How the Daniel Fast (actually, literally) Changed My Life | Melody Alisa

It's just... it's so crazy, like God really can do anything. Hello everyone, welcome back to my channel, my name is Melody! If you are new here this is my YouTube channel, my little corner of the internet. I would love for you to subscribe. I make faith-based content, whether overtly through videos like this or more subliminally by simply showing you how I bring my Christian faith into my daily

life

in vlogs. I would love for you to join. family. I'm very excited about today's video. I'm going to talk about how the Daniel Fast

actually

,

literally

, without clickbait,

changed

my entire

life

.

And I did this quickly in January 2019 and I wouldn't be sitting in my own apartment, in the finance field, having a boyfriend who just moved to Atlanta, who we're going through this dating process with; None of this would have happened if I didn't do the Daniel Fast, so if you are interested in hearing my story and learning about my journey and how good God is just by taking a look at what He has done in my life, then continue, I want to give you a little general information about what

fast

ing is and I also need to give you an idea of ​​where I was in January 2019.

So the Daniel Fast is a 21-day

fast

that originates from the book of Daniel. , then it is Daniel 10:2-3. The big things you are avoiding with the Daniel Fast are: no meat, no sugar, no processed foods, no dairy, and this one is very difficult or at least it was very difficult for me, without caffeine. But pretty much a fast as a way to deepen your connection with God, to really focus on Him and eliminate distractions and really listen to Him because you just have this laser focus on Him. And then the last thing I wanted to do is break it down for you and give you a real idea of ​​where I was in January 2019 when I did this quickly.

I was living at home in Orlando, Florida with my mom and sister. I had just decided not to go to the nursing school program that I got into, and I was in a place of finally and guys, I mean finally like one of those like finally, like from the depths of your soul, FINALLY (laughs). I was finally giving up on my relationships and my desire to be in a relationship and my desire to do everything myself and figure everything out myself. I was finally leaving that to God too because I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. so that's really where he was.

Lost, confused, not sure where I should take my life, what direction I should take my life. Should I seek health? That's my title. Should I go and do something else? Because I don't really feel like I have this passion for health, but health makes sense. I'm also single. I really want to have a God-centered relationship, but I've never seen that, I don't know what it's like, and I don't know anyone who would really want to participate in that with me. And that's where I was now. Let's move on to what this fast did and how it transformed my life.

So one of the first things I did during the fast was set my desire or set out what I hoped to get out of the fast and I made it clear to God and I remember writing this in my journal and just letting him know after these 21 days I want direction and I want clarity. as if what you are asking or what you are expecting from Him aligns with what He has for you as if it were yours. And that's something I went into to establish what I wanted and make it clear to myself and also communicate it to God.

I found it to be really helpful, so over the course of the 21 days a lot of things were revealed. for me and ultimately so many little things happened that led me to where I am now and that's what we're going to talk about, so we're going to break this down into three categories: We're going to talk about relationships, We're going to talk about my profession and we're going to talk about the personal revelations that God revealed to me during this time and really give you a sense of the things that happened during the Daniel Fast in those specific areas because those were the areas that were most affected. so let's go ahead and start my profession.

So, as I told you in my little backstory and gave you a little idea of ​​where I was in January 2019, I was confused, I didn't know where I was going in my career. I was really drawn to careers that appealed to me, so I originally became a physician assistant and then I wanted to become a registered nurse. I was drawn to these fields because of the money that comes with those professions, but also because it's where my degree was. I majored in health sciences in college, so that made logical sense to me, but when I pursued these different careers it just didn't connect.

It was... it just didn't feel right to be honest, I felt like that might be the easiest way to put it, so when I decided not to go to nursing school, it was really me who recognized this lack of peace that I felt. As I pursued these careers and really went to God and asked Him for clarity on what I'm supposed to do, so the first thing He revealed to me was that I'm not supposed to be in the healthcare field. and that was like a double-edged sword. I felt on the one hand, super relieved because it was like, eh, these things I've been trying to put in this box and they just haven't worked and it was a relief to know that I don't have to do it. do that more. but it wasn't a relief either because... okay, if it's not health, then what is it?

So this is where God did things that only God can do. So while I was applying to nursing school, the program I was going to was extremely expensive; I'm talking about forty-four thousand dollars a year, which is stupidly expensive. So of course I decide to get a job to help save money for school. So I go to a temp agency and they hire me as a billing specialist at the fire department. I had never worked in finance, I had never heard of a billing specialist before accepting this position, but it seemed pretty simple and when I got there I really enjoyed it.

I accepted it very well. I've always liked numbers, I've always liked the structure that numbers bring, but I didn't really think about it much while I was in that position, I never thought about staying in that position, I never thought about doing anything in finance. , had his eye on the infirmary. but it was during the fast that I was browsing Facebook and one of my friends that I met in Korea, she worked in a company and it is a company that I am in now; They are a new company in San Francisco at the time, and they are moving and opening, well, not moving, but they were opening their first office here in Atlanta and the startup is booming, they are just crushing it in the IoT field and she posts about it and I see her post and I know her from Korea, so she's a familiar face and I value her opinion, so I click.

