The 40 Days of Decrease

<p><strong>What if you fasted regret? What if your friends fasted comparison? What if your generation fasted escapism? What if your community fasted spectatorship? Trigger a spiritual revolution with this daily devotional for Lent.</strong></p><p>Decrease life's unnecessary details and increase your relationship with the Lord so you can live in awe of Christ's resurrection! <em>40 Days of Decrease </em>is a guide for those hungering for a fresh Lenten/Easter experience. Dr. Alicia Britt Chole guides you through a study of Jesus' uncommon and uncomfortable call to abandon the world's illusions embrace His kingdom's realities and journey cross-ward and beyond.</p><p>Containing readings refection questions daily fasts ancient quotes and more each day offers a meaningful consideration of Jesus' journey and then invites you into a daily fast of heart-clutter--the stuff that sticks to your soul and weighs you down. 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><p>Each daily 1000-word entry includes a: </p><ul><li>Devotion based on Jesus' life</li><li>Reflection question to guide journaling or group discussion</li><li>Heart fast to inspire a tangible response</li><li>Thought-provoking Lenten quote</li><li>Optional sidebar into the historical development of Lent</li><li>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. Dare to live awed by Christ's resurrection!</p><p> </p><p> </p>