Printable 40-Day Lent Tracker Calendar (FREE download!) -

Are you looking for a convenient and easy way to track your progress during Lent?

Lent can seem overwhelming at first glance, but choosing to devote time to the Lord is a wonderful thing, and using this free 40-Day Lent Tracker will help to visually check your progress and keep up with your devotion!

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What is Lent exactly?

According to this article from GotQuestions.org, Lent is a season of “fasting, moderation, and self-denial traditionally observed by Catholics and some Protestant denominations.”

While Lent has been recognized as a traditionally Catholic practice, more and more protestant denominations have started to participate in the observance.

The Lenten season has historically involved a 40-day period of fasting, but most people currently express this not by rejecting all foods, but giving up a particular food, habit, or even vice. Think chocolate, social media, or cursing.

However, some people also include the element of special devotion to the Lord during Lent. This is usually observed through regular daily prayer. The six-week Lenten season is generally regarded by most participants as a time of self-discipline or even self-sacrifice.

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Why should we participate in Lent?

Lent can be a wonderful time of special devotion to God, with the goal being spiritual growth and closer relationship with the Lord.

However, what you hope to get out of Lent should help you decide whether or not you should participate.

Lent is NOT about:

losing weight
starting a healthy new diet
trying to be a “good person”
giving up something to relate your “sacrifice” to that of Christ during His temptation in the wilderness and journey to the cross
checking off some good deeds
adopting a new habit
doing good things to get to heaven

If you’re considering participating in Lent for any of these reasons, please think again.

And please, please know that no good deeds will ever save you, that doing good works cannot blot out your sins, and that the only way to heaven is through Christ and His sacrifice on the cross.

See here how Jesus tells us plainly that there is no one good enough:

“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good.

Mark 10:18, NLT

As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;

Romans 3:10, NKJV

Only Jesus Christ has taken the punishment for our sins, and only by trusting in Him—NOT in any good works, for we are tainted with sin, in need of forgiveness—can we be saved from our sins and enter His kingdom:

He personally carried our sins
    in his body on the cross
so that we can be dead to sin
    and live for what is right.
By his wounds
    you are healed.

1 Peter 2:24, NLT

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

John 14:6, NKJV

So if you’re using Lent as a time of repentance, of resting in these promises, and pouring out a thankful heart in praise to God, then that can most definitely be a wonderful time of devotion. 💛

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How should I use this Lent Tracker to devote this special time to the Lord?

While fasting from food can be a good practice spiritually, it requires a great deal of time in prayer each day, and a great amount of Bible study each day as well.

The idea of fasting from food is that the physical need is replaced by a spiritual feasting on God’s Word.

If you feel led to fast, study scripture on this topic carefully and prayerfully, and seek counsel from mature Christians as well as your healthcare provider before beginning.

If you’re looking to fast in other ways, take a moment to consider this concern first:

Are you seeking to give up a bad habit for time? Why? Once Let is over, do you intend to take up that bad habit again as if nothing happened?

Such thinking is damaging and dare I say disrespectful for our Savior who poured out His life’s blood for our sins. This is a serious consideration—Jesus’ atonement for our sin. I urge you not to take it lightly.

If, however, you’re seeking true repentance—not just stopping a bad habit for a season but seeking forgiveness and to truly turn from something that is detestable to the Lord, then rest in His strength, pray, and devote much time to Bible reading and study.

Lastly, if you decide to approach Lent with a serious heart of repentance in turning away from a sinful habit, make sure you’re replacing that thing and not leaving a void that you’ll be tempted to fill again.

40-Day Lent Devotional

If you’re excited to use this Lenten season to start devoting time to God and growing closer to Him, but you don’t know where to start, I’ve created a special 40-Day Lent Devotional to help!

This devotional has a page for each day of Lent, and each day’s page has:

📖 Passage
💡 Principle
🙏 Prayer
💖 Praise

The devotional also includes this Lent Tracker calendar, plus a bonus pretty art print of Romans 5:8.

So if you’re ready to take advantage of the Lenten season and start devoting time in Bible reading, study, prayer, and praise to the Lord, grab this Lent Devotional and track your progress! 🌟

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Final thoughts on Printable 40-Day Lent Tracker calendar

Lent is a wonderful season to sincerely devote time in fellowship with the Lord through daily Bible study and constant prayer throughout your day (think conversations with a beloved friend). Using this 40-Day Lent Tracker is a great way to make sure you’re staying on track with your daily devotions to God during this special time.

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