What made the difference? Advice from a fellow student:
I just read through your blog. I once was in a bible study that focused on searching out "true hunger" (heart hunger vs physical hunger) by realizing signs of physical hunger (stomach growls, stomach pain, headache) instead of heart hunger (thoughts of food, thinking of desires, projecting our love for Christ on to other things).
The solution the bible study offered was to feed yourself in the Word,
write scripture, meditate on it, memorize it... And keep doing it until
the temptation goes away. Sometimes temptation is short-lived sometimes
long. Use the Word--as food, a weapon against the enemy, for comfort, etc. What amazing advice! I have little experience with fasting and, although I've read lots on fasting, implementing the same concepts to this challenge had not yet entered my mind. My last post on making sure my focus is on God (and not me) along with this advice on turning to Him (rather than turning inward and giving into fantasies or simply trying to use will-power) have worked together to give me a new outlook and a renewed excitement for the task at hand.
Other than scripture, there isn't much help greater than the counsel of other Christians.
Not to mention...one should never underestimate the power of prayer.
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