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.
