Ladies, we have just come off the beauty, weight, and wonder of Resurrection Weekend. We reflected on the sacrifice of Holy Week. We celebrated the fact that Jesus got up. And now here we are, moving toward Pentecost.
That matters.
Because there is a space between resurrection and release.
A space between God bringing something back to life and God empowering it to move.
And I believe that is where many of us are right now.
Some of us have things sitting in us that are alive, but not active.
Ideas. Vision. Discipline. Healing. Confidence. Obedience. Boundaries. Creativity. Order. Focus.
It’s there.
It’s been conceived.
It’s been stirring.
But it has not fully taken flight yet.
So for the next 40 days, I do not want us just shouting over resurrection and then sitting on what God revived.
I want us to move.
Not in pressure.
Not in perfection.
But in intentional progress.
For the next 40 days leading up to Pentecost, I want each of us to choose one thing and work it.
One area.
One focus.
One place where we partner with God and stop making excuses for why it has not moved yet.
Maybe it is your home.
Maybe it is your mouth.
Maybe it is your thought life.
Maybe it is your emotional discipline.
Maybe it is your consistency.
Maybe it is the thing you started, stopped, and secretly still want to finish.
Maybe it is the idea that has lived in your head so long that even you are tired of hearing yourself talk about it.
This is the season to stop babysitting what God already told you to build.
By the time Pentecost gets here, I want there to be evidence.
Not that you were perfect.
Not that every day was deep.
But that you moved.
That you obeyed.
That you got more serious.
That something in your life shifted because you finally gave your “yes” some structure.
The assignment
For the next 40 days:
Pick one focus area.
Write a clear goal.
Commit to a daily or consistent action.
Watch your language.
Track your progress.
Invite God into all of it.
Because revived things still need stewardship.
And a lot of us do not need another inspirational moment.
We need movement.
We need discipline.
We need follow-through.
We need to stop calling it delay when sometimes it is disobedience, fear, inconsistency, or overthinking.
This next 40 days is about confronting that honestly and moving anyway.
Ask yourself:
- What in my life needs movement right now?
- What have I conceived in my mind that has not yet taken flight?
- What have I started and stopped?
- What keeps coming up in my spirit that I know I need to address?
- What one area, if I gave it focused attention, could change more than I realize?
Your one focus might be:
- renewing your mind
- changing how you speak about yourself
- getting your home in order
- finally starting the project
- revisiting the thing you left unfinished
- becoming more emotionally disciplined
- strengthening your prayer life
- creating healthier habits
- becoming more consistent
- getting honest about your fear and doing it anyway
We are officially beginning our 40-Day Fire Challenge leading up to Pentecost.
I want you to choose one thing you will intentionally work on over the next 40 days. Tell us what it is and what your practical commitment will be.
By the time we get to Pentecost, let there be proof that something in you did not just get revived…
it got activated.
40-Day Fire Challenge Week 1 activities
Week 1: Identify It
Focus: Clarity
This week is about getting honest about what needs your attention.
Day 1: What is the one area I need to focus on for the next 40 days?
Day 2: Why have I avoided, delayed, or neglected this area?
Day 3: What would change in my life if I became consistent here?
Day 4: What emotions come up when I think about addressing this?
Day 5: What lie, fear, or excuse has kept this stuck?
Day 6: Write a clear 40-day goal for this area.
Day 7: Pray over your goal and share your focus with the community.
Do not despise the small thing you do consistently.
Do not minimize the power of daily obedience.
Do not keep calling it “just a thought” when God has been trying to turn it into fruit.
These next 40 days are about movement.
About stewardship.
About evidence.
About becoming the kind of woman who stops waiting on a perfect moment and starts working what God already placed in her hands.
By Pentecost, may there be fire on what God revived.