What I'm Fasting for Now!

Hey everyone! It's day 5 of the fast and God is just moving in my life and shaking things up around here! I've found a few things that I could eat every single meal [most specifically falafel] and I'm trying new recipes. I'm also getting a better sense of when I'm hungry, full, and when I would be "hungry" because I was bored. Then there's the things God has been doing externally!

So, just to recap, here's what I was fasting for:
1. Breaking my addiction to food [mostly sugar] and eating my feelings
2. Removing the idol that is food, naming him Bacchus and ousting him from God's place in my heart.
3. Daniel to be driven and soft before God about his life and specifically his vocation
4. That I would trust God would give me and my family our own place to live
5. That I would know God, and He would show me my place in His kingdom

In just five days, here's what I've already received:
1. As I remove sugar from my diet, I am breaking that addiction
2.There is a specific prayer to release that idol, and I'm working on making it an altar to the one true and holy Lord
3. Daniel has chosen the shipyard. I'm still fasting for more of the Lord in this.
4.God has shown me that what I hope for is ok to ask for! He shows me that He will provide a home for me, even if that means it's not exactly what I think. I'm not driving this train! I'm still fasting for this.
5.I've started going to a New Community class [yay, Dean!] about the spiritual gifts - exactly what I'm needing to show me my gifts [though I have an idea] and how I can fit into my place.

This is incredible! Well, if you think that's great, wait until you get a load of this! I've been praying for my younger brother Jeremy quite a bit. He doesn't work, is unhealthy, and doesn't provide a good role model for his two young daughters. I love him and really want a change for him. I've told him more than once if he ever wanted to move out of state that I would help him get into the monastery, get a job, and have a better life. Out of nowhere two days ago, I spoke to him and he was actually and seriously considering moving down here!! I couldn't believe it! I praised the Lord and am in the process of helping him achieve that end. Now, I have at new thing added to my fast list:

6. That the Lord would send the Holy Spirit to soften Jeremy's heart so he would be willing and ready to come down here, learn about Jesus, renew his faith, live in community, and seek better for himself.

If I don't fast for anything but that, it'll be worth it!

Jes