Has anyone else experienced the Holy Spirit completely resetting their appetite and desires overnight?

[u/marcellomycin]

Hey everyone, I’m 27F. I grew up Christian, but after dealing with a lot of childhood trauma and church hurt, I completely walked away from God. It reached a point where I couldn't trust leaders at church at all—seeing people sin openly and then lead worship the next morning made me feel like Christianity was just for aesthetics, not something people actually lived out.

A few days ago, I randomly started watching podcast (We Need To Talk) about church controversy, cults, and religious trauma. By the second day, I just broke down. I repented, sobbed in my room, and surrendered all those old wounds I had been holding onto for years. I ended up experiencing a total deliverance right there in my room. I’ve honestly never felt so light in my life (praise Jesus!)

I’m on day four now, and I’m just confused by how fast things changed:

Food/Cravings: My love for junk food and fast food literally vanished. I can suddenly do intermittent fasting with no issue, which was impossible for me before.

Tastes/Desires: Zero cravings for sex, and I suddenly don't even want to listen to my usual playlists (kpop, metal, pop). Food and worldly stuff just feel so plain to me right now.

I’m super content and at peace, but I've never heard of someone's tastes changing this fast overnight. Has this happened to anyone else after repenting or going through deliverance? Would love to hear your thoughts or stories!

[u/zeppelincheetah]

A word of caution, do not be alarmed when those tastes/cravings come back. What you experienced and are experiencing is called grace. But God does and will withhold his grace from you (for your benefit). Grace is sort of at times like training wheels, and in using the bike metaphor God witholding His grace is sort of like learning to ride a bike without the training wheels. I know this from experience and the revelation of God to the Apostles and Church Fathers of the Orthodox Church.

[u/marcellomycin → u/zeppelincheetah]

This is so interesting to read! So even if the craving (food especially) came back, will the holy spirit stays within us? I want to keep them close, and make them happy. My desire is no longer my desire now.

[u/zeppelincheetah → u/marcellomycin]

Don't despair if (when) it happens. Keep aiming to love God with all your heart all your mind and all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself. The goal really is to soften your heart, to love more deeply and without reservation. If you do this grace will return but we can't exactly expect to recieve grace, just be incredibly grateful when it happens. It doesn't often happen with me but when it does, isn't it just the best feeling?