Good Luck on the Fast

To My Favorite Teenagers in the World,
First of all, I am very proud of you for deciding to do the fast! Before we begin I want you to keep in mind that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did not fast because it was easy, actually it was probably hard because when everyone else around was not fasting and honestly did not understand the fast they probably had a difficult time, Also when Jesus fasted He was tempted by the devil. We fast to get closer to God, but remember the Satan does not want us to become closer to God, Instead He wants our relationship with God to be very impersonal, but when you rid of something like food, facebook, video games, tv and various other things for prayer, bible reading, and worship it brings us closer to our Savior, but Satan does not want that so do not be afraid if temptation comes, when battles rage it means that you are headed in the right direction so when it happens, stand firm keep persevering and push closer to God! Also keep in mind when someone drops things they are addicted to it is challenging to not pick it up and withdraws are common, just because you see something dont let it tempt you to pick it up, most of the time things like video games, and texting and computers, and food challenge us in our every day life, we let these things run our lives, you may not see it as an addiction but most of the time it comes to just that. Refrain from distractions, let Jesus become your addiction! Last and not least, remember that in the bible with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego they went through the worst trial of all right before breakthrough, you see because of their faith they did not bow down, because of their strength in their faith that came through prayer and fasting, and they stood for their faith and it got them sentenced to death, but in the process of stepping into a fiery furnace God stepped in and rescued them, things will get hot, things will get challenging, but God is still God, God Will be the knight in shining armor and HE WILL SAVE THE DAY! stay faithful and remember that I am so proud of you! I love you all so much, If you need help in any way during the fast feel free to contact me, I will be blogging every day so if you are fasting facebook bookmark this so that you can get to it if you want to, also remember that I am praying with you and for you in this! I believe that God is going to do big things!!! I am believing for every prayer to be answered! I love you guys!!!!

-Hannah