This past Sunday at church we all had a little card on our seats at church. On it said the words “Daniel Fast.” I flipped it over and on it was a call to participate for all the members of our community.

After much thought and consideration this week, I’ve decided my Daniel Fast is going to be from technology (as much as I can). I sat down and prayerfully considered a list of what this would mean to me. I’ve decided to fast the following for the next 21 days starting this Sunday, September 28…..

Personal Email
Text Messaging
TV
iPod
Blogging (this site!)
Social Network Sites like Myspace, Twitter, FaceBook, etc.
IMing or chatting

Soda
Desserts or anything sweet
2nd helpings

This is going to be extremely difficult for me. Most of you know how much I am on the computer every day, texting….and the like.

I hope to emerge from this a much different person, especially one more desperate for God. I think that we get addicted to this “noise” and by eliminating it hopefully I can hear the voice of God more clearly.

So friends…..I’ll see you on the other side!

Daniel 10:2-3
“In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.”

There is a line of a song that has been my anthem the last few weeks……I think about it all the time, I pray it, and I’ve sang it when our awesome worship team at church has done it.

We won’t be satisfied with anything ordinary…..we won’t be satisfied at all.

Everytime I sing it, the very thought of what I’m saying permeates to my very soul. First, what is ORDINARY? In order to know that I’m not satisfied with it, what is ordinary to me?

To me, ordinary is stagnant. It’s coming to church, setting up, going through practice, saying a quick prayer, singing 3 songs and then 1 at altar, tearing down equipment, and going and getting lunch. That’s my ordinary.

When I looked up the definition….I found ordinary means COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED, USUAL. Ordinary, commonly encountered. Is that how you experience God and church?

I am NOT satisfied….especially with “commonly encountering” God. I WANT MORE!!!

PLEASE, take a minute to watch the video below on YouTube by Deluge, “Open Up The Sky” and read the lyrics below. Let it be YOUR prayer. We don’t want blessings God, we want YOU. We are NOT satisfied with the ordinary.

Our beloved Father, please come down and meet us
We are waiting for Your touch
Open up the heavens, shower down your presence
We respond to Your great love

We won’t be satisfied with anything ordinary,
We won’t be satisfied at all

Open up the sky, fall down like rain
We don’t want blessings, We want You
Open up the sky, fall down like fire
We don’t want anything but You

Our beloved Jesus, we just wanna see You
In the glory of Your light.
Earthly things don’t matter, They just fade and shatter
When we’re touched by love divine.

We won’t be satisfied with anything ordinary
We won’t be satisfied at all

Open up the sky, fall down like rain
We don’t want blessings, we want You
Open up the sky, fall down like fire
We don’t want anything but You

Here we go, let’s go to the throne
The place that we belong, right into His arms

We won’t be satisfied with anything ordinary,
We won’t be satisfied at all.

What’s your “ordinary?”

TALK ABOUT IT…..