Every decade or so, weather patterns shift and bring drought to the middle of America. Very often, as the drought grows in time and severity, water levels along the Mississippi River begin to drop. As the waters of the river recede, things which have been covered by the water and mud of the river begin to appear. Shipwrecks from the 1800's, Civil War artifacts, illegal waste dumps, old cars - just about everything you can think of is exposed by the lowered water levels.
One of the things I've discovered about fasting is that, like a drought on the river, fasting tends to expose things in us that have been long hidden. As we fast and deny ourselves to seek God, our flesh grows weaker. The level of "me" in my life gets lower. As we become weaker, as we decrease, God begins to bring out things that we may have pushed under the surface for a long time. Old wounds, areas of unforgiveness that we had forgotten about, even ingrained patterns of ungodly thinking (mind monsters) will suddenly come to the surface.
When that happens, know that God is using the time of fasting to cleanse your heart. Embrace the process of cleansing. In fact, as uncomfortable as it is, rejoice in it. God is purifying you. He's getting the junk out of your life.
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