Day 1

Today starts the Daniel Fast in the life of me, Jennier, Kayla and Cathy. Only fruits, veggies, nuts and water. No more meats. No more bread. No more milk. AND worst of all: no more Oreos. At least for this month. This fast last through June. It's something big I've never tried. I have fasted before. Usually I go without food, but I've never done any fast relating to food for a month. I am excited.
All day yesturday, doubts seemed to plague my mind. Not only doubts, but just plain stubbornness. And grumbling, let me tell you. So last night I was reading in Numbers where the Isrealites were complaining about not having meat in the desert. (Numbers 11 I do recommend you read it.) Course God got angry...with good reason...and then He struck them with a plague. I'm sitting here whining about not being able to eat meat for a month and then BAM!
Then I started focusing on why I'm doing this. You know, why am I fasting for a month? Because I want to see a revival in our youth. I want to see youth living for Christ. Why? Because it means more people love Jesus. Why? Because they won't go to hell.
I am fasting food so the youth in this community can come to a loving relationship with Christ and will not go to hell.
I can give up meat, bread, milk and Oreos for a month so youth aren't on their way to hell. Heck, maybe even a lifetime of this stuff. OK, let's not get that serious yet. Which makes me feel a little guilty. Let me see how a month goes, then we'll talk. I'm sure they serve Oreos in heaven at the great banquet.
So here it goes.
And day 1 did go well for me although I learned the purple leaves in salad are kinda nasty. They don't taste too bad when you mix them with the rest, but alone they're yuck.