I had a bad day yesterday after I partook of something that I should no longer have tried.
Once I had lost my willpower, I just kept going and going, over indulging to an extreme excess.
Today, I committed to fasting and did better. I pray for your forgiveness, my Lord and God, for the excesses I allowed myself yesterday.
I am also not very good at fasting, yet. I hope that "practice makes perfect," and that I will be granted the grace necessary to fast acceptably in the future.
Walking through the countryside, the wilderness towards the Lord is fraught with dangers that look enticing and appealing from afar.
In all things, I need to remember that the Lord is good and merciful, eager to forgive my transgressions.
And I also need to remember that satan delights in pulling me away from the sure path that leads to the Lord.
His deceptions look sweet, but are deadly.
Lord, thank you for your many blessings. Please grant me discernment that I might recognize how hurtful it is to you when I stray off the path that leads towards you. And also please grant the grace to hold tightly to my fasts and prayer time.
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