JC40Fast

JC40Fast is a method that when practiced seeks to help the practitioner to grow closer in his or her walk with Jesus Christ and to do so in strength, courage, conviction, and love.

It is similar to the idea of giving up something, like chocolate, for Lent, but encourages a real growth in several ways by the end of the 40 days.

This is not a fast that excludes food in anyway, but rather enforces spiritual addition and subtraction. For example, add love or peace and remove lust or pride.

The program consists of a series of goals that should be habits, such as prayer, Scripture study, and Scriptural meditation. It encourages a focus on a vice and virtue that are opportunities for spiritual improvement, as well as a memory verse in relation to the vice or virtue.

Finally, the program encourages bodily health by having the practitioner discuss diet and exercise with their physician. To practice a healthy lifestyle is important. It prepares us to more fully love our God and neighbor. If a program for diet and exercise goals have not been created for diet and exercise with your doctor, when using a journal, simply skip over the diet and exercise suggestions. If you are using the app, simply mark them as complete daily until you have had this discussion with your physician.

JC40Fast is not a replacement for a doctor, pastor, priest, or counselor. The Internet is full of exercise, fitness, and spiritual programs by well-meaning people who don’t know you. This program does not pretend to and simply puts together well-established Biblical traditions and practices to encourage positive Christian change that will become habits for life for a positive impact using the Biblical timeline of 40 days.

Whenever in doubt, talk to a pastor, doctor, counselor, or close Christian friend before starting this program.

To be blunt, you do NOT need this program to grow in Christ. As is written throughout the Bible, walk in faith and from faith in Christ Jesus, walk in obedience. That is exactly what will make you grow. It’s not a secret.

But if you would like to take that little extra nudge, create positive habits of Biblical growth, JC40Fast may be helpful to you.

Get Started: Create a fast and choose a scripture verse or two, a virtue, and a vice to focus on. Choose a start date and make sure Current Fast is selected. Click save. You will be taken to a list of days in your 40 day program. Click one to get started!