Fast: Take 3

So, for the past couple of days my husband and I have been eating leftovers and trying to stay focused in the word. If you saw my last post, that was the dinner we had on Saturday night (day 6)...it was my biggest success yet. I reached outside of my comfort zone and decided I was going to tackle something new. While I was cooking, I looked around my kitchen for a good 10 minutes, trying to think of back up plans we could have. Luckily, we didn't need it.
I honestly couldn't tell you what we had on Sunday. I know I ate a lot of trail mix. My husband probably ate a lot of apples. I wasn't feeling so hot after church. I was even in bed by 9 p.m. 

Monday: Day 8

I decided I'm going to spare you to story of all of my repeat meals. We're probably sticking to oatmeal and smoothies from here on out when it comes to breakfast. After the Daniel Fast we will be introducing eggs back into our routine, and the occasional bowl of cereal...but oatmeal and smoothies seem to be working for us! So, like a good song on the radio, we're going to use it until we drive it into the ground. 

Lunch was great! I was so pleased with how it turned out, and here's why:
I have had a head of cabbage in my refrigerator for almost a week now, and I knew I needed to do something with it before it went bad. The only problem is, I've never made cabbage before. I've eaten it...I've just never made it. Not to mention, a friend of mine gave me ANOTHER head of cabbage...So here I am with all this cabbage.

 I googled the simplest way I could prepare it and came across this recipe. It was amazing. The easiest thing I've made so far, when it comes to meals, and one of the tastiest! I will probably end up doing the same thing with the other cabbage. I highly suggest this recipe if you like the taste of cabbage (not even LOVE the taste of cabbage, just like it.) 

Tuesday: Day 9

I'm not going to lie, I felt a tiny,tiny wave of anxiety when I typed the number 9 just now...only for the fact that I'm running out of ideas, given the food in my pantry. And, if your household is anything like mine, you know I'm working with just that until Friday.
My husband has expressed to me, more than once, that he never wants to see another bean again. I can't really blame him...and, seriously, we had plenty of starch and lentils this first week. I made vegetable soup for lunch...and there is so much of that leftover, guess what we're having tomorrow for lunch? (And maybe dinner...) This soup basically contains: One can of crushed tomatoes. A can and a half of water. Some olive oil. And every vegetable I could find in my house. Salt and pepper. Not bad. 

If we died with him,

    we will also live with him. 

If we remain faithful even in suffering,

    we will also rule with him.

If we refuse to say we know him,

    he will refuse to say he knows us.

 

If we are not faithful,

    he will still be faithful,

    because he cannot be false to himself.

 Do your best to be the kind of person God will accept, and give yourself to him. Be a worker who has no reason to be ashamed of his work, one who applies the true teaching in the right way.

2 Timothy 2:11,12,13,15

This weekend I received a lot of information from the Holy Spirit, about myself. I know that I need to remain faithful to Him through this fast and wait patiently for His guidance. For years I've listened to the voices of others, and I end up pushing His words out of my head. But, I'm not going to do that anymore. Because, whenever I choose someone else's words over God's it pulls me away from Him. So I will fix my eyes on Him and seek His loving encouragement.
I've heard this song a thousand times, but the lyrics really grabbed a hold of my heart strings today. It's funny how He does that, isn't it? 

What God says about you will always outweigh what anyone else says about you. 

--Ashley