Like the taco bell commercial, I don't know which is truly the correct word to use, but today I was hungry...literally had pains, or pangs. I know, it sounds logical during a fast, but for the past weeks I have tried to 'prepare' for Tuesday lunch fasts by eating a big breakfast and drinking water throughout the day. I guess I never realized that by doing these things I was actually trying to keep away any negative feelings of hunger.
My verse for today was... "If anyone is to come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me, will save it" Matthew 16:25 I reminded myself that sometimes following Christ requires sacrifice, so I searched myself to see if I was willing to sacrifice food to the point of actually causing hunger. This made me think of our neighbor who has been borrowing our car for about a month because hers recently died. Living in a small town with great public transportation, we have little need for this second vehicle, so it is usually not much sacrifice to offer this to her. But when Matt was finishing up his dissertation, there were days he needed to run into school, or the library, or to a place of quiet, and it would be gone. So then, when it actually caused our lives to be affected, were we as quick to still give to another?
My prayer today... is for our neighbor to be able to save up for and afford a new car. We love you Linda, and know that God loves you. You have blessed our lives in many ways and pray that our Lord and provider would provide you with reliable transportation to stay in touch with your family!
