Spring fasting Life Transforming Event- February 20, 2010

Spring fasting LTE 2010

I never understood the point in fasting before I get here to the Honor Academy, or why anyone would do such a seemingly absurd thing. I certainly never imagined myself doing it for three days! When I was applying to be an intern, I was aware of this LTE, and I knew that I would be expected to fast. I don’t believe it truly hit me until the first corporate fasting Wednesday though. I think the reality of the whole internship is slowly coming into view for me.

I had heard my roommate talk about the fall fasting LTE and how excited she was to do it again; that really lifted my spirit. I had already given myself to anything this internship would put me through so I went into the LTE with a relatively open heart and mind. I think the only problem with me was that I looked forward to the free time to sleep; so that is what I did. I believe that would be one reason fasting wouldn’t be ideal to grow closer to God. I spent most of Friday in my bed, in between sessions. I was later very convicted and committed not to waste Saturday away!

In order to keep my commitment I decided not to go back to my room. I tried to do some quiet time in the office, but that didn’t really work out very well. I found myself not being able to really dive into God’s presence at all. I tried but my efforts were not that persistent. I was easily distracted and quick to allow myself to be. Food wasn’t there to distract me, but everything else was. I would say that it wasn’t until Saturday night that the Lord really met me right where I was at.

I had decided to take a half hour nap before the 8:00 session so I went to bed at about 7:15. I foolishly didn’t set an alarm and slept until 9:00! I hurried to session and found myself thrown into an ocean of the Lord’s presence. I didn’t know what to do the first 45 minutes so I just followed the laughing and eventually found myself in the pit. In short, the Lord came to me by revealing his cleansing power and wiping away the shame and guilt I had because of my feeling impure. God is so good to me! I will never forget that night!

The spring fasting LTE was such a huge foundation for so many things the Lord continues to teach me now, and will in the future. I have a new sense of his presence and a closer understanding of his admiration for me. I trust the Lord to bring me ever closer to understand his love for me completely; until then, I’ll remember my first fasting LTE as a time that the Lord drastically came to my rescue and revolutionized my faith in Christ.