It's still hard to imagine that
next month I have to prepare Jordan to dry fast by giving him nothing but
juices, teas, and smoothies for three days prior. While I know it is what I
have to do, it is not easy to comprehend that I will have to withhold food
and water from my child for an extended period of time in order for him to
heal. I have held on to so many scriptures (
Proverbs 3:5-6, 1 Samuel 15:22-23, James 1:22,)
since I started the first part of preparation. Prayer.
During a sermon by a
guest preacher a few weeks back, he shared with us that we have to spend time
in prayer. And not just a thank You for waking me, guide me and protect me, in
Jesus name prayer, but get deep in prayer. It was suggested to set aside time
by finding a point in the day that is good for you and spend it in prayer. I do
not just focus on the fast, but I pray for family members that are backsliders
or don't have a relationship with God. I pray for my neighbors and friends I've
lost over the course of building my relationship with God. And I pray for the nation as well. It's not limited to
those topics but I am just giving you an idea of what I pray about. Not only do
I want blessings, but those around me to have blessings because we are called
to love one another.
Since I have implemented this
prayer session into my mornings after I have dropped off my daughter at school, I have seen ladybugs around my home and even in my truck. I do not see them
very often, but when I do it is in close proximity to one another and something
good always follows. I also have been asking for continued wisdom with the
upcoming fast. I came to understand that while Jordan may not absorb everything
he takes to help him with his tics or to increase his iron levels, I can give
him some herbs that could help the cleansing process slowly until we can start
fasting in December. I kept coming across information about burdock root and
that is very helpful in cleansing the lymphatic system. With him eating
according to Dr. Sebi's nutrition guide, giving him the burdock root could not
hurt in starting the process of removing the toxins within that system. I
attempted to give it to him but realized that I had yellow dock root instead.
However, that is also good for cleansing the lymphatic system and I gave it to
him as a tea. I have since purchased some burdock root capsules.
Now onto fasting. I have
not started it yet of course, but I realized something a few days ago that
showed me that it is totally necessary. About two weeks ago Jordan began biting
the skin around his nails more than normal and when I checked his fingers, it
looked as if two of them had become infected because they were swollen a
little. He also formed a boil under his arm, I think after using a regular
deodorant on him just once. He started to watch the videos on YouTube that loop
three seconds for ten hours again. He was doing more giggling and started to
smell and touch my hair again. He even started to lay on me when his tablet was
dead and he did not want to play Super Mario. All signs of him regressing. But
why the regression? He was receiving his banju, bromide plus capsules and iron
on a regular basis. He may have been sneaking some foods but usually, he has
symptoms for a couple of days, maybe a week, and it passes. These things I see
are ongoing as of today. What came to mind, the good that came from the fast we
did at the beginning of the summer has worn off.
Seeing everything unfold
like this means that I am on the right path and fasting is the way to go. Jesus
said it and Dr. Sebi learned and passed it on. These things can only come out
by prayer and fasting, my favorite verse in the bible,
Mark 9:29, (see also
Matthew 17:21). The
verse that gave me hope that my son does not have to be nonverbal forever. Not
that it means that fasting can cast out demons, that is not what Jesus means
when He says that. The disciples were trying to cast out a deaf and dumb spirit
within a mute boy and they could not. When Jesus did, they questioned why was He
able to? When Jesus said to them this kind can come out by nothing but prayer
and fasting, He is saying that they were in a weakened spiritual state. Their
state of mind and heart made it impossible for God to work through them for something of this magnitude.
A lot of us are in weak
spiritual states. I know I was. And the only time I received what I needed that
helped Jordan improve was when I fasted. It helped my mind and heart because I
was giving up something that was important to me to be able to have God work
through me. The fasting I will have Jordan do is different because it is
physical, not spiritual, but it will still bring clarity to his mind. With me
and my husband going through the dry fast at the same time, all for different
reasons, this should make for a wonderful testimony!
