Day Seven – Evening

Last day! I made it! Mostly packed today. Didn’t have much of a desire to eat until later this afternoon. In awe of the things that God has done during this fast. I’ve committed to praying every day until October 31st with Pastor Jamal Bryant. I pray everyday anyway, but I’ve entered into a covenant for phone prayer. God is going to change some things around. The last will be first, the lenderer will become the borrower, the tail shall be the head. Things are looking up. God is delivering, setting free, and healing. I can’t wait to see what we look like after this month. I can’t wait to see what becomes of us moving. I know God is getting us in position, but I’m not sure for what. I know that everything we put our hands to will prosper. That means my writing career, school, my husband’s employment situation, his starting his own company, our credit situation, our spirituality, and the list goes on and on…

This has been a great seven days. Each time I fast, I will make sure to document it in a blog. I know another fast is coming soon. My husband encouraged me to continue when I wanted to stop. He was patient with me when I was praying, while I was fasting. I feel new. I feel rejuvenated. I thank the Lord for what He has done.

~Good Evening. Sharyse

Day Six – Evening

I didn’t get much sleep. I went to bed around 1:30am and got up at 6:00am. I’ve been exhausted. My mind has really been racing. Racing on how good my God is. Tomorrow is my last day on the fast, and the first day of my new season. I’m looking back on how far I’ve come in just six days. How my life has changed in just six days. God can do anything. My thoughts are different. When I used to get frustrated, I’m seeing that God is setting us up for something. What exactly, I don’t know, but who needs the details when the Alpha and Omega is leading you? About to get ready for evening prayer. I prayed this afternoon. I feel like this move is a new beginning. New beginning for my husband and his spirituality and employment situation, new beginning for our “family”. I feel like it is all coming together. I dare not speak what I’m thinking, but God knows.

I really didn’t eat breakfast or lunch today. I was so sleepy, I didn’t feel like doing much. For dinner, veggie tacos.

Six Days Down, One To Go (Tomorrow is going to be AWESOME!!!)

~Good Evening. Sharyse

Day Five – Evening

I did it. I called my sister and made amends. My godmother recently lost her sister and I thought, “I don’t want anything to happen and my sister and I haven’t talked”. So, I called her and confronted her. I told her how I felt and why. So, we’re talking again. And I’ve noticed that my reactions and responses are different than they used to be.

The prayer last night was that in 72 hours things in our life would change dramatically. Upon talking to my sister, I learned that my uncle was moving out of his house and letting it go into foreclosure. The house would be empty for the next 6-12 months. With the issues we are having here, I figured I could call my uncle and ask if we could stay in his house for a while until we got on our feet. Needless to say we will be moving next weekend!

God is so good. He’s setting us up for something great! He’s stripping us both of what we don’t need! He’s making us new! Hallelujah! I’m already seeing the manifestations of the Lord. I still have refrained from meat and caffeine. I can’t give you too much information, but, I am almost there!

Five Days Down, Two To Go!

~Good Evening. Sharyse

Day Four – Evening

My faith is stretched! I’m getting ready for my coming out party! After tonight, I will be a new person. I won’t have doubt, or worry, or stress holding me back. It’s got to get off me! My faith is stretched! I’m healed, my husband’s employed, my prayer life is stronger. My faith is stretched! I’m a new person. I can’t hardly believe the things that I will be doing. Immediately! God is going to do it for us IMMEDIATELY! God is delivering. IMMEDIATELY! God is healing. IMMEDIATELY! God is saving. IMMEDIATELY! God is answering prayers. IMMEDIATELY! I guess you can tell that prayer tonight was off the chain!!!

For dinner I had a salad and broccoli fettuccine alfredo.

Four Days Down, Three To Go.

~Good Night. Sharyse

Day Five – Morning

I slipped up. But the good news is, that I can just keep going. I don’t have to stop right here where I am. I’m still about to cross the finish line. I still have the victory. I’ve been speaking things that be not as though they were. I can’t explain this feeling I have. It seems like no one really understands what I feel. I have this awesome feeling. I feel good. God is getting ready to show up and show out. I know that this fast has not been in vain. You know how it feels in the atmosphere when something is changing? That’s how I feel all the time. I feel new!

