Facebook fast started; ends March 24th.

40 day fast that culminates on Palm Sunday 2013. 

I decided that Facebook is what I should fast because I am wrapped up in the Facebook World, constantly logging in to check if I have a notification and snooping around in others' lives. I fall victim to comparing myself to them and convincing myself that my life isn't moving along or moving along quickly enough. 

I am fasting because I need to rid myself of something that consumes my thoughts and volition--I am driven to be "in the know" instead of knowing my God and creator and spending time in prayer. I am fasting for a stronger faith, to trust God with my life in the aspects I worry about most: future family, career, and ministry. 

Father God, give me the strength and sustain me in this time of testing. Grow love and faith in me and foster hope. I am stitched together with my own hopes and desires. My selfishness is what leads me though life currently and I am desperate for change and the peace and security of relying fully on God.