“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 NIV
While reading the book If I decided to fast sugar while praying specifically for something. I loved it. I had no idea what God would do in my heart for those 30 days. After the fast, I went back to enjoying sweets. A few weeks later, I decided to do a 21 day sugar fast. Again, the Lord showed up in a big way in my life. One of the side effects was that I lost 12 pounds in those 2 months.
I was hesitant to jump back into the dessert habit I had before the first fast. So far, I have only gained 2 pounds back. I was not expecting to lose that much weight, I really did the fast for spiritual reasons.
One of the benefits of fasting was walking in the fruit of self-control. I wanted to continue walking in that discipline, but was not successful. I was great at saying no to sugar when I was fasting. Why? Because I was doing it for the Lord. But now, I’m just sort of floundering. I was talking to the Lord about this and asking Him how to know when to say no to a sweet and when it was okay.
He reminded me of Colossians 3:17. I was separating my fasting as unto Him, but my everyday eating, well, that was different. How many times have I quoted this verse to my kids or my students? Yet, I had never thought of applying it to my sweet tooth. Hmmm.
Lately, I have been reminding myself of this verse. I don’t know if you struggle with something in your life when it comes to self-control. Try doing whatever that is as unto the Lord. I think you will find if you keep that at the forefront of your mind, you will have victory.
