My 1st fast ><

HELLO MICHEAL XD.

Haven't fasted b4, after reading your article how ever, i felt really compelled to. I've been a believer for quite some time now but only recently have things taken place in more speed then usual. I recently went back to Malaysia and attended a Holy Spirit filled church with my uncle and experienced the most amazing feeling ever. A strange sensation from within me started gettin larger n larger like i was gonna burst into tears XD. I tried to control it.. but in the end i gave in.. tears started coming out and i sobbed for quite some time, this happened when the pastor was laying hands on the people that went up the front after he called them to, for something i can't remember what. This being the Slaying in the Holy Spirit ? or something like that or thats what was happening, they fell backwards with someone behind them to catch them after the pastor prayed for them. When the tears came out it was an awesome feeling, luved it, felt comforted and understood yet couldn't stop the tears from pouring out. I remmeber saying thank you Jesus for understanding repeatedly inside me. OH WAIT i remember now.. he asked everyone to come up who needed healing ! XD

One of the next occasions where i attended his church a little earlier than usual i felt that very same feeling again when the leaders of the church were praying in toungue b4 the church actualli began. I was shocked to feel this feeling again... cause i didnt understand wat they were saying nor was i really paying attention to them. But that same feeling came over me again. It was a realli luvly feeling XD. I was slightly in more control this time that i knew wat was happening lol but still the tears came out XD.

A couple of weeks later i was baptized in a hotel's pool XD with members of the congregation there along with other people gettin baptized. I wanted to receive the Holy Spirit then n there, but when they also prayed for me to receive it. I didn't =( i'm not sure why. I'm still setting things right with the Lord slowly exploring and asking for forgivness of sins i've done. Perhaps that is why, the other thing is i didn't mumble anything out when i wanted to receive the empowerment of the Holy Spirit perhaps thats another reason =(. Don't know =(. After this incident tho after i was baptised a few weeks later i left to go bak to Australia. Ever since then i've drifted away again ><. But recently i've been sparked with renewed excitement >=) kinda found a friend who seems realli enthusiastic about knowing Jesus to ! So haha me and her are goin to go to church this coming Sunday =D.

I must say every church sesssion i attended wen i was in Malaysia surprisingly answered questions i had for so long. And when i came bak to Australia a most massive miss-understanding in the family involving me was lifted. Praise to God for that. It really was a miracle to me >< i had been praying for that very thing to be understood and it finally was. I remember that day wen it was lifted =P i had to lock myself in the toilet for a few minutes XD was crying too much happiness XD. I attended a church here in Australia once or twice and experiecned that same feeling I had in Malaysia a few times =P. It is a pentecostal church believeing in the Holy Spirit. Once when i was listening to one of them preach, the other time when they called ppl up who had nightmares and that wanted to be rid of them to come to the front so they could pray for them. The pastor then also asked all the beleievers who have received the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to begin prayin for them aswell. And as soon as they started speaking in toungues i felt the strangest warmth n rush from inside me XD and it almost made me teary again.

Well now.. i really want to come back to the Lord n feel his awesome prescense again. That is what i'm fasting for! To draw closer too him again. I dont know if i can make this 3 day fast.. i'm rather skinny and have been skipping meals here n there.. a bit underweight. But i really do believe with God u can do anything >=) so haha i hope this is gonna b another life changing experience. There is also one other thing i am fasting for =P the Lord will know, but will u pray for me that i can complete this fast and pray also for that one thing for me even though i haven't told u =D will u pray that the Lord attends to that matter for me ^^. I plan to do this starting tommorow, tommorow being Thursday the 28th, right through till Sunday morning. =D dats 3 days ! I really want to draw closer to him ! Experience more things i have not yet experienced. I've so far experienced his loving presence, i've had a few dreams where He's shown He protects me through nething and i've had a few dreams that have actualli come true, and one where i was prompted to ask a friend if she was alright and the things in the dream as i interpreted were pretti much the things she did 2 days b4 XD. These experiences onli seem to happen wen i'm closer to him D=... lol so i realli wanna get to know him again >< i keep coming n going >< n its startin to bug me.. i realli want an on going dedication with him. I hope this fast will be the beggining of that ! =D

Micheal thankyou for posting that article on fasting XD and i thank the Lord he has used you to reach me in this way =).

Kenny.