At last?

So another year, another fast at its end. I would just like to stop and apologize as a leader for not stepping up and blogging more often. But hey once is better than none right? So this being my fourth year doing the fast it came pretty easy to me. I almost just "went through the motions" I guess you could say. I was constantly busy with homework and when I wasn't working on something I was sleeping. But near the end I decided to watch one of my favorite movies "Letters to God". It hits me pretty deep every time. It's about a little boy who is suffering from leukemia. It talks about how throughout his young life, and in his last days, he touches all of the lives surrounding him by how he lives out his faith in God. This gets to me because I think of Katie. It's almost just like her story. She touched so many lives just by the way she lived and she brought us all together. This got me thinking. I think of Katie and how so many people were affected by her life and how it showed in the movie how this little boy changed so many lives by living out his faith. I think of how when we are on the fast, people start to realize what we are doing and become curious. It is then that they realize our faith and what we believe. Why should it take fasting from secular media for a month for our faith to be shown through how we live our lives. This made me wonder if I am always living out my beliefs and also makes me wonder if I am making an impact on people's lives like the boy in the movie or our dear Katie did. I then realized that I need to take these opportunities, such as the media fast, and use them to witness to my friends...not just go through the motions. I've decided that it would be a good idea to be more aware of what I say I believe, how I act, and whom I am surrounded by at all times, not just one month out of the year. You never know who is watching and you never know who you are impacting. So another fast has come and gone, but Im glad to say that im feeling even closer to God and deeper in my faith. I hope that everyone’s fast went well and that God spoke to you in some way! Congratulations everyone, until next year.

a million times

is it just me, or are the final days of fasting the most difficult? the temptation is so much greater--like, we're hecka close to the end, would it really be so bad if i checked out seventeen magazine super quick? or whatever. it's so hard! i think the most difficult part is to remember to put effort into these last couple of days. it would be a million times easier just to coast through until the end, without intentionally setting aside more time just for God and i. but that would be a totally uncool thing to do. God deserves that time and so much more. i want for this fast to be pleasing to Him. but dang, i'm struggling so much right now! that to say...i need a lot of prayer to make these last days the best ones yet.

p.s.: i loved this francis chan vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA_uwWPE6lQ; pretty funny & convicting.

we're so close, guys! 2 more days, it's worth it. 1 corinth. 10:13

Last Week Rush

So it's the last week... what next? Are you going to make changes in your life to keep connecting with God? Or are you planning on going back to the same routine as before the fast? Make a commitment this week to make sure you always find time with God. Post here what you plan on doing at the end of the fast...