Hello everyone! I apologize for the lack of posts lately but things have been very hectic and busy around here lately. Keep me in your prayers because I need it for sure right now! I know that this is late for the Monday motivation. That is not because I forgot about it yesterday but because I have been debating whether or not to share with you what is on my heart right now. With much thought and prayer I decided that I would in fact share this with you all because I want you to be a part of my day by day testimony. I will try to keep this as short as possible but I make no promises lol.
As some of you may know I have been very sick for almost a year now with stomach issues. I have brushed it off for the most part as being IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), but in the last month or two I have gotten worse and am now experiencing pains in my stomach that are unexplainable to the IBS. I would go to the doctor but since my doctor is not the best (she has misdiagnosed me on more than one occasion and actually indirectly caused me to have an overnight stay in the ER once) and I cannot get into a new doctor at this time I decided to hand this one completely over to the Lord. God has shown me on several occasions just what I need to do to allow myself to be healed. Why I have not followed through yet is a mystery even to myself. Fear maybe? I don't know, but I have decided to finally listen to what I feel the Lord is telling me to do and what my bible has taught me.
A while ago I read in the bible where the prophet Daniel "fasted" for 10 days from the foods of the king (Daniel ch. 1). He and his men ate nothing but fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and water for a full 10 days. At the end of the 10 days they were healthier and stronger than all of the kings men. I had not heard of this story before and knew nothing of this "famous" Daniel diet. When I read it the story spoke directly to me and I knew that someday, somehow, I would follow Daniel's example and try this for myself. Daniel's point in doing this was to prove to the king that God's ways always win over the ways of men! I too want to prove that God's way can win over man's way which includes overcoming my own fleshly desires. I am going to bring my body into subjection (1 corinthians 9:27) to God's way of living. I made the decision to follow in the steps of Daniel and fast from the foods that are harmful to my body until I feel that the Lord is done working with me and until I am ready to claim my healing. If this means following this for the rest of my life then so be it. I had originally wanted to do this for 10 days but now I feel I am being called to do this longer. The plan right now is to eat nothing but fruits, vegetables, nuts, water and a little olive oil for cooking and a few natural spices and seasonings for the next 10 days. After the 10 days is up I will decide if I should continue. I will then add in other foods every 10 days beginning with lean meat like fish and chicken, then grains like oats and brown rice and I will leave dairy, fats and sugar for last. I will also begin to exercise a mile a day on my treadmill beginning on the 4th or 5th day or whenever I feel strong enough. The switch has finally flipped inside of me and I have made up my mind to take control once and for all and I am claiming, in faith, that my life will be changed from this. From this point on in my life I will no longer be the overweight, unhealthy, and low self esteem woman I am today. God is going to move in this. I know because it was He who called me to this place.
I will be using this blog to chronicle everyday of the "fast" and let you all know how it is going. I looked all over the internet to find information on how people's body and health physically changed from this, but I could not find much information pertaining to how it affected someone physically. There is an abundance of information about the fast itself but nothing on how it changes people health wise. So I decided I would share how it is changing me and maybe it will help someone else out there.
I started the fast yesterday. I began by praying first and then weighing myself to have a starting weight. I will not weigh in again until the end of the 10 days - which just happens to fall on a joy meeting, so hopefully I will have some good news to share with the joy women that night lol. We also went to the store last night and I stocked up on all kinds of fresh fruits and veggies, 100% juice, dried fruits like figs and raisins, and canned fruits and vegetables.
I am currently day number 2 into the fast and so far I am starting to feel slightly better. Yesterday I was very dizzy and weak and I felt sick to my stomach but that is because I did not eat enough. I realized that in order for this to work I must eat more often than before because my body is burning these foods a lot faster. I am hypoglycemic so I will need to eat continuously to keep my blood sugar levels in check. I am also feeling a slight energy boost today along with feeling less desire to eat the foods I would normally eat. I still want those foods but the cravings aren't as strong today. The most important part is that my stomach is not hurting today for the first time in a very long time and that is my first sign of faith that God is indeed leading me in this. God will receive all the glory for this when I am healed.
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