Jesus went without food for 40 days and 40 nights. The Bible states that later he was hungry. He obviously feasted on fellowship with God, and this is exciting to me. Satan tempted him first with food while he was hungry and weak. He  tempted him to use his power as God and make the rocks turn to bread.  Jesus stated man does not live on bread alone but on every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.   When Satan tempted him with power in exchange for worshiping him, Jesus flatly stated you are to worship the Lord your God and him alone.  When Satan tempted him to test God’s power Jesus told him you shall not  test God.  He was so full of God and the Word that he thwarted three major temptations. This is the only way I can succeed at this plan by filling myself up on the word and prayer!.

I am learning to have a hunger for the Word. I am learning what this means to hunger and thirst for righteousness. I find that I am tempted most during  times I was tempted to graze on food in general. At night just after the family has finished dinner and  the aromas in the house still linger, I find that I am suddenly overcome by temptation. I also tend to have these temptations right after work when I would normally unwind from the difficult day with FOOD! On day 5 I took up the Bible and a book called The Awakening: A New Approach to Faith, Fasting, and Spiritual Freedom by Stovall Weems.  Before I knew it when I was  feasting on the Word, the temptation to eat left. I started to have energy and excitement about what God is doing in my life. Weems points out that ” If you don’t feel like obeying God, then something is wrong with your feelings. I have felt like I lose the battle with food and a history I have with food addiction on a daily basis.  Weems points out that when our willpower is lacking it’s because willpower is not true power in any fashion. As i get my flesh out of the way I am giving the Holy Spirit his rightful place. My spirit is starting to let the Holy spirit be in charge and not my flesh.

Likewise, I have been testing my blood sugar levels ridiculous amounts.  My blood sugar levels have seriously dipped. Safe blood sugar levels range from 70-90. My pharmacist told me that below is dangerous. Sources online state that below 55 is dangerous.  My levels have gone into the 50’s and even high 40’s at one point on day 5.  I have found that drinking broth at night brings my levels back to the 60’s.  Also during the day while at work, a stick of sugarless gum or a sugarless breath mint brings it up to more acceptable numbers.  I have obsessed about my sugar levels. I have almost fainted with low blood sugar over the years. I believe I have gotten too focused on those numbers rather than asking God to hlep me to stay the course as the sugar levels adjust to the fast.  I know now that my flesh still wants an excuse to get out when times get tough.  I am no longer going to look to my plummeting sugar levels as an out.  I have decided to persevere and trust that God has my back.