Hello, again.
I have had many things on my mind since my last post, and have been busy with work and tired when I get home. I had also started a writing course, but sadly, that fell behind and I didn't get it completed. I should have known better than to do it while I was working - but I thought I could handle it.
In February, I fasted for 24 hours while seeking an answer to something I had been praying about. I don't know if I had done it properly, or if I had really got an answer. While reading my Bible, the passage that had jumped out to me was in Matthew where it talks about asking and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.
My response was a little shocking to me - something I hadn't expected. When I talked it over with my BFF afterward, she said that maybe I hadn't dealt with the past regarding this. The verse was one that I used many years ago when "praying" (though I wouldn't say I was a Christian at the time). I told God then that I had been asking but I wasn't receiving. That was when I turned my back on Him; put Him on the shelf.
Fast forward to last month. I was not going to let the enemy use that verse again in an attempt to get me angry at God, or turn my back on Him again. No way. Both prayer and response (both times) was regarding pretty much the same thing/situation. I didn't want to have the same results this time.
So, a couple of days later I fasted again. This time for two days. I let people know so they could pray for me during this time (especially when I came off the fast because that was when I felt attacked by the enemy when I came off the fast from a few days prior). I feel that God answered my prayer regarding one situation that time - gave me confirmation - but I don't know about the rest of the prayer. I still pray about this, but don't know if it is something He is "working out" that will happen in time, or if it is a "no" response. At any rate, I don't feel that I have a definite answer one way or the other regarding this situation yet.
So, now I am on Spring Break (we have two weeks off, and return back to school on April 2nd), and I have decided that I am going to fast again, though I don't know for how long yet. I am faced with a choice to make, and while my head tells me one thing, my heart tells me another. I just really don't know what to do. I am trying to trust the Lord for His direction and guidance. When I fast this time (I think it might be tomorrow that I attempt this one), I am hoping to spend more time in prayer, reading the Bible, and focusing on God's will and desire for me in this.
It's so hard to know what to do. I want the best of both worlds - I want both situations, but I don't know if that is possible. I know, with God all things are possible, and He can work them both out...but I feel as though I have to choose between one or the other at this point.
But, like I said, I am trying to seek God's desire, His will, for me in this situation. I do have fear in either choice (fear of what if I chose the wrong thing, or should I have chosen the other), but I know that I need to trust the Lord (Proverbs 3:5-6) and be obedient to what He wants me to do.
On that note, I would appreciate any prayers over the next little while (especially for tomorrow, Mar. 19) for clarity, direction, and wisdom in what I should do.
Have a Christ-filled day!
