Fasting

   Today is Jan. 8, 2011.  The day before our 21 day corp. church fast begins.  I am commiting to fast from 1/9/11 to 2/17/11.  This year I have decided to do the 21 day fast & follow through with a 40 day fast.  I am seeking God's will for our family.  I also want to have a closer more intimate relationship with the Lord and know Him and recieve His knowledge, understanding & wisdom.  I want to clearly hear His voice & be obedient. 
   For the 1st 4 days I will only consume water and broth, the following 17 days I will do the Daniel fast, which is no bread, pasta, sweets-caffine, or meat(only eating veg & fruit).  Then for the following 19 days I will contenue with the Daniel fast & gradually add meat toward the end of totaling 40 days.
   With this fast I will be seeking a closer more intimate relationship with the Lord.  I want to know Him, not just know His Word or what it says.  I want to know Him and clearly hear and know His will for me.
  Last year Michael & I joined the 2010 Fasting Movement at Free Chapel & experienced big changes and miracles.  This year we are expecting nothing short of last year...the best outcome of last years fast happened on the very last day of the fast, when our 8 yr. old Aly was saved/born again.  Praise the Lord!  And this year she and Eli our 5 yr. old have decided on thier own, to join us in fasting this year.  Aly(9) has decided to restrain from eating meat & drinking milk(her favorite drink) for 10 days & then for the remainder 11 days no sweets or cafinated drinks.  Eli, our little monkey...has started out at 5 yrs of age with going 3 days with out any CHIPS(one of his favs.).
   I would like to invite you on this very personal journey with me and my family...each day I will make a bolg entry.  Stating what I feel like and what I/we are experiencing on this incredible journey in our lives as God speaks to us.