Embarking on a Spiritual Fast: A Journey to Clarity and Renewal

Mental and Spiritual Preparation

As I find myself just a week away from embarking on a water fast, a practice I’ve been mentally gearing up for over the last three years, I can’t help but reflect on the profound journey ahead. This fast isn’t just a physical challenge; it’s a pivotal moment in my spiritual journey, a conscious effort to delve deeper into my own habits, limitations, and the necessary changes I need to embrace to move forward.

The water fast is an act of surrender. After Jesus was purified by the acceptance and submission of the Holy Spirit he retreated to the isolation where he could focus soley on the Living Waters. As I have learned, when we want to adopt new behaviors, new mindsets we must be completely emptied of our desire and filled up with the Lords - this is best magnified through fasting and prayer. The Fasting environment includes an army of angels warring on your behalf as you face your most connected desires - and lean only on God for everything.

The realitization that I need to align my actions more closely with my beliefs has been a long time coming. My spiritual growth, especially my understanding of God, has highlighted the gaps in my practice and the need for greater wisdom and discernment. This fast is a step towards bridging that gap, towards achieving a state of optimal health not just for the sake of well-being, but to fully engage in the life I’m called to lead.

Aligning Beliefs with Actions

The journey to this point has invovled a critical examination of how well my actions reflect my beliefs. My spiritual growth and expanding understanding of God have revealed gaps in my wisdom and discernment, prompting me to undertake this fast as a means to bridge these gaps and align my lifestyle more closely with my spiritual convictions.

The period of preparation and anticipation has also led me to reconsider what truly constitutes wealth. It’s a complex reassessment, especially as I appraoch a significant age milestone, enjoying financial stability yet constantly battling the fear of scarcity. I’ve come to realize that true wealth for me lies in the richness of experiences, in the ability to immerse myself in diverse cultures and learn from them.

Healing Sanctuary

The practice side of this journey involves significant changes too, particularly concerning my home. I love my space and he sanctuary it represents, but I also recognise the need for it to contribute financially to my aspirations, especially my love for travel. The idea of transforming it into a source of income, possibly as a healing sanctuary that could benefit others, is both exciting and daunting.

Organizing for Transformation -

In preparation for the fast and the life that follows, I’ve started organizing my home to support this new season. Simple actions, like removing a kitchen cabinet door to improve the space visually, symbolize the larger shifts I’m making. It’s about setting up my environment to reflect the changes I want to see in myself - creating spaces for relaxation, movement, and freedom, these phsycial changes are symbolic of the internal transformation I’m seeking.

Anticipation and Hope

As I stand on the threshold of this transformative experience, I’m filled with a mix of anticipation, hope, and a bit of apprehension. It’s a deeply personal journey, one that I’m ready to embrace with all its challenges and opportunities for growth. The next few weeks promise to be a time of reflection, learning, and hopefully, profound personal development.

The Palestine people have taught me what surrender to God looks like for 120 days and as I approach this quest, I know that I can be successful with my spirit warring with them. I am not alone in this water fast, as I am joining a people who have already been on this for days upon weeks upon months. I am doing it for 40days. Inshallah.

I have become acutely aware of my limitations, my need for deeper theological wisdom, a more discerning spirit. This upcoming fast is more than a ritual; it’s a gateway to stripping away the layers of my being, to confront and cast aside the unconscious habits that have long held sway over my actions and decisions.

The essence of my being: I am a spirit, I posses a soul, and I inhabit a body. This body, this temple, must be nurtured and maintained in optimal health, not for vanity’s sake but as a vessel through which I can be fully connected to God and allow Him to work through me. An unlimited connection to Living Water.