The Lord's Table II Testimony: Kari

This course has been such a blessing! It nourished me daily with Gods Word and kept the focus on God. There was just enough info on how to do the fast and what to expect physically that I didn't have to get bogged down in learning everything about fasting. This freed me up to keep the focus on God and grow in my relationship with Him. I found myself looking up all of the scripture to see it in context; I don't know if its possible but it would be great if the scripture references in the lesson could hyperlink to the passage in Bible Gateway.

Benefits: Incredible sense of peace and closeness to God. Broke the ties I had with eating and tied myself to Jesus. Very aware of Gods presence as I depended on Him. Prayer became more of an ongoing dialog with God instead of a here and there thing. Feasted on the Word of God. Worship became more significant. Challenges: temptations like making and serving birthday cake (and frosting!) without eating any, kept waking up in the middle of the night or very early (though my soul was blessed as it was a time to talk with God, listen to God, worship God, and meditate on scripture). Boredom with drinking all my meals. Some backaches the first few days and lightheadedness towards the end. The benefits far outweighed the challenges and God used the challenges to bring me closer to Him. I lost 10 pounds.