Preparation for a Feast

For the next 40 days will be enduring a journey with 13 other woman from the ages of 17 to 30. This journey is a fasting from something or things that may be taking our eyes off God or from spending time with Him. Some are giving up things like secular music or guys in a romantic way. I am giving up Social Networking and texting.

I think I belong to every major social networking website right now not to mention a few small ones available only to those who have an iPhone like Instagram. It's sort of an obsession of mine. I love finding new ways to communicate with people I've lost touch with over the years, but in the mean time I'm spending all this time "catching up" or "stalking" people that I'm not keeping in touch with God.

In the same way I'm kind of obsessed with texting. I looove to text. If I'm bored I text people that I'm pretty sure will reply within a reasonable amount of time. Now right now my relationship with my boyfriend is sort of centered around our ability to text one another. Unfortunately we are in a long distance relationship and between our two crazy and hectic schedules there is almost no time left in the day to talk on the phone. We also only see each other once a month for the most part. That being said I will continue to text Tyler but everyone else will just have to wait to get a reply from me. :)

Last night as I was spending time with God and in the Word, I ran across this passage...
"And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head, and wash you face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
-Matthew 6:16-18
I wrote the passage down on a bright yellow note card I've pinned on the wall above my desk to remind me to be full of gratitude as I take this journey. Starting tomorrow I will blog every day about what the Lord reveals to me.