40-Day Lent Challenge (Free) *2/18/26-4/2/26*
What is Lent?
Lent is a time for Christians to grow closer to God by engaging in personal reflection, repentance, prayer, and fasting as they prepare their hearts for Resurrection Sunday (Easter Sunday). During Lent, Christians reflect on Christ's sacrifice on the cross as a payment for their sins.
How do I receive the daily Bible verse and growth task?
How does the 40-Day Lent Challenge work?
Each day you will read a Bible verse and complete a small task that corresponds with one of the 6 steps of spiritual growth. Each task is designed to encourage positive spiritual habits and initiate spiritual grow.
What's Next?
This challenge can spark powerful transformation in your spiritual journey—but it’s only the beginning! If you’re ready to go deeper, strengthen your relationship with God, and truly mature in your faith, don’t stop here.
Take the next step today! Visit the links below to secure your copy of the GROW UP Challenge Devotional and the GROW UP Challenge Workbook.
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Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of a powerful season of repentance, self-sacrifice, spiritual discipline, and personal reflection. Lent is not just about giving something up—it’s about growing up spiritually. It’s about intentionally choosing to (Put) God First in every area of our lives.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually.”
— 1 Chronicles 16:11 (NRSV)
🌱 Growth Activity:
1.Take a moment to reflect:
What activities compete with your time with God?
Choose one thing from your list and fast from it for the entire day.
Examples:
• Scrolling social media
• Playing video games
• Binge-watching shows
• Using phone apps
2. Use the time you would have spent on that activity to pray, read Scripture, journal, watch a sermon, or listen to Christian music.
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 1 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 2/18/26
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 2 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 2/19/26
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 2 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
— Proverbs 3:6 (RSV)
Is God truly the center of your life? Or are there areas you’re still holding back?
Today’s Growth Challenge
You have at least one decision to make, big or small.
Before you act, pause and ask:
✨ Does this honor God?
✨ What does Scripture say?
Then pray briefly… and move forward in faith.
Let’s grow by putting God first in every area. 🌱
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 3 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 2/20/26
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 3 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First
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We put God first by giving Him our hearts.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.”
-Psalm 86:11 BSB
🌱Today’s Growth Challenge
Express your love and gratitude to God by saying or writing a prayer.
✨ Tell God why you love Him, not what you want.
✨ Focus on who God has been to you and what He has done for you.
✨ End by surrendering your heart to Him.
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 4 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 2/21/26
🌿✨ The 40-Day LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 4 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First
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We put God first by giving Him our minds. We must devote our minds to God and ignore any negative thoughts and worldly influences that go against His Word.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good pleasing, and perfect will of God.”
-Romans 12:2 BSB
🌱Today’s Growth Challenge
Replace one negative or worldly thought with Scripture.
✨ Identify one recurring thought that pulls your focus away from God.
✨ Find a Bible verse that counters it.
✨ Meditate on that verse throughout the day.
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🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 5 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 2/23/26
🌿✨ The 40-Day LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 5 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First
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Putting God’s kingdom first involves obedience, service, and prioritizing God’s will over personal desires or societal pressures.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.”
-Matthew 6:33
🌱Today’s Growth Challenge
Perform one intentional act that advances God’s kingdom.
✨ Volunteer at church, encourage another believer, share Scripture, or give to someone in need.
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 6 🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 2/24/26
🌿✨ The 40-Day LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 6 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First
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Putting God’s kingdom first involves obedience, service, and prioritizing God’s will over personal desires or societal pressures.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. “
-Galatians 6:7-9 BSB
🌱Today’s Growth Challenge
Take a moment to reflect on how life might look different in the areas where God wasn’t place first.
✨What has been the cost?
✨Invite Him into those spaces today.
✨Pray and surrender those areas to God.
✨See this as an opportunity for growth, grace, and renewal.
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 7 🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 2/25/26
🌿✨ The 40-Day LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 7 ✨🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First
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We experience God’s peace, joy, faithfulness, and fulfillment when we put God first.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience], And He rescues [each of] them. O taste and see that the LORD [our God] is good; How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.”
-Psalm 34:7-8 AMP
🌱Today’s Growth Challenge
Think of at least 3 ways you have experienced peace, clarity, protection, purpose, or growth when God is first.
✨Thank God for each one.
✨Recommit to continuing the practice of prioritizing Him.
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 8 🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 2/26/26
🌿✨ The 40-Day LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 8 ✨🌿
STEP 2: Repent
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True repentance is not simply feeling remorse, but allowing God to lovingly redirect our behaviors, minds, and hearts.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“No one who abides in Him [who remains united in fellowship with Him–deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin. No one who habitually sins has seen Him or known Him.”
-1 John 3:6 AMP
🌱Today’s Growth Challenge
During prayer today, ask God to reveal any sins that you haven’t truly repented from.
✨Pray: “Lord, give me an open mind to receive your Word and an open heart to receptively respond to Your loving conviction.”
✨Ask “Is there is a belief, attitude, or behavior that does not reflect a repentant heart?”
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 9 🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 2/27/26
🌿✨ The 40-Day LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 9 ✨🌿
STEP 2: Repent
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Repentance is not about shame and condemnation. It is about freedom, releasing us from the chains of sin and drawing us into God’s grace and forgiveness.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight.”
-Psalm 51:1-4b NLT
🌱Today’s Growth Challenge
Confess the sins you asked God to reveal to you on Day 8.
✨ Express sincere remorse for your thoughts and actions.
✨ Ask God to forgive you for the sins you haven’t repented from.
✨ Thank God for His forgiveness, loving-kindness, mercy, and grace towards you.
🌿✨ The 40-Day LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 10 ✨🌿
STEP 2: Repent
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When we sincerely repent, God removes our guilt and restores us to joy and peace.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, ‘I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.’ And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.”
-Psalm 32:1,5 NLT
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 10 🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 2/28/26
🌱Today’s Growth Challenge
Read Psalm 32:1-5 intentively.
✨ Name one forgiven sin that contains some lingering guilt.
✨ Say aloud: “My sin is forgiven and put out of sight.”
✨ Thank God for restoring your joy, peace, and reconciliation.
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 11 🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 3/2/26
🌿✨ The 40-Day LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 11 ✨🌿
STEP 2: Repent
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Repentance is strengthened when we boldly confess what we believe. Faith spoken aloud renews the heart and anchors us in truth.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day:
“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
-Romans 10:9 BSB
🌱Today’s Growth Challenge
Write out your statement of faith and read it out loud.
✨ Jesus is Lord
✨ Christ died to pay the debt for my sins.
✨ God raised him from the dead.
✨ I have sinned and need a Savior.
✨ I have confessed my sins and have been forgiven.
✨ I will continually seek the Lord to help me turn away from sin.
🌿✨ LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 11 🌿
STEP 1: (Put) God First 3/3/26
🌿✨ The 40-Day LENT GROW UP CHALLENGE – DAY 12 ✨🌿
STEP 2: Repent
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Baptism symbolizes that our old life has been laid to rest and that we have been raised into a new life in Christ—cleansed, forgiven, and made new.
📖 Growth Verse of the Day
“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
— Acts 2:38 (KJV)
🌱 Today’s Growth Challenge
Schedule your baptism or reflect on your previous baptism.
✨ If you have not been baptized yet:
Reach out to your local church or congregation to inquire about the steps you need to take to become eligible for baptism.
✨ If you have already been baptized:
Reflect on the day of your baptism. Look through photos or videos from that moment and remember your public declaration of faith.
✨Reflect on the emotions you experienced and allow that moment to renew your faith and recommit your heart to Christ today.