Hello all,
I hope someone can help me out here. I am a born again believer of several years and I know what it means to walk close to the Lord. I have lived in periods of utter defeat and I have lived in periods of utter victory. Rarely have I found myself what I might call ‘lukewarm’ or in between, it’s as if I’m either all out of I’m not at all.
I also live with schizoaffective disorder for which I manage through exercise and medication, and of course, the Lord (I liken it to Jacob’s handicap experience with God at Peniel in Genesis).
I recently stepped into a supervisor role at my job after getting several years under my belt with the company after much prayer and never feeling like I got a clear answer from God on it. In the end I felt like if I wanted to try it, God wanted to give me the opportunity to try it.
However since stepping into that role and I think, doing very well at it so far, I have struggled terribly spiritually since taking it. It’s not as stressful as it once was but it’s like it takes a lot out of me I feel I barely have any spiritual downtime. I am desperate to fly with the Lord again as I once did but I don’t know how to get unstuck.
I have fasted before and used to fast one day a week and have gotten away from that with this new job…. I feel like a little bit of prosperity has opened the door for temptation and weakened me. Do you think I should begin a fast? Last year I found myself in a rut after not fasting for a while and did so successfully.
Please note I don’t consider fasting an end in itself but rather a means to an end. Thanks in advance!
I hope someone can help me out here. I am a born again believer of several years and I know what it means to walk close to the Lord. I have lived in periods of utter defeat and I have lived in periods of utter victory. Rarely have I found myself what I might call ‘lukewarm’ or in between, it’s as if I’m either all out of I’m not at all.
I also live with schizoaffective disorder for which I manage through exercise and medication, and of course, the Lord (I liken it to Jacob’s handicap experience with God at Peniel in Genesis).
I recently stepped into a supervisor role at my job after getting several years under my belt with the company after much prayer and never feeling like I got a clear answer from God on it. In the end I felt like if I wanted to try it, God wanted to give me the opportunity to try it.
However since stepping into that role and I think, doing very well at it so far, I have struggled terribly spiritually since taking it. It’s not as stressful as it once was but it’s like it takes a lot out of me I feel I barely have any spiritual downtime. I am desperate to fly with the Lord again as I once did but I don’t know how to get unstuck.
I have fasted before and used to fast one day a week and have gotten away from that with this new job…. I feel like a little bit of prosperity has opened the door for temptation and weakened me. Do you think I should begin a fast? Last year I found myself in a rut after not fasting for a while and did so successfully.
Please note I don’t consider fasting an end in itself but rather a means to an end. Thanks in advance!
