Not a ton to report.  But I am getting all these small tiny ‘winks’ from heaven that lets me know God is watching.  It is really cool to experience… and faith building.  How am I feeling?

Crummy!    Kind of a  ’godly but grumpy’ feeling on day 4.

Volitional  hunger [fasting] in some small way  creates in us a kind of self-imposed suffering.  Why do it?  It helps in a mysterious way to clarify my  dependence and RECOGNITION of Christ’s love for me because He also  suffered that I might live.  It also creates in me compassion for others who are suffering or starving…realities that might have just passed me by had I not been feeling a sense of hunger personally.  That can only be good for my soul!

I have to be honest, when I have sat down to write this blog …   my mind feels ‘creatively’ unplugged.  Usually when I’m writing a book or an article I get my heart and mind right..  AND ….I also get  a large Jamocha Almond Fudge Milkshake from Baskin Robbins…  [why did I have to write that]  The sugar buzz gets me alert and I guess somewhat creative.  This time of fasting as a church family for me though hasn’t produced any deep insights to give away… [yet].    Personal closeness to Jesus? absolutely yes!  I told Karen it feels like I have entered the land of ‘blankville’.  Hopefully the  ’blog blahs’ will pass soon and I will have something interesting to write about. But this I know,  God is so  Good !  Wouldn’t you agree???