I had gotten into some really bad eating habits
since I returned to my home in the fall of last year. I recognize them for
exactly what they are: my form of drugging myself. Food is by far the most
popular drug in the world, and wherever there is processed food, you have
drugs, powerful, dangerous drugs. They slow you down, numb your brain, and put
your body in an acidic condition that begins to break down your flesh. Didn’t mean to be negative, it is just
a statement of fact.
There is so much going on that educates our soul, most
of which we are not aware. 2 years ago as a result of my study on the Law of
the Fast, I decided that I would do a Daniel Fast, which was eating only raw
food for 40 days. I weighed the costs and my determination. I felt I could do at least that much.
I made it for 37 days. I was craving
something I couldn't put my finger on. One of my friends told me that I
needed the marrow in the bones of meat. I broke my fast. The full week
before this happened I had to have jalapeno peppers or hot chili sauce on
everything I ate. I couldn’t put my finger on it and it felt much like
have a craving when I was pregnant.
I went to see my dentist yesterday. She is also a naturopath.
I told her of my fasting story. She explained that when you are
craving hot foods, you body is detoxifying. That is exactly what will take
place in a Daniel Fast or in a juice fast, or water fast, and definitely a true
fast without water; our bodies will go through the process of being cleansed,
much like a refiner’s fire. The
hot sauce was showing the more thorough cleansing process through the actual
desire for a type of fire, or heat.
I woke early this morning, because I am not eating
processed food right now. You don't need the same amount of sleep when
you don't tax your digestive system with meats, carbohydrates that are processed,
and eating late. Well, now what do you do at 2:45 in the morning? You
read, because you are alert and awake and your stomach may be talking to you,
but clanging around in the kitchen will wake the rest of the family.
I am a person who loves the stimulation of beauty, color,
and texture. It makes eating raw fruits and vegetables such a lovely
experience because they are colorful, many different textures, and are truly
beautiful to the eye. I lay in bed early this morning thinking about what
I could eat. I kept thinking about satisfying this desire, but could come
up with nothing. My mind reverted to an experience I had when I was in
the first week of my fast.
I was having that same contemplation of what I
could eat, and the Holy Spirit whispered to me very clearly, "You will
never be satisfied with anything on this earth again." I thought it
only applied to food. I was wrong.
It was a beginning of a journey I had no idea I had chosen to go on.
I love to read my scriptures probably more than
anything else in the world. I love
feasting upon the word. I will never give it up. But something came
to me yesterday as I was contemplating a matter. They were the words the
Lord used while instructing Satan, as he attempted to test him during his 40
day fast.
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall
not live by bread alone, but by
every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Matt
4:4)
I have contemplated the journey that a person can
desire to converse one on one with God. It is not a singular experience,
nor is it something that only happens to those who record it in the scriptures
we have at our disposal at this current time. God has, can, will, and does
speak to any of his children that so desire to have that precious
communication. We are trained in our youth to learn how he deals with
loving kindness with all his children through the scriptures. Eventually
we can reach a place, if it is our desire, that we receive the word that
proceeds out of the mouth of God, and we can get it directly to us. I continue
to remember that He is not a respecter of persons.
Wherefore, by the ministering of angels,
and by every word which proceeded forth out of the mouth of God, men began to
exercise faith in Christ; and thus by faith, they did lay hold upon every good
thing; and thus it was until the coming of Christ. (Moroni 8:1)
I learned this wonderful lesson
while lying in my bed pondering upon my hunger. Christ instructed us on
hungering and thirsting. He told us unequivocally that He is
the bread of Life, that He is the one that delivers living water. As my
hunger for the real thing continues, I am certain that angels are ministering
me to, as each one who is seeking will find out that truth for themselves. And
I expect to continue to lay hold upon every good thing until the coming of
Christ into my very being, just like others who sought him diligently in the
past.
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