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Recently I did something pretty crazy or audacious, as my Pastor would say. Last October during my quiet time, preparing for bible study, God lead me to a 40-day juice fast. Let me be completely honest here, I had never completed a 24 hour fast of any kind. I’ve always overlooked the fasting thing in the bible because personally it was something I really did not want to do. I know that’s not making me look too great as a “Christian Life Coach” but I’m just being real with you. The truth is we all have certain things that we want to ignore and pretend it doesn’t apply to our life.
Well, that particular morning, I was trying extremely hard to ignore God’s prompting so I actually starting arguing with him. This is how it went down. As I was reading scripture, I got that gentle nudge in my spirit that said 40 day juice fast. I sat in my chair and literally looked up at the ceiling and spoke out loud, are You serious? No food, just juice for 40 days? I shook my head and headed to the kitchen to pour myself a nice cup of hot coffee and while I was walking back to my chair I started complaining. “There is no way in creation that I can go 40 long days without chewing any food. No way, no how, can I do that. Forget it.” And then I heard Him again (not audible, of course), if I can’t trust you with food, how can I trust you with people? I immediately tossed my hands in the air and said, ok fine you got me! My life is about reaching women with the love of Christ through coaching, writing and speaking so this was a big eye opener.
Luke 16:10 reads, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can be trusted with much…” Don’t you hate it when scripture backs up the truth you were so hoping to avoid? You know I’m just kidding, but heck 40 days was more than I wanted to bite off…LOL!
Today I want to encourage you that you can be trusted with more. I want to challenge you to stop ignoring God’s promptings and embrace the truth. Why, because the Holy Spirit lives inside you and if you press past your fears and seek His constant presence in everyday life, I promise you all things are possible.
What has God been prompting you to do lately? Did you avoid it or embrace it? Leave your commits on my blog today!
