NECF 40 days fast & pray: Day 9 - 17

I've not posted much about these days, because I've missed so many days, mostly due to social obligations...

I "reset" to Day 1 again on Tuesday and today being the 5th day, am famished like mad, which is usually the case.

Drank 2 mugs of milo already.  Doesn't seem to be helping.  Another 3 days to my next social obligations...

NECF 40 days fast and pray: Day 8; Mind being Renewed

I've noticed I've spoken a lot about food and hunger so far...  Yes, that is the chunk of the struggle, trust me.  I don't think I ever want to do this again.  Ever.

Spiritual wise - I'm learning to pray every time I have hunger pang (which is all the time!) hahaha... and been listening to Audio reading of the bible.  I am behind, based on the NECF guide book, but I'm trying still.

May my mind be renewed as I Read, Meditate and Act on the Words of God.

NECF 40 days fast and pray: Day 7; Melted by His Amazing Love

Somehow the days in the office are the hardest.  Maybe because I can't sleep the hunger away.

Hungry today.  Drank a mug of barley in the morning at home.  Then a mug of kopi-O kosong in the office.  Drank a mug of milo at 2.30pm.

Doesn't seem to be drinking enough water.

Feeling and acting a bit bitchy today.  Not good at all.  Not a good testimony.  SIgh

NECF 40 days fast & pray: Day 3 - Day 6

Day 3:  No headache today.  Drank a mug of milo at 10am.  Then dragonfruit (chilled, no ice, no sugar / milk) juice at 12 noon.  Superb.

Day 4:  Was at work the whole day.  Noel had breakfast with me at Thompson Corner where I love the Claypot Mee.  I really wanted to eat it... *thiisssssss close.  But didn't.  Noel ordered Kueh Chap, so I drank a lot of his soup.  YUMS!

My favorite Claypot Mee in the whole wide world

Had "lunch" with the team after the event, at 4pm.  They ate.  I sat down to drink Honey Lemon Drink.  Tapau-ed some food for noel (after youth).

Heated all the food possible from the fridge to "pecah posa" with noel at 10.30pm after he came back from youth.  Pecah Posa 1.

Day 5:  Tadika Thanksgiving Lunch.
Every year I will host a Thanksgiving Lunch for helpers of Tadika.  Had been struggling about eat / no eat.  I struggle with the concept of "appearing" holy and not telling others about my fast, but also I think as Christians, all the more we should be more understanding when one is fasting right?  Then Noel said, as a host, it's rude to not eat.  So ya... Pecah Posa 2.  I had lunch.

When I came back from lunch, I was really craving for a good, thick Barley drink.  No barley at home.  Walked out to buy barley, but walking in the hot sun was in vain.  No barley.  Went to buy before heading out to dinner.

Dinner went out with Fread and Togs to Topspot.  Managed to not eat.  Oh the food though!!!! Telan telan air liur only.  Hehe...

Came home and boiled barley.  So puas hati can drink the barley.  Letting it cool down to be chilled tomorrow.  Noel would love it.

Day 6:  Public Holiday

Brought mom and dad for a movie (Lion King) in the morning.  Oh, what a BORING movie!  Then decided to treat them lunch @ Nando's.  Yes, still managed to not eat.  I tell you... the temptatioonnnnnn!!!!  Urggghhhhh!!! Back to Day 1 today (since I pecah posa yesterday).

Then, went for Karoks and makan2 again with Fread and Togs. With Noel.  went to Rumah Asap Tabuan Dayak.  Because I wasn't eating, I didn't take a pix of the bbq pork.  Togs had Laksa and Fread ordered soup Babi Terung Assam.  Both of the soup was delicious!!!! Yes, managed to still not eat.

Then because Banana Cheese was not open, we went to Coffee Factory for some dessert.  They had basque burnt cheesecake and Choc Cheesecake.  And Togs ordered classic waffles.

NECF 40 days fast & pray: Day 1; Who is in control

Day 1 after so many years.  Felt the call to do full fast this year (i.e. no solids).  Maybe coz food is my priority and I keep thinking of food, even on OMAD IF.  So maybe God is telling me, I need to stop thinking about food and let it go.

Anyways, today is OK, but was starving by night / end of day.  There was soup kosong at home (after boiling pork), so i drank one bowl of that before I went to bed.

I don't know how to survive these 40 days, with many social engagements / obligations.  But I will leave it to God who is in control.

NECF 40 days fast and pray: Day 2; God is Able

Headache today around noon... not too sure why.  Maybe Hypo again?  or just too much "wind".

Drank one mug of hot milo and another mug of kopi-O kosong at about 8am.  Maybe that's the cause?  (i.e. sugar input in the body).

Took a cup of dragon fruit juice (kosong, no sugar / milk / ice) at about 12.30noon.  Seems like headache getting less.

Listening to what the body tells.  Yet, bersandar on the God who is Able.