Day 2 - Dependence

"When I weep and fast..."
Psalm 69:10
Fasting is a humbling experience that reveals who or what we really depend upon or are controlled by.
"More than any other single discipline, fasting reveals the things that control us. This is a wonderful benefit to the true disciple who longs to be transformed into the image of Jesus Christ. We cover up what is inside us with food and other good things, but in fasting these things surface. If pride controls us, it will be revealed almost immediately - anger, bitterness, jealousy, strife, fear. If they are within us, they will surface during fasting. At first we will rationalize that our anger is due to our hunger. Then we know that we are angry because the spirit of anger is within us. We can rejoice in this knowledge because we know that healing is available through the power of Christ." - Richard Foster
Pray
As you pray today, ask God to reveal the controlling influences in your life and to give you the courage to face and surrender those influences to him. Ask God to draw you closer to him as you seek the transforming work of the Gospel in your life.