if I gave in and thinking of how I want to do this fast for Jesus. It's not that I have to in order to gain points but I desire to because of what He did for me.

Jesus knows my heart and He places there the tools that help me to resist the need to "eat the cookie." Ha...so there Satan, you lose this time and with God's help the next time too! :) To God be the glory!!

1 Peter 5:8-9 "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world."

We all share the same temptations and sin nature. Let's hold each other up in prayer calling out to God to help us resist Satan and all his temptations. Be confident that God hears our prayers and is faithful to answer.

Prayer: Pray with me that we can resist the urgings of Satan so that we may live freely, the life that God has planned for us. Thanks!