live for God

Well, last week I did fast. I kept going on my Bible study almost every day.
I did another thing I’ve been wanting to do—spent time praying with Joy about her future.
Prayed on the treadmill 5 times I think.

Haven’t entered anything for a while, so I’ll write about the past week.
I completely forgot to fast last week! :(
I’ve had my devos every day but one, at least something, but I’m not keeping to the schedule I wanted to—finishing a lesson in Believing God every 2 weeks.
I’ve been praying while on the treadmill, that’s going pretty well.
Today I forgot about fasting at 5 AM and ate a croissant. But I decided I’m going to fast anyway starting from then for 14 hours. Better than nothing.
I’ve been keeping my prayer list on hooks on the side of the treadmill.
I had an opportunity yesterday to “pray-on-the-spot” but I didn’t do it. :( I realized it right afterward. (Help me Lord to remember today.)
So that’s what’s been happening.

yay—today I remembered (must have been the HS) to stop and say “Why don’t we pray for that right now” when a prayer request was brought up. She said it would be great so I held her hand and prayed right then.

I started a new schedule today, but it didn’t work that great. I got up at 5, devos were supposed to be 5:15 to 5:45, but I had to look for a book, talked to R, etc. So I didn’t do much on my Bible study.
Maybe I have to get up earlier?
Maybe I need to do it later in the day? But I’m so tired then…

I think I’m going too slowly with my “Believing God” Bible study. Too many days I don’t do it. But a couple of the days I felt I shoud work on a study for a possible chapel talk. So I’m setting a goal of finishing each session in 2 weeks. It’s still kind of slow, but I prefer that and it’s what we did in group Bible study when I was in that in PA.

I made it until 3 pm yesterday with the fasting. Didn’t feel that I prayed enough really….sometimes I couldn’t concentrate.

I said I would fast for lent. Last week I didn’t, but today I am. And I’m praying for my friends with cancer. Today I’m adding Stevenson to my list. So now its: Jessica, Susette, Levy. Lenette and Stevenson—as well as my sister-in-law Cindy who has a rare lung disease that acts a lot lot cancer.

It’s hard today … :( but OK.

i’ve been doing pretty well with the Bible study, tho not great. But i didn’t fast yesterday. i was thinking of switching to Fridays but wasn’t sure. Partly because i had been sick on Mon and Tues., I decided to eat lunch yesterday. But I didn’t really feel right about it. And it’s going to take a lot of motivation to fast tomorrow….a lot of prayer I guess. Good thing I’m reading about the awesome power of God.

I’ve been doing my “Believing God” study, slowly but surely.

Friday I acted on the “prayer-on-the-spot” goal. Prayed for Ecdes whose phone was stolen and was going to try to talk to the person who stole it, and for Mrs. Levy and her husband who has prostate cancer.