It's still hard to imagine that
next month I have to prepare Jordan to dry fast by giving him nothing but
juices, teas, and smoothies for three days prior. While I know it is what I
have to do, it is not easy to comprehend that I will have to withhold food
and water from my child for an extended period of time in order for him to
heal. I have held on to so many scriptures (Proverbs 3:5-6, 1 Samuel 15:22-23, James 1:22,)
since I started the first part of preparation. Prayer.
During a sermon by a
guest preacher a few weeks back, he shared with us that we have to spend time
in prayer. And not just a thank You for waking me, guide me and protect me, in
Jesus name prayer, but get deep in prayer. It was suggested to set aside time
by finding a point in the day that is good for you and spend it in prayer. I do
not just focus on the fast, but I pray for family members that are backsliders
or don't have a relationship with God. I pray for my neighbors and friends I've
lost over the course of building my relationship with God. And I pray for the nation as well. It's not limited to
those topics but I am just giving you an idea of what I pray about. Not only do
I want blessings, but those around me to have blessings because we are called
to love one another.
Since I have implemented this
prayer session into my mornings after I have dropped off my daughter at school, I have seen ladybugs around my home and even in my truck. I do not see them
very often, but when I do it is in close proximity to one another and something
good always follows. I also have been asking for continued wisdom with the
upcoming fast. I came to understand that while Jordan may not absorb everything
he takes to help him with his tics or to increase his iron levels, I can give
him some herbs that could help the cleansing process slowly until we can start
fasting in December. I kept coming across information about burdock root and
that is very helpful in cleansing the lymphatic system. With him eating
according to Dr. Sebi's nutrition guide, giving him the burdock root could not
hurt in starting the process of removing the toxins within that system. I
attempted to give it to him but realized that I had yellow dock root instead.
However, that is also good for cleansing the lymphatic system and I gave it to
him as a tea. I have since purchased some burdock root capsules.
Now onto fasting. I have
not started it yet of course, but I realized something a few days ago that
showed me that it is totally necessary. About two weeks ago Jordan began biting
the skin around his nails more than normal and when I checked his fingers, it
looked as if two of them had become infected because they were swollen a
little. He also formed a boil under his arm, I think after using a regular
deodorant on him just once. He started to watch the videos on YouTube that loop
three seconds for ten hours again. He was doing more giggling and started to
smell and touch my hair again. He even started to lay on me when his tablet was
dead and he did not want to play Super Mario. All signs of him regressing. But
why the regression? He was receiving his banju, bromide plus capsules and iron
on a regular basis. He may have been sneaking some foods but usually, he has
symptoms for a couple of days, maybe a week, and it passes. These things I see
are ongoing as of today. What came to mind, the good that came from the fast we
did at the beginning of the summer has worn off. 
Seeing everything unfold
like this means that I am on the right path and fasting is the way to go. Jesus
said it and Dr. Sebi learned and passed it on. These things can only come out
by prayer and fasting, my favorite verse in the bible, Mark 9:29, (see also Matthew 17:21). The
verse that gave me hope that my son does not have to be nonverbal forever. Not
that it means that fasting can cast out demons, that is not what Jesus means
when He says that. The disciples were trying to cast out a deaf and dumb spirit
within a mute boy and they could not. When Jesus did, they questioned why was He
able to? When Jesus said to them this kind can come out by nothing but prayer
and fasting, He is saying that they were in a weakened spiritual state. Their
state of mind and heart made it impossible for God to work through them for something of this magnitude. 
A lot of us are in weak
spiritual states. I know I was. And the only time I received what I needed that
helped Jordan improve was when I fasted. It helped my mind and heart because I
was giving up something that was important to me to be able to have God work
through me. The fasting I will have Jordan do is different because it is
physical, not spiritual, but it will still bring clarity to his mind. With me
and my husband going through the dry fast at the same time, all for different
reasons, this should make for a wonderful testimony!
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