Amazing Grace

Ha! I am so far behind the times - have tonight heard Chris Tomlin sing Amazing Grace and love the bridge which states:

"My chains are gone

I've been set free

My God, My Saviour 

has ransomed me

And like a flood

His mercy reigns

Unending love

Amazing Grace"

(sigh) it is always so good to be reminded of Gods grace and love.

I heard those words and just thought "YUSS! That is me."

Pretty cool, hey.

So today is day 16 of a 21 day Daniel Fast and at lunch I was asked

"So what has God been saying to you?"

My immediate response was "Nothing. I don't know." followed quickly by "I'm sure He's been saying stuff..."

It made me wonder, in all seriousness, how do I define how I hear God? How do any of us define how we hear God?

Roughly nine years ago, PB and I were sitting in a connect group with about 20 other people, we both turned to each other at the same time and said

"We need to get married." Without a doubt, that was God. We had a son together, had been on and off dating over a three year period, we were friends but not a couple at the time and yet exactly the same moment in chorus shared the same thought. We married three months later and we were BLESSED!! The church, the reception venue, the band, the cars, the photographer, everything fell into it's perfect place. God confirming His voice.

Happened again moving to Hawkes Bay. Though I have missed my family immensely, it has only highlighted that I am where God wants me to be.

So, today, 16 of 21 days of Daniel fasting and I am asking again,

"What have you for me , Lord?"

Today I break my fast.

So it is day six of twenty one of The Daniel Fast

(Dan 1:12-14 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.") 

and I find myself at the kitchen bench making pavlova! This is not some random act by any means, but the results of my own pushiness!! I invited myself (I have a habit of this) to my workmates for dinner, insisting that he make BBQ Spare Ribs (care of BBQ Pit Boy) (drag to 5.18 for a close up) and I offered to make potato salad and pav. Little did I know we (as a Church) were about to be going into a Daniel Fast!! That'll teach me though. So, I break my fast today for the ribs I demanded, while my husband (quite happily actually) soldiers on. 


The Daniel Fast has been incredibly enlightening and a fantastic topic of discussion. I have loved hearing about all the food friends have enjoyed. I think it has been a blessing though many were anticipating significant struggle. Coffee seems to be the strongest habit people have fought to break. We have had some fun with a Vegan Cooking Class and again enjoyed some seriously good food! 


I sincerely Bless the Lord! It is a pleasure to see friends so happy while denying themselves!!