WELCOME BACK TO OZARKS FOX A.M.
IT IS TUESDAY AND WE ARE ALWAYS
BETTER AFTER MESSAGE FROM CAMI
JENKINS AND BE BLESSED.
TAKE A LOOK.
[MUSIC]
I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO
MY GOOD FRIEND SHAUN CRAWFORD
WHO IS THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
HEAD.
BEFORE SHE WAS THAT SHE WAS MY
FRIEND.
SHE HAS A GREAT STORY ABOUT THE
TERM FASTING.
WE WANT TO DEFINE THAT FOR YOU.
IT'S A BUZZWORD IN THE HEALTH
REALM RIGHT NOW.
OUTSIDE THE HEALTH REALM IT'S
BEEN AROUND A LOT OF YEARS OF
THE SPIRITUAL SIDE BECAUSE OF
THE SPIRITUAL BENEFITS.
TELL ME REALLY QUICK WHAT
EXACTLY IS FASTING, SPIRITUAL
FASTING.
THE BIBLE TALKS A LOT ABOUT
FASTING.
ESSENTIALLY FASTING IS WHEN WE
ABSTAIN FROM CERTAIN FOODS.
YOU CAN FAST OTHER THINGS AS
WELL.
WE ABSTAIN FROM SOMETHING TO
REPLACE THAT TIME WITH TIME IN
THE LORD'S PRESENCE, TIME
SEEKING THE LORD AND TIME IN
PRAYER.
IT REALLY IS OUR WAY OF SAYING
I DON'T JUST LIVE ON FOOD OR BY
BREAD ALONE, BUT BY THE WORD OF
GOD.
IT HELPS US FOCUS ON THE LORD.
THIS ISN'T SOMETHING ONLY
THOSE SUPER SPIRITUAL
UNATTAINABLE TYPE PEOPLE CAN
DO.
THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY.
I THINK AS YOU HEAR HER STORY
YOU WILL SEE ANYONE CAN DO
THAT.
IT'S A WAY OF TRUSTING GOD.
LET'S JUMP BACK TO 2010.
AS 2009 WAS COMING TO AN
END, I FELT THE LORD REALLY
PROMPTING ME TO DO A DIFFERENT
KIND OF FAST AND I HAVE EVER
DONE BEFORE.
I LOVE CHOCOLATE, SO ALL THE
CHOCOLATE LOVERS CAN REALLY
EMPATHIZE WITH ME.
I CAN.
YES.
ESSENTIALLY GOD I KNEW 12 SPEAK
TO ME.
I ALWAYS WANT TO BE SOMEONE
WILLING TO GIVE UP ANYTHING FOR
THE LORD.
THERE'S NOTHING I WOULD
WITHHOLD FROM THE LORD.
CHOCOLATE, WHILE IT SEEMS
TRIVIAL FOR SOME -- I
DEFINITELY WOULDN'T SAY I WAS A
CHOCOLATE ADDICT, BUT CHOCOLATE
IS SOMETHING I REALLY ENJOY.
PART OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU DEFINITELY KNOW WHEN IT'S
GONE.
FOR SURE.
YOU GET A LITTLE STRESSED OR
YOU ARE HAVING A DAY.
I COULD REALLY GO FOR DARK
CHOCOLATE RIGHT NOW.
THE LORD CALLED ME TOO FAST.
IT WASN'T LONG.
JUST A COUPLE WEEKS IN 2010
WHEN I STARTED TOO FAST THAT
GOD LAID SOME VERY SPECIFIC
THINGS ON MY HEART.
AT THIS TIME I THOUGHT, THANKS
FOR THE 10 YEAR PLAN, GOD.
AS I CONTINUED THAT FAST, GOD
WAS MOLDING MY HEART AND
SHOWING ME HIS PLAN.
WITHIN THE YEAR MOST OF THE
THINGS HE LAID ON MY HEART
BEGAN TO HAPPEN AND STARTED IN
MOTION.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS WAS
STEPPING OUT IN FAITH TO START
A PROGRAM.
