I began to feel it as early as September. This year was going to be different. This year things were going to happen. Amazing things. As I said in my previous post, 2013 had its share of disappointments. I’m not willing to say it was a bad year, because no year spent with this family is a bad one, but it was difficult. I’ve never been one to make resolutions, and I’m not even sure that’s what you would call what I did. I made some DECISIONS about 2014. I decided I was done waiting. Waiting to get healthy. Waiting to find my place. Waiting for balance. Waiting for the perfect time and place. Waiting for things to just fall into my lap. Yep, done. I decided to shake off the dust, oil the hinges, and begin to put one foot in front of the other in the direction of my dreams. Dreams that only hard work, a Holy Ghost inspired strategy and constant communication with Abba Father could bring about. After all, He was the one who put them there in the first place.

If I wanted big changes, I was going to need to take a big step. So, I decided to fast. A 10 day Daniel Fast would be perfect. I would eat all raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds for 10 days just like Daniel did. I would cleanse and detoxify my body and renew my spirit all at once. Easy, right? I mean, I wasn’t going to starve, I got to eat everyday! (Can you tell this was my first fast?) From Day 1 it was obvious that it was going to be harder than it looked, but I was determined to stick with it, no matter what. The days went by and although I saw an increase in hunger for a warm meal, I’ve also seen an increase in hunger for supernatural things. I’ve begun to hear Yahweh’s voice more clearly, I feel things in me that have been in hibernation for years begin to awaken and stretch their cramped, drawn limbs and make themselves vast again. I dream vivd, meaningful dreams every night. The fog that had descended on my mind and in my heart through disappointment and hardship has finally lifted and the clarity is incredible.

Today is Day 10, and after nothing but water all day today I get to break my fast tonight. I will enjoy this meal more than I’ve enjoyed one in a long time. As I get back to a more normal (and much healthier) eating schedule, I don’t expect the incredible things I’ve felt and heard and seen to diminish, rather I expect them to continue to develop and abound as I continue to