The 40-Day Sugar Fast
I know you probably read that and chuckled to yourself thinking, “Good luck sister!”
I’m either crazy or determined. And thankfully I’m pretty strong-willed and bullheaded…. So I think I can do this!
I also think I’ve shared with you all before my obsession with sugar {You can read this here post}. And a couple of months ago I made the decision to stop my Starbucks drink {cold turkey!}.
I needed caffeine in the morning so I consulted a co-worker friend who told me about black tea. It’s amazing. I’ve been drinking hot black tea without any sort of sweetener {Tazo’s Berry Trifle and Organic Peach Cobbler are faves!}. Getting rid of my Starbucks Vanilla Latte was a major accomplishment for me.
But then I often find myself throughout the day snacking on sweets and carbs. I grew up in a home with cookies and cakes and all kinds of sweets to it’s just always been part of my life. After every meal I want something sweet. Anyone else?
So when my friend Dana tagged me in a Facebook post about this 40 Day Sugar Fast I thought, “I want to do that…but first let me learn more.”
This is a sugar fast that you can make out of it whatever you want. The basis is to get rid of all added and refined sugars like the donuts, the sweet drinks, the M&M’s or the Snicker bars or the cookies in your pantry, whatever little bit of sweetness you have in your drawer at work or a secret stash at home {you know you have one…the one that no one else knows about…???}. Get rid of those things AND, this is the biggest thing: refocus upon the Lord and go to Him in those moments of desire or craving {desperation? deserving?}. It’s a true fast in the sense of fasting so that we’re focused/desperate for the Lord.
No doubt, by the end of tomorrow I’ll be desperate so we’ll see how this goes.
I’m excited for the scriptures. I’m excited for the desperation. I’m excited for the joy. AND I’m excited for the freedom that this will bring.
This is a FREE group to join…so if you’re ready to put sugar aside and turn your eyes upon Jesus…sign up here!
And as a side, I have nothing to do with this group…only that I’ll be seeking guidance and encouragement, and hopefully BE an encouragement to a few folks!
