Connie, I don't fault you for saying "I feel". I don't say "i feel" very often because I say "I believe" instead.

Having said that, fasting and prayer is for us, not God. There is a difference between fasting and a "hunger strike".

Psalms 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
Psalms 69:10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

One thing you and I have in common is to become obsessed with something (and I believe everyone should be a little obsessed as opposed to being careless). You obviously desire to honour the Lord above everything else.

May I be so bold as to offer why this might have come up a 2nd time while fasting?

Psalms 116:7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

God may have been trying to reassure you that your heart is more important than your works. If God changes us from the inside out, we shouldn't be trying to change ourselves from the outside in.

Just a suggestion....Not being dogmatic. I've gotten into these "loops" myself (maybe in one now), and I hate to see you struggle so with something that isn't that major of an issue (in my opinion).

1 Corinthians 12:2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

This passage might shed some light as to why Paul addressed this issue in Chapter 11.