Continuing on in my reflection of the temptation of Christ I now have come to the point where Jesus has fasted for forty days and forty nights.

He was in the wilderness where no one else accompanied him. Being without food for forty days is quite a feat.

I believe that I would not be able to sustain past day two without food. It is not that I enjoy eating, in fact most days I rarely eat much until the middle of the afternoon. If I didn’t have food for a few days I imagine that food would seem quite paramount to my level of joy.

It is at our point of weakness that the devil attacks. Jesus’ hunger was His point of weakness. The devil knew that Jesus could turn stones into bread. He was present during Creation, He could create anything and everything.

So in that temptation was not the devil trying to have Jesus show his power? Would that not be good? Is this not the same Son of God who fed the five thousand with one fish and a loaf of bread?

Jesus’ answer was truthful. He did not say He was not hungry for He was. He said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”

My interpretation of this answer is that it is not wrong to eat or to enjoy life. He did not deny his hunger in this statement but He gave glory only to God.

Over the past two years I have walked a path that others thought was a path of insanity. I have abandoned a career which was my income producing career to follow what I believe is God’s path for my life. I had heard through a dream the voice of God many years ago. The voice said, “You should be a Christian writer.”

I have not gone without food for forty days but I am becoming fearful that my savings will not sustain me past the spring.

The Lord has provided for me so far through friends and family, but I am yearning to provide for myself through my calling of God as a Christian writer. That is why I have started the series on the Mark 5 woman. It will become a novel and I will only post a certain amount of posts on this blog and then I will ask my readers to buy the novel.

I have encountered a vicious attack by my ex-husband, the family courts and the AG of Texas on my finances. It seems as if they seek to destroy me but every time I think of giving in and returning to my past career  someone comes along side of me to encourage me.

I feel each time I get a new follower or someone comments on my blog that you have become a partner with me in achieving God’s will for my life.

So for everyone who has visited my blog I want to thank you. You are helping me resist temptation to go after temporal pleasures and assisting me to achieve eternal rewards.

Just by reading my blog you are partnering with me to achieve God’s will in my life. When my novel  is finished I would appreciate your continued support with a purchase of the novel.

Thank you so much for assisting God in His plan for my life.