live for God

Jan. 09 update
I’m going to try having accountability thru a blog that I have a few friends look at from time to time—not a public one, where I write responses to devotions, etc.

And I’m continuing my list of “50,000” praises. maybe that should be on here?

For quite a while i was fasting once a week or once every 2 weeks, now I haven’t for a while and I’m going to go back to it.
Only by His Holy Spirit.

I’m fasting today. It has been great. Not a trial, but difficult at times during the day. But it was a great day, partly bcs 2 of my kids were involved in worship duirng school chapel today and my daughter in college forwarded me an email from one of her professors who complimented her on your spiritual journals.
Right now, it is so quiet and I feel very peaceful. I’m looking up stuff on the internet to help me pray and journaling my thoughts. I’ve been so encouraged. I read a good article leading me to confession. And I’m praying for a lot of people in my life today, as well as Haiti…thinking about how fasting is a humbling experience…and (from scripture) “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

Well, I’m fasting again today. I haven’t done it in a long time. This time I’m going for the whole day. It’s a challenge. I know I’m not supposed to advertise that I’m doing it (according to the Bible) but oh well I’m writing abou it

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.