Fasting under the Palm Tree - Day 4

If anyone is actually following this, we are in Day Four of the Daniel Fast. Hardly seems like it has been four days...

In the book Fasting for a Spiritual Breakthrough, it is recommended that one designate - and write down - the focus and purpose of the fast. At the onset, I had set down two areas on which I felt I was to focus. This morning as I awoke, I saw exactly the questions for which I am seeking answers. I saw themn written in the notebook I am keeping for this Fast journey. So when I got up, I came to the table and wrote them just as I envisioned.

Four questions are there. Actually there are four areas about which I am asking the same question: What am I supposed to do, and how?

There is a danger in asking a question: someone will give you an answer.

In my "day job" I often have people come to the door of my office and start by saying "I have a question" - to which my usual response is "and you expect me to have an answer, don't you?"

When we ask God a question, He will always answer. We sometimes have to wait a bit for the answer (sometimes the answer is "wait") and we always have to listen for it. But He always answers. And many times the answer is not the one we expected or wanted. Sometimes we miss it because we are so sure we know the answer already.

(Remember the story about the guy and the flood? His house had water up to the first floor and and a boat came by - he said "Go on - God will save me". The water rose to the second floor and along came another boat - and again he sent it on with the same response. The water rose and he was standing on the roof. Along came a helicopter and again he called "o on - God will save me." And then he drowned. When he appeared before God in heaven, he asked "Where were you?" and God replied "I sent two boats and a helicopter!" Sometimes the answer is not what we were expecting...)

So now I have posed four questions to God and I am awaiting His answers... will they be what I expect? what I want to hear? easy to follow?

Do you have questions you would like God to answer? Meet Him in prayer and in His word, and spend some time in quiet meditation - He will answer. And He will give you - us - whatever is needed to do what He directs.

Oh - and the fast? Not bad... I had a challenging day today, as we were at a Rennaisance Faire and my only food choice was an ear of corn... but otherwise not too bad. Vegetables and water are available almost everywhere in the form of salad. For breakfast I had a half an apple with fresh-ground peanut butter... for supper? Baked potato, a tomato, and some nuts and blueberries.

More tomorrow evening.