The 3rd FAITHdare was to fast from one meal a day and use that time to grow in your relationship with God. Well I have to say I completely failed this dare. I had many 'excuses' for not fasting, such as next week I won't be able to eat much at all because I'm having my wisdom teeth extracted or some days of the week I'm burning over 800 calories working out and need to eat more; therefore, it would be unhealthy for me to skip a meal... Excuses I know. I failed it. I could fast this coming week but that's kind of cheating I think since I won't be able to do much eating anyway.
But I'm not giving up, I'm moving on to this next dare...
FAITHdare #4: Seeking Out Solitude
1) Create a place of solitude. This should be fun! Is there someplace in your home that you can designate as "the quiet place," a place where anyone in your family can go to be quiet? Is there someplace outside of your home that you can use? Maybe a favorite tree in a park or an empty church sanctuary? Get creative, doing whatever you feel is necessary to make that "quiet place" a cozy and warm environment to facilitate times of solitude.
2) Create a daily TIME of solitude...Set aside a specific time and place to enjoy complete silence before the Lord... Take time this week to learn to LISTEN.
I like FaithDare 4! That's a good one :)
ReplyDeletePS-I would have failed fasting too :-P