tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post6164702767892493035..comments2024-02-18T10:19:46.501-08:00Comments on Matt Mikalatos: 40 Day Fast Day Nine: A Dream of FoodMatt Mikalatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-22200607236313453202011-07-15T20:58:27.309-07:002011-07-15T20:58:27.309-07:00@onebighappy What I mostly mean is that if I keep ...@onebighappy What I mostly mean is that if I keep just doing regular life in the midst of fasting, then it doesn't seem particularly spiritual. As Mark W will mention below. Not that good things aren't happening spiritually, but I'd like to be more focused.<br /><br />@andy McCullough Where are you when I need you? You are a genius. We missed you at stl this week!<br /><br />@Mark W That's true, fasting in and of itself is not necessarily spiritual or there would be plenty of people in impoverished nations experiencing amazing things spiritually against their will. I will say that the lack of spiritual things at this point in my fast wasn't because of a lack of purposeful seeking of God. I was, after all, fasting because of direction from God. But I did find from day to day that it was a struggle to stay focused, which is a pretty common experience among people who have done 40 day fasts, at least from what others have said to me.<br /><br />And, I'll just mention (not intending to start a fight) that I don't think "God's Word" and "the Bible" are synonymous in scripture. And I think scripture is pretty clear that it's not God's only revelation to us (though it trumps other revelations). <br /><br />Thanks for the comments, everybody!Matt Mikalatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-72819320810473901722011-07-14T11:19:18.336-07:002011-07-14T11:19:18.336-07:00i'm with you matt, i'm hoping to see an in...i'm with you matt, i'm hoping to see an increased spiritual element as these posts continue. fasting in itself has no intrinsic spirituality, people fast all the time for lame reasons (weight loss) or none at all. even fasting as a believer can be in vain if no purposeful seeking of God is present in it. i think the true 'spiritual' element in fasting comes through an increased time and fervor in reading and meditating on God's Word and praying through that. Considering it is His only and completed revelation to us, seeking for for vague visions or voices and whatnot will probably be fruitless, or worse.mark wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-82975759573035742342011-07-14T06:27:45.949-07:002011-07-14T06:27:45.949-07:00Oyster crackers = communion / Lord's supper cr...Oyster crackers = communion / Lord's supper crackers. Therefore your dream is about Jesus being the food you need.Andy McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350635386061749913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-14328388316168361712011-07-13T23:01:47.277-07:002011-07-13T23:01:47.277-07:00It's going to be interesting to see if you &qu...It's going to be interesting to see if you "added" a spiritual thing to your fast. I think the fast itself may have been spiritual enough.OneBigHappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07993848597406708478noreply@blogger.com