Ending Early?

Ecc. 3:1-8

1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

As I decided to end my fast yesterday I thought of this verse. My only sister delivered her first baby yesterday. While preparing to attend the birth I decided that I would break my fast. It just seemed like an inappropriate time to be concerned with sacrifice.

The plan was to pick up the fast again today. However, I decided that I wanted to end as a means of personal accomplishment and not necessarily for the glory of God. So, I am done now.

In the end I fasted from sugar for 42 days (with the few little hiccups I blogged about). I learned so many things about my unholy/unhealthy dependence on sugar. I will break that down in another post.