21 days to a "New You"

It is said that if you do something for 21 days it becomes a habit. Well,  this morning I began my 21 day "Daniel Fast." Experience with fasting has taught me that I will be far stronger spiritually at the end than at the beginning. Like you, I am seeking to meet the better me! I need him before I can truly feel "unshakable" this year. Fasting for me is hard no matter how often I do it. Why, fasting afflicts my body. For the next 20 days, I am denying myself food that I previously self-indulged with. My body won't like it and properly never will. But here is the neat thing: Fasting and praying bends our will and strengthens our desire to hear God. You would think being hungry most of the time would just make you angry and mad. Not so, strangely, it really works. It is for this reason that Jesus said that some breakthroughs will only come by "fasting and praying." Don't end this day without knowing why you are taking this journey. You need a compelling reason to deny yourself  of something that you really love. Stand with me; the reward is well worth the journey. I will share my thoughts with you everyday and you can share your experience with me. Let's make it worth the journey. Tomorrow, I will share with you one of my compelling reasons to go the distance.