40 Days of Decrease

A Different Kind of Hunger. A Different Kind of Fast.

By: Alicia Britt Chole

Narrated by: Alicia Chole

Read by the author.

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.

Decrease life's unnecessary details and increase your relationship with the Lord so you can live in awe of Christ's resurrection! 40 Days of Decrease 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.

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.

Each daily, 1000-word entry includes a:

• Devotion based on Jesus’ life
• Reflection question to guide journaling or group discussion
• Heart fast to inspire a tangible response
• Thought-provoking Lenten quote
• Optional sidebar into the historical development of Lent
• Suggested reading that takes you from John 12 to John 21
• Journaling space for reflection

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!

Tables and daily Scripture reading recommendations can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Reading by the author makes all the difference

Having read this book a couple of times over the years as a Lenten devotional, I have recommended it to others on multiple occasions. Now that Dr. Chole has done an audio version, I’d highly recommend this not just for those who haven’t had the opportunity to read it, but as a new way to experience 40 Days of Decrease for those who have.

Beautifully Reverent Devotional

Amazing depth in each day's devotional. This is truly such a great study that gives a whole new perspective on Lent & how we can honor Jesus's Life in such uniquely different ways. I will read this over & over because I want to remember all of the powerful Truth in each day's teaching...each day's Decrease has created increased desire to live out each Truth daily.