What a long week! Probably because a watched pot never boils, and a long anticipated day is slow in coming. Somehow, I've made it through day 39.
The singspiration tonight was splendid. I managed to do my solo, sing 3 songs with the quartet, and 4 songs with the praise team. The worship was great. I managed to avoid the desserts at the end, although yet another woman guessed that I was fasting, and quite a few more people remarked on how much weight I've lost.
Sister M***** got up to do her song... and she mentioned that her treatments weren't effective, but that she was going to keep the faith. Afterward I caught up with her and talked a little bit about it, they were going to put her on another drug, and the MD's didn't give her a prognosis. I just felt (whether me or from elsewhere) that this would mean that the miracle from God would be even greater... man could do nothing, but with God, all things are possible. I told her I was still praying for her and her husband. I asked if she cared if I stopped emailing her, but she wanted me to continue... and she was sure of that. I invited her and her husband out to eat on Sunday.
On another note... I'm seriously announcing on facebook, when I have completed the fast. This is not to bring glory or attention or credit to myself. It's to challenge others to look outside themselves and do something for someone else. That is ultimately one of the main themes of the Bible.
There are so many people that have so many resources... time, strength, talent, even their body... that don't get utilized properly. I spend money on dumb things while people die of starvation without Jesus, and while Christians in China are executed. I whittle away my time on useless pursuits when I could be witnessing, studying the Bible, or encouraging. I age slowly, feeding my body day in and day out, when I could be fasting for someone. I have talents that are untapped, or rarely used, when I could be putting them to good use in God. This is what I have been pondering lately. Something to think about...
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