The 40 Day Soul Fast: Your Journey to Authentic Living is an eight-week study of the life of the soul, the practice of fasting, and the process of living more authentically. It is a transformational expedition that will lead you on an inward journey to greater health, happiness, and success as you learn to live from the inside out as we are told by Jesus in the book of Matthew: Ignite the kingdom life within you, a fire within you . . . changing you from the inside out . . . make a clean sweep of your lives. (Matthew 3:11).

When all is well with the souls of humanity, all will be well in the world. When you have peace in the soul, you will bring that peace to bear on the world around you you will become the change you are hoping to see.

Churches, organizations, small groups, and families are encouraged to travel together on this 40-day journey to greater mental, emotional, and spiritual health. If everyone who picks up this book takes it upon him or herself to encourage others to participate, we would create an unstoppable movement! You may think that one healed soul cannot heal the world, but it can.

The 40 Day Soul Fast promises to bring the best out of you so that you can impact your world for good. Have the courage to follow your heart! Step out and engage with your authentic self it will be the best 40 days of your life!

Table of Contents

Foreword by T.D. Jakes

Quick Start Guide: Joining the Movement

Preface: For Freedom!

Section 1: Journeying Toward Authenticity

Chapter 1: A Series of Unfortunate Events?

Chapter 2: Twenty-one Grams

Chapter 3: Soul-Person

Chapter 4: Learning to Live Authentically

Chapter 5: The Journey

Section 2: The 40 Day Soul Fast

Week 1: The Power of Forty: Enlarging Your Capacity

Day 1: Transforming Characteristic 1: Awareness

Day 2: Cleansing Characteristic 2: Godliness

Day 3: Aligning Characteristic 3: Truth

Day 4: Preparing Characteristic 4: Commitment

Day 5: Loosing Characteristic 5: Patience

Week 2: The Purpose of a Soul Fast: The Self-Leadership Challenge

Day 6: Connecting Characteristic 6: Capacity

Day 7: Healing Characteristic 7: Wholeness

Day 8: Empowering Characteristic 8: Balance

Day 9: Directing Characteristic 9: Peace

Day 10: Seeing Characteristic 10: Goodness

Week 3: The Nature of the Soul: The Essence of You

Day 11: Becoming Characteristic 11: Discipline

Day 12: Restoring Characteristic 12: Simplicity

Day 13: Resting Characteristic 13: Uniqueness

Day 14: Imaging Characteristic 14: Passion

Day 15: Sensing Characteristic 15: Joy

Week 4: The Properties of Thought: You Are What You Think

Day 16: Believing Characteristic 16: Beauty

Day 17: Receiving Characteristic 17: Effortlessness

Day 18: Focusing Characteristic 18: Authenticity

Day 19: Envisioning Characteristic 19: Focus

Day 20: Conquering Characteristic 20: Order

Week 5: The Importance of Identity: Becoming a Master by Mastering Your Mind

Day 21: Embracing Characteristic 21: Faith

Day 22: Agreeing Characteristic 22: Gratitude

Day 23: Capitalizing Characteristic 23: Destiny

Day 24: Belonging Characteristic 24: Identity

Day 25: Becoming Characteristic 25: Purpose

Week 6: The Power of Words: Healing the Hole in Your Soul

Day 26: Eating Characteristic 26: Integrity

Day 27: Legislating Characteristic 27: Responsibility

Day 28: Asking Characteristic 28: Potential

Day 29: Sowing Characteristic 29: Impeccability

Day 30: Blessing Characteristic 30: Compassion

Week 7: The Power of Doing: Gods Chosen Fast

Day 31: Helping Characteristic 31: Respect

Day 32: Partnering Characteristic 32: Loyalty

Day 33: Continuing Characteristic 33: Credibility

Day 34: Prioritizing Characteristic 34: Temperance

Day 35: Willing Characteristic 35: Morality

Week 8: Sealing the Healing: The Cleansing Power of Love

Day 36: Dancing Characteristic 36: Justice

Day 37: Accepting Characteristic 37: Tolerance

Day 38: Standing Characteristic 38: Ethics

Day 39: Uniting Characteristic 39: Interdependence

Day 40: Telling Characteristic 40: Community

Appendix A: Empowering You for Life!

Appendix B: More Empowerment Initiatives from Dr. Cindy Trimm

About the Author

Dr. Cindy Trimm has dedicated her life to serving God and humanity. A best-selling author, high-impact teacher, and former senator, Dr. Trimm is a sought-after empowerment specialist, revolutionary thinker, and transformational leader. She has earned a distinguished reputation as a catalyst for change and voice of hope to the nations.