Day 1

Today's the first day of my challenge week. It started off pretty normal actually. I've never been a breakfast person, so skipping breakfast wasn't all that hard. Lunch was a bowl of rice with dark soya sauce, kinda reminds me of the stories my dad used to tell about how they used to survive on soya rice and porridge for years.

The passage i chose for my devotion today John 6:1-14. It's a passage about food, and ultimately God's provision for our needs.

Three takeaways for me:

1. Jesus provides, even when you think it can't be done.

--encouragement for those of us who are struggling to stay within the budget

--encouragement for those who say they can't do it, try, and experience it, at least for awhile

2. A testing time, produces amazing things

--Jesus tested his disciples with some questions, and He gave them a miracle, He can do the same for us.

3. We need to recognize Jesus as provider

While i go to sleep thinking about how to make my sardine sandwiches last the entire next 2 or 3 days, let's all remain focused on the real reason we're doing this.