I read the website, went to the Atlanta career office and looked at the jobs they are hiring for and the first job I saw was billing specialist and that's when I thought wow!! This job that I thought was simply a means to get to nursing school will be that bridge that will allow me to have enough experience to put on my resume and maybe qualify for this position at this company. It was like wow. I had never heard of a billing specialist like four months ago and here I am, I want to apply to become a billing specialist at this tech company in Atlanta.

And I prayed about it and I presented that desire to God and I felt so much peace, I felt like He really gave me the green light and I asked for it. I cast my net pretty wide: I applied for that position and also a support position. I can go into more detail about that application process because it was a whirlwind. It was a roller coaster, okay! but God is so good and I got the job. I finally got the job as a billing specialist. I got promoted now, it's been a year since I got promoted to AR accountant and I'm in the finance field, like... it's so crazy like God can really do anything. and not only am I in the field of finance but I am good at what I do.

I enjoy what I do. I love my life in Atlanta. I love living in Atlanta and my goal wasn't necessarily to move from Orlando, but He brought me here for a reason and I love the city of Atlanta. the things I was missing in Orlando: Atlanta has it all and I'm like... He knows his children very well and that is the first important thing that God did for me during the Daniel Fast. - I found the job I am in now, which led me to move, which led me to earn as much money as I would have if I had studied nursing and gone with my own strength and desires and gone that way. but I'm comfortable here and it's just incredible.

So that was the first area of ​​my life that

changed

dramatically while doing the Daniel Fast. and the next sphere is relationships. It was December 2018, so a month before starting the fast I decide that I'm really going to put my hands up and trust God in this area. So while I'm fasting, I'm really praying to God and asking Him to help me with my unbelief. I didn't realize it, but I had so much disbelief in me that who wanted, like who believed that God had made him my partner, my life partner, that he didn't exist. It's because I had never seen anyone who possessed the characteristics I wanted in my husband.

He had never met a man like that. I had never seen one, I had never heard of one, so it was very difficult for me to believe that what I wanted existed, but I knew that God had put those desires in my heart for a reason and I needed to trust Him and I needed to do it. I know that he, one, existed and two, I don't need to go looking for him, that he will find me. So God really helped me with my unbelief during this season and three weeks after I ended the fast was when my boyfriend

literally

came back into my life by sliding into my DMs.

I can go into that story of how we met again, but we originally met when we were freshmen. So he was 17 and I was 18 and we both lived in the campus dorms, the first-year dorms on the Fiu campus. Yeah, and he came back into my life and it's crazy because I always felt like he was going to end up with someone that I knew before, that I had met at some point in my life. and I always had this feeling and lo and behold, you know that's what's going on and he's everything that's on my list like everything, everything that I didn't think existed like he existed and not only did he exist, I like to meet him when I had 18 years and now I like getting to know him again when he's like a grown man and I'm a grown woman and we're both on the same path and walking in the same direction like it's just beautiful and the best part of it.

For me it's that when I tell the story, God gets all the glory, you know? Like I didn't strive for this, I didn't chase this, I didn't try to look for this. I was literally doing what God called me to do which was sit and trust Him and bam he just came into my life so yeah I am very grateful and this is an area of ​​my life that I struggled with for a long time. time. A long time and I will probably do another video about relationships and my past and the transformation that God has brought me in this area, but know that this was very important for me, very important and life altering and Yes, that is the second area who was transformed while he was on the Daniel Fast.

So last but not least, the area of ​​my life that was truly transformed during these 21 days, was simply my ability to connect with God. I feel like this is the heart of what fasting is about, is just focusing and surrendering your flesh and really getting clear and focused on what God has for you, and what He wants for you and what He's trying to communicate to you. Life gets very busy, I think we all know that, so this fast was really an opportunity for me to channel all the other things I would be doing and spend time pointing it to Him.

I started reading the book of Daniel and having clearer why this fast was talked about in the Bible and I found it really useful. I started to find something inside of me that really loved studying the Bible and really liked breaking down a chapter, the way a word was used: why was it used that way? and it was like I was transferring my desire to study because I naturally enjoy studying, which is a little strange, but it's how God made me. So I was studying hard for nursing school, in preparation for the exam, like the entrance exam, and also when I was taking P.A. things-I was studying a lot because I went back to school and that same energy that I was putting into studying the human body, I was able to study the word of it and that same vigor that I have to just learn and absorb new knowledge.

It was putting that in the Bible and spending time with Him and understanding who He is and understanding where my idea of ​​Him was limited and trying to expand it and pray to Him and believe in Him for that expansion. And it has been something that I think I will always continue to grow and constantly remember to invite him to everything, to seek him out at all costs. to make room in my life. Not giving him leftovers, but I really like to take that time and let it be his time that is non-negotiable andyeah, that's the last thing Daniel Fast was able to really transform in my life.

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