It has been a long time since I have done a real 24 hour fast, I mean a really long time. But in fasting with and for my daughter the other day, I recognized a new blessing of the fast. That was the blessing of a dysfunctional mind.
Without food, my brain checks out. I can’t think straight. In matters of the spirit, sometimes choosing to feel instead of think are of great worth. When fasting, I have noticed that my ability to be more in tune with the Spirit is heightened because I have to rely on my feelings since my brain becomes dysfunctional. It’s one of those hidden blessings, I think, that people don’t recognize easily. Our Heavenly Father pours out blessings in many different ways to all of us, His children. Those blessings are sometimes obvious, like good health and happy relationships, and sometimes they are less obvious, like a dysfunctional mind. Either way, I know that God is at the helm and He loves to bless us in whatever ways He can.
I am so grateful for His tenderness towards my delicate heart. I know He knows me, my good and bad and crazy and impatience… He knows all of it and is here for me just the same.
Forever grateful.