I HAVE A SENSE OF PEACE ABOUT
IT EVEN THOUGH IT MEANS RUNNING
MYSELF RAGGED TO WORK HARD FOR
WHAT THE LORD CALLED ME TO DO.
THIS STORY IS A LOT LONGER
THAN WE HAVE TIME FOR RIGHT
NOW.GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND YOU
WILL SEE THE EXTENDED VERSION
OF THIS.
BASICALLY, AT THE END OF THE
DAY GOD CALLED YOU TOO FAST.
HE GAVE YOU THINGS HE WANTS TO
DO THROUGH THAT TIME AND
THROUGH YOUR DEDICATION AND
THEN HE DID.
AT THE END OF THE DAY HE DID
IT.
HE IS FAITHFUL TO HIS WORD.
WHEN YOU CALL ON THE NAME OF
THE LORD HE WILL ANSWER.
ABSOLUTELY.
HE WILL ANSWER.
ONE THING MOST IMPORTANT THAT I
GOT OUT OF IT IS THIS IDEA THAT
WHEN I FAST IT'S NOT A LAUNDRY
LIST OF GOD I NEED YOU TO DO
THIS.
IT'S I NEED EYES TO SEE YOUR
VISION AND SEE THE PEOPLE
AROUND ME THAT YOU WANT ME TO
REACH OUT TO AND REALLY MAKE MY
DESIRE YOUR DESIRES.
THERE'S A VERY FINE LINE.
THE VERSE THAT SAYS GOD WILL
GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF YOUR
HEART.
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT.
THE THING IS YOU MOLD YOURSELF
TO HIS DESIRES FOR YOUR HEART
AND THEN IT'S EASY.
YOU DO WANT THE THINGS OF THE
LORD AND HE DOES GIVE THEM TO
YOU AND IT'S MORE THRILLING
THAN ANYTHING I COULD HAVE EVER
WANTED FOR MYSELF.
ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU, SHAUNA.
WE LOVE TALKING TO YOU.
I LOVE MY TIME WITH YOU.
ME, TOO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GO ONLINE TO SEE THE
EXTENDED VERSION.
YOU WILL BE BLESSED.
JEREMIAH, HAVE YOU EVER
FASTED FOR SPIRITUAL REASONS?
Jeremy: I HAVE NOT, BUT MY
GRANDFATHER WHO WAS A PREACHER
THAT WAS HIS WAY OF MAKING
DECISIONS.
IF HE HAD A MAJOR DECISION.
IF HE WAS CALLED TO MAYBE
SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT CHURCH
WHEN HE WAS BEING CALLED, WHEN
MY GRANDMOTHER GOT SICK HE
WOULD FAST.
I KEPT THINKING I DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND IT AS A CHILD, WHY
IS GRANDPA FASTING?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS TIMELINE
WAS OR HOW LONG HE WOULD GO.
HE WAS A DEFINITE FASTER.
HE SAID CLEAR HIS MIND AND HE
WAS MORE IN TUNE WITH GOD.
I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY DONE
THAT.
I KNOW FOR SURE GRANDPA WAS
KEEN ON THAT AND HE COULD HEAR
GOD MORE CLEARLY.
Kelly: I THINK IT'S PARTLY
OBEDIENCE.
IT SOUND SO TRIVIAL.
CHOCOLATE.
WHY WOULD GOD ASK YOU TO GIVE
UP CHOCOLATE?
I DON'T THINK IT'S DEPUTY
CALLED HER TOO FAST SO SHE
COULD GET CENTERED AND HAVE
MORE WISDOM.
SHE WAS KIND OF LEANING ON THE
CHOCOLATE.
SHE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE THE
THING TO ELIMINATE HER LITTLE
WHILE.
BASICALLY THE THING IS TO MAYBE
PICK SOMETHING YOU REALLY THINK
YOU NEED AND IF YOU CAN DO
WITHOUT THE AND BE OBEDIENT FOR
A PERIOD OF TIME, THAT'S WHEN
YOU REALLY HEAR FROM GOD.
