MY ILLUMINATED LIFE;
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
fAStInG - dAY 1
My stomach is growling as I am blogging in front of my computer now.
I started my fast this morn at 12am sharp. I will not be eating nor drinking for the next 3 days. *sticks out tongue..
When i woke up this morn, I felt a lil hungry le (as always). I went to brush my teeth, washed my face, changed and prepared to leave for work. I had my quiet time with God before leaving asking him to grant me his strength to overcome this fast, that i may have the courage to withstand Satan's temptations and the wisdom to serve God according to his that i may bear a good testimony to his name. Amen.
Everybody seemed kinda shocked that I will be fasting for the next 3 days (esp over the fact that I will not be drinking at all for 3 days!). Woonie-boy as usual tried to "suan" me by telling me how nice plain water tasted and that he wants to treat me to "Chicken Chop" at the mess. *tiaow.. I smiled and rejected politely.
I accompanied Wei Xuan and Joel to the mess to have their breakfast. My stomach growled pretty BADLY the whole time there as i watched them eating. *growls.. I turned to God and prayed within my heart. Immediately, I felt much BETTER! I thanked God and felt encouraged because i knew God will be together with me throughout this fast.
Instead of having my lunch at the cookhouse as usual, I decided to take a nap so that i would not feel so tired (since I am not eating). Indeed, I felt more refreshed after the nap but quickly the effect of not taking my meals started to return. Throughout the whole afternoon, I had to bear with the churning and growling of my stomach as I went about my daily tasks. However, I was very determined to be an OVERCOMER!
On my way home from the interchange, I ws approached by some AIA people. Since i had the time to spare, I decided to listen to what they had to say. They talked to me about investing in unit trusts. After listening to them speak, I felt that the whole idea was viable BUT it carried a certain amount of risks. (those who study business-related subjects will more or less know why i say this). I was in fact quite interested in the whole idea, but knowing my impulsive self, I decided to return home to discuss with my mum about it before coming to a conclusion.
Thankfully, my stomach is feeling a lil better already. But I am very worried that my gastric might act up again. So, I guess I will just have to pray harder. Today, I realised something. When you are so so... HUNGRY, your sense of smell becomes ULTRA-SENSITIVE! I know i usually ahve a very sensitive nose but today I actually could smell a person eating an apple who was about 5m in front of me! I was shocked because apple unlike most citrus fruits has a very faint frangrance. Of cuz, my stomach started growling again and an apple never looked that appetising before! *lol.. By the way people who have fasted before tell me that the 2nd day is the "killer" so I am a lil worried. Whatever it is, I realli pray hard that God will carry me thru these 3 days. Amen.
mUttOns bLeAtEd at... 1/17/2006 12:11:00 AM
