<p><em>What if you fasted <strong>regret</strong>?</em></p><p><em>What if your friends fasted <strong>comparison</strong>?</em></p><p><em>What if your generation fasted <strong>escapism</strong>?</em></p><p><em>What if your community fasted <strong>spectatorship</strong>?</em></p>Such heart-fasts could trigger a spiritual revolution!<p>Via readings, refection questions, daily fasts, ancient quotes, and more, this is the dream of <em>40 Days of Decrease: A Different Kind of Hunger. A Different Kind of Fast.</em></p><p>Every day offers a meaningful consideration of Jesus' journey and then invites readers into a daily fast of heart-clutter, the stuff that sticks to our souls and weighs us down. </p><p>You can begin your forty-day journey any time of the year, but you may find it especially meaningful as a Lenten preparation to live in awe of Jesus' resurrection. </p>Each daily, 1000-word entry will include<ul><li>a devotional based on Jesus' cross-ward life;</li><li>a reflection question to guide journaling or group discussion;</li><li>a heart fast to inspire a tangible response;</li><li>a thought-provoking Lenten quote;</li><li>an optional sidebar into the historical development of Lent.</li><li>a suggested reading that takes you from John 12 to John 21</li><li>journaling space for reflection</li></ul><p>In the same way self cannot satisfy self no matter how long it feasts, self cannot starve self no matter how long it fasts. Decrease--like increase--is only holy when its destination is love. </p><p>We thin our lives to thicken our communion with God.</p>Dare to live awed by Christ's resurrection!<p>Intuitive, prophetic, and profoundly inspiring, calling forth a revolution of soul health, stirring our passion to know Jesus more."</p><p><strong>--DARLENE ZSCHECH, </strong>Composer, Worship Leader, Pastor, and Speaker</p><p>"God has sounded a clear chor d of revelation through Alicia Chole. God uses her to lovingly guide the reader into recognizing His presence, purpose, and power in times of necessary loss."</p><p><strong>--DR. CLAUDE R. ALEXANDER, JR., </strong>Lead Pastor of The Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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