Jeremy: IT'S LIKE WHEN
CATHOLICS GIVE UP SOMETHING FOR
LENT.
THEY GIVE UP ONE THING AND THEY
TRY TO DO IT THE WHOLE TIME.
IT'S KIND OF SIMILAR.
I'M GOING TO GIVE UP XYZ FOR A
CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME.
THAT'S WHAT REMINDS ME OF.
Kelly: I GREW UP IN A FAMILY
WHERE WE DID FAST.
THERE WAS A PERIOD OF 21 DAYS
IN WHICH WE FASTED.
Jeremy: YOU DID NOT EAT FOOD
21 DAYS?
Kelly: IN THE MORNING WE
WOULD GET UP BEFORE SUNRISE AND
HAVE FOOD AND WATER, BUT
NOTHING UNTIL SUNDOWN.
DIFFERENT RELIGIONS AND
DIFFERENT PEOPLE DO IT
DIFFERENT WAYS.
THE IDEA IS THE SAME.
GOD AS YOUR FOCUS AND PUT THESE
OTHER THINGS ASIDE.
IT REALLY MAKES YOU THANKFUL
FOR THE FOOD THAT YOU GET OR
WHATEVER YOU DO.
I CAN SEE HOW IT WOULD CLEAR
YOUR MIND.
WHEN SHE WENT INTO THE FAST SHE
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS GOING
TO RECEIVE CARE SHE RECEIVED
LIKE A 10 YEAR PLAN.
YOU GET REALLY CENTERED AND
QUIET.
THE MAIN THING IS GETTING
REALLY QUIET.
HOW JUMBLED ARE OUR MINDS MOST
OF THE TIME?
Jeremy: I JUST PRAY THE LORD
DOES NOT CALL UPON ME TOO FAST
COFFEE.
THAT IS SOMEONE I WOULD HAVE
TROUBLE WITH.
Kelly: I KNOW.
YOU HAVE CUT OUT A LOT OF
THINGS OUT OF YOUR LIFE FOR
HEALTH REASONS.
YOU DON'T DO CARDS.
Jeremy: LOW SUGAR IF NOT NO
SUGAR.
UNLESS WE HAVE A WONDERFUL
GUEST ON THE SHOW AND I DON'T
WANT TO BE RUDE.
Kelly: YOU ARE RIGHT.
I THINK COFFEE WOULD BE THE BIG
THING.
Jeremy: WHAT WOULD BE YOUR
VICE?THE HARDEST FOR YOU?
Kelly: AND ENERGY DRINK.
I DO NOT DO COFFEE A LOT.
HAVING SOME SORT OF ENERGY
DRINK IN THE MORNING.
Jeremy: COFFEE IS MY ENERGY
DRINK IN THE MORNING.
Kelly: I NEED SOMETHING TO
GET GOING.
Jeremy: I LIKE THE FLAVOR.
I WENT FROM HAVING A SUPER
SWEET CUP OF COFFEE FROM
STARBUCKS AND WENT COLD TURKEY
AND JUST DRANK BLACK COFFEE.
NOW THAT'S ALL I CRAVE IS
BLACK COFFEE.
NOW THE STARBUCKS DRINKS, EH.
Kelly: OUTPUT STEVIA IN.
WHEN I DO COFFEE, MILK AND
SOMETHING SWEET.
Jeremy: THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
I WENT COLD TURKEY.
Kelly: YOU ARE VERY
DISCIPLINED WHEN YOU DECIDE TO
BE.
Jeremy: I'M VERY STUBBORN IS
WHAT I AM.
Kelly: I CAN'T THINK OF
ANYTHING I CRAVE THAT MUCH.
I DO LIKE A LITTLE CHOCOLATE,
BUT NOT EVERY DAY.
Jeremy: REMIND ME WHEN KAMI
IS ON THE SHOW TOMORROW FOR
FAVORITE THINGS.
MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW KAMI ON
SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.