About to get ready for morning prayer. I can’t wait for the message that God has this morning. I can’t wait for my prayer outing next month. It’s long overdue.

Breakfast – oatmeal and toast

~Good Morning. Sharyse

Day Four – Afternoon

Okay…it’s not exactly afternoon. This afternoon, I had my prayer meeting. But I will check back in tonight after prayer. The meeting was great. My prayer partner and I were both on one accord. We do know that God is preparing us for something big. So, to get started, we are going to do a structured bible study. Not meeting, just over the phone. I’ll be working on some lesson plans. I’m also going to get a newsletter going.

Lunch – veggie tostadas. umm!!

~Good Afternoon. Sharyse

Day Four – Morning

V.I.C.T.O.R.Y. I have the Victory. I have the Victory!!! Good Morning! Off to a great start. The enemy tried to come in this morning. My husband allowed my sister to put her vehicle in his name because she had too many tickets under her name. Well, now she has three tickets totalling $400.00. And she is now on the boot list, which puts our car on the boot list in Chicago as well. I don’t understand why she just didn’t pay the tickets. This infuriated me. Simply because when we asked her for help, she refused, and now, look what she’s doing, she’s not paying her tickets.

Anyway, got off the phone with Pastor Jamal Bryant for prayer. He’s extended the  daily prayer until October 31. He prayed for anything we put our hands on to prosper. I needed that prayer. He prayed that we finish what we start. Yes! I want my writing to prosper, I want to finish school. I’m ready! I’m excited! I’m VICTORIOUS!!!

A dream I had last night was, I was getting ready to speak (preach) for a crowd. Not the first time I’ve had a dream like that. I wasn’t nervous either. I want my prayer life to grow stronger, and by praying twice a day, it is.

For breakfast, oatmeal.

~Good Morning. Sharyse

Day Three – Evening

Had another wonderful prayer with Pastor Jamal Bryant’s mother this evening. I have a book about Strongman and thier fruit. She touched on it in her prayer. This was confirmation to me that I need to study that more. My loan was paid off yesterday. Praise God. I was waiting for that. Since that loan was paid off and consolidated, financial aid will be releasing my funds for school.

For dinner, I had a cheese and bean burrito with fries that were baked in the oven. Tomorrow, I’ll be studying some word in the bible.

Three Days Down…Four To Go

~Good Evening. Sharyse

Day Three – Morning & Afternoon

I know, I know. I’m completely off track today. I’m actually blogging from the school library. I wanted to get here early today to take care of some business. My morning flew by so quickly. I got out of bed late, around 10am. I prayed with Pastor Bryant this afternoon around 11am. I could feel the anointing being injected into me. My skin had goosebumps. I could feel the cool wind of the Lord. It came just in the knick of time because I was frustrated getting out of bed this morning. I began to get weary and started to faint about our situation. But prayer today attacked those feelings. Depression was trying to sink in, but the enemy was stopped at the door and sent back. That assignment was cancelled in the name of Jesus. He knows  what we need when we need it. And that just further let me know that He listens to me. He cares about how I feel and I’m not in this fight alone. I know something is getting ready to take place. I’m about to be a new person. The old me is dying and doesn’t want to let go. Too bad!

For breakfast, I had biscuits with syrup and a veggie omelette. For lunch, well, nothing because I was here at school at lunch time. For dinner, most likely I’m going to fix myself a salad and warm up a cheese and bean burrito.

I have a math quiz later on, so, I will tell you how that went.

~Good Afternoon. Sharyse

Day Two – Evening

Sorry I’m checking in so late. I’ve been studying all day long. For whatever reason, I didn’t do any homework or studying this weekend. Just got off the midnight call with Pastor Jamal Bryant. He prayed that God would move people out of my life that don’t belong there. He prayed that our lives would be so different after this week. I believe that this is going to happen. I believe that I will be a different person after this week. I know it’s a reason that I haven’t talked with anyone who causes me stress from my family. So that God can make me better, strengthen me, and build me up.

For lunch, I had a salad and celery with peanut butter. For Dinner, two baked potatoes with broccoli, cheese, and sour cream. Two days down, five to go. I can do this.

~Good Evening. Sharyse