“Darius, son of Ahasuerus, born a Mede, became king over the land of Babylon. In the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, was meditating on the Scriptures that gave, according to the Word of God to the prophet Jeremiah, the number of years that Jerusalem had to lie in ruins, namely, seventy. I turned to the Master God, asking for an answer—praying earnestly, fasting from meals, wearing rough penitential burlap, and kneeling in the ashes. I poured out my heart, baring my soul to God, my God:
I AM CURRENTLY DO A 21 DAY FAST. TALK ABOUT DEDICATION, BEING FOCUSED, AND AVOIDING TEMPTATION. GOING BACK, WHEN I DID A FAST FOR THE FIRST TIME (10 DAYS) IT WAS SO HARD BECAUSE I REALLY RESTRICTED MYSELF TO EVERYTHING. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING SO WHEN IT WAS ALL OVER, I ATE EVERYTHING MY HEART DESIRED. MY BODY WANTED EVERYTHING. FAST FORWARD, I AM NOW ON A 21 DAY FAST, AND WITH A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION I AM ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH NO CRAVINGS AND NO DESIRE TO GET OUT OF IT PREMATURELY. IN FACT, I AM SO IN ENLIGHTENMENT, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO GRAVITATING TOWARDS ME, THIS FAST IS IN PERFECT HARMONY BECAUSE I FOLLOW THE SPIRIT AND DON'T DEPEND ON MYSELF BUT AN HIGHER POWER. GROWING, SPIRITUALLY, MENTALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. PRACTICING PATIENCE AND ENDURANCE. YES A CURVE BALL WILL BE THROWN AT YOU TO TRY TO GET YOU OFF COURSE BUT IT IS UP TO YOU TO CATCH IT OR STRIKE OUT.
TIP: TAKE A STEP TO DISCIPLINE YOURSELF
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