I am signing off... for now :)

I have to be honest. I've come to love this multiply site! Man, I even downloaded the multiply toolbar! I've come to love all the people dropping by and letting me know how inspired they are with my blogs.

Yes, it's slowly seeping into my head.

Not good.

This January 14-20 CCF is embarking on its 1 week of prayer and fasting spiritual feasting. It'll be my first time to experience this and I'm quite excited to take part and see what God will reveal during this time.

One of the benefits of having Saturday evening practices at CCF is to catch some CCF Staff preparing the Chronicle and whatever handout will be given the following Sunday to church-goers. This particular evening, I noticed a three-page handout being prepared. My curiosity got the better of me so I politely asked them if I can have my early copy. Of course they gave me one.

Right now at the top of my lap is the CCF guideline to the prayer and fasting activity. It tells of why we have to fast, what to do in preparation to fasting and what do we do while we fast. Some of the things I read I just learned today.

I used to think that Fasting just requires that you skip your meals. Period. Just by that alone, it shows that you are sacrificing for God and that's enough. But there is so much more into it. And I quote from my handout:

"Fasting is part of the believer's life of faith in Christ. In a fast, the believer chooses,
for a set period of time, to do without something that is hard to do without."

My friends, it is more than skipping your meals.

Actually the Lord has started to speak to me since Friday. I've been thinking of the one week fasting and what I should do. I then realized that I had to really give up something that has become important to me.

So I asked myself, what on earth is that?

Here. the very thing I'm tapping my fingers on to. The very thing that I'm looking at. The reason why I've missed a lot of my quiet times.

Yes, the thing I've come to love lately is my laptop and the internet connection and this thing called multiply.

So I've decided I will not use the internet connection at home. Instead of spending time surfing the net, chatting with friends and posting what have you in this site... I will just devote my time in seeking the Lord, seeking His will...

As I've said, I've come to love all of you who are dropping by this site. Thank you so much for taking the time in reading, leaving a comment, sending PMs. The truth of the matter is, it is slowly seeping into my brain. I am entirely ashamed to admit this but I will let you in on a dark secret: While I appreciate all of you doing that, I realized that sometimes I am feeling proud of myself. But I shouldn't be. All the words I've entered into this site, all the letters I've punched into my keyboard are all from the Lover of My Soul. He is the one who should be honored and glorified. Not me. I'm a mere writer.

So with great fear of failing, I am signing off for an entire week.

Please pray for me! I can not do that alone. I guess I might have to literally pull the plug off the modem and keep it as far away from me as possible. Please say a prayer that I may use this time in just being with God, in prayer and meditation. If you want me to pray for you too, send me a text message and I'd be happy to... :)

One last thing, if you ever catch me logged on to ym or here, please reprimand me! I shouldn't be doing that for one whole week! Well, I really hope you don't have to. :)

If my people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray,
and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
-2 Chronicles 7:14