BoB & SHE - 5 Days Fasting

Yup today was the last day of fasting for tomorrow gender activity :) BoB (Band of Boys) for all males and SHE (Simple Her Exclusively) for all females.


I fasted 3 things:

1. No FB during working hours
2. No reading manga during working hours
3. And skip breakfast/lunch.

Why I decided these 3 things? Skip breakfast/lunch is recommended, then why FB and reading manga? Because I realized that these habits are bringing negative influence into my workplace surrounding, especially for FB, not only it doesn't give me any good results (from stalking people), it also consume my time to finish my job. Second is manga, yeah I admitted that sometimes when I found good manga, i tend to neglect my work. In the end, not only I recovered the negative influence, it cures me from FB addiction and makes me to work efficiently than before. I hope and pray to God that I will cultivate this habit from now on.


During my fasting time, I encountered a lot of temptation. The first day was a bit horrible, like sudden change in my life, I skipped lunch, then around 3pm, i didn't feeling well, but I prayed to God to give me strength to continue with it, but afterwards, I cannot continue again, then I said sorry to God that for that day, I will break my fast earlier than before, since my health wasn't good enough. And I was planning to take leave for the next day because of my health (might because of that my return trip back to Surabaya on Friday - Sunday, I haven't recovered enough). So around 5pm, I saw my PM(s) and boss was joking in the pantry, these are the converstations


Boss : Got another urgent leave or not?
PM : Eh cannot take this Friday, we have company meeting.
Me : Then, I take tomorrrow loh (with smiling), since I'm not feeling well today.
I left for toilet, when come back, the conversation continue
Boss : Eh you know your habit taking urgent leave is not good, other colleague is also does the same thing. I know that you are clearing your leave, can it be non urgent?
PM : you submit your leave, write the date 1 week ago.
Another PM : don't worry, I will say that i'm the one who hold your leave.


So like that, my leave was approved on the last minute. Thanks God ^_^


The second day, not so much struggle for the fast, just having rest at my home for the prayer meet. During prayer meet, God gave me solution about a question. Hmm.. I'm planning to grant a wish for my brothers and sisters in my LG, then some of them asked me back what I want.. Simple question right? But it gave me very difficult to answer why? Because if you think from my benefits, of course if I give 1 gift for 5 people, i would be able to get 5 gifts from myself, correct? But it's not, my intention is not like that, i gift not because I want something to return, I give simply because I want to share God blessing for me through this year. So on that day, God gave me solution how to answer, the solution is secret, it will be revealed soon, I accept but not for my personal benefits ^_^


The third day. Not so much struggle because too focus on my work.


The fourth day. Here comes the challenge. I have to go to a building located at King George Ave during lunch, you know what happen? My body trembled on my way to MRT, then I thought, why like this, i know this will happen if people don't eat properly/so hungry, then your body will tremble. So on the way to Lavender MRT, I reviewed what I did yesterday (Wednesday), then I found out that I drank a lot of water, so i bought a bottle of water at Lavender MRT, true enough, after drank it, my body recovered. Then I was praised God how great HE is to use water as replacement of meal to satisfy human hunger. Water, yes, a lot of example for water, GOD remind me about a bottle filled with dirty water, if you keep pouring fresh water inside to the bottle, slowly the dirty water will be poured out from the bottle.


The fifth day, yes the magnificent day. My quite time, usually on the morning, is different than before. I never encountered like this before. Yesterday I read Genesis 40, seems there is nothing special about it (for myself). Today I read Genesis 41. Then suddenly these 2 chapters are connected, God might tell us HIS plan for us through our dreams. Sometimes we neglect our bad dream, then sleep again, but maybe God speak to us through that dream. Then I prayed, the moment I prayed, i felt something different, I can feel GOD presence right there beside me. This morning, I also cleared misunderstanding with my sister in Christ, turn out that I interpreted wrongly. I have apologized to her and build again the friendship, after all Christmas is for us to celebrate HIS birthday with joyful heart ^_^


So this is the story of my 5 days fasting, Matthew 6:33, "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well"


God Bless ^_^