Prayer Journal
Just thought I'd share one of my New Year's resolutions.
I am keeping a prayer journal this year. I used to think that writing out your prayers seemed scripted and less spiritual. But there is something powerful about keeping track of what your praying about. Too often we fail to give God the credit because we forgot what we prayed for by the time God answers our prayer! A prayer journal insures that I give credit where credit is due!
I really don't know how the journal is going to take shape yet. I think it will be part meditation journal. I'm also writing down key verses that I'm meditating on. In a sense, I'm praying through the Bible instead of reading through the Bible.
I think my journal will also be part gratitude journal where I keep track of the things I'm grateful for. I think thanksgiving is the heart of prayer. Prayer that starts with thanksgiving puts us in the right frame of spirit.
It's not too late to try something like this if you don't have a New Year's resolution.
I am keeping a prayer journal this year. I used to think that writing out your prayers seemed scripted and less spiritual. But there is something powerful about keeping track of what your praying about. Too often we fail to give God the credit because we forgot what we prayed for by the time God answers our prayer! A prayer journal insures that I give credit where credit is due!
I really don't know how the journal is going to take shape yet. I think it will be part meditation journal. I'm also writing down key verses that I'm meditating on. In a sense, I'm praying through the Bible instead of reading through the Bible.
I think my journal will also be part gratitude journal where I keep track of the things I'm grateful for. I think thanksgiving is the heart of prayer. Prayer that starts with thanksgiving puts us in the right frame of spirit.
It's not too late to try something like this if you don't have a New Year's resolution.
5 Comments:
I made the same resolution. I'm pretty fired up about it. It's never really been my thing to journal, but I'm already feeling like I've been missing out.
I'm starting one this year,too. I'm believing God to do BIG things this year and I want to remember that He was the one who did them!!!
I'm trying a prayer journal as well. I don't know which form I like best though. I've tried writting them completely out word for word while I've also just jotted down a word or person's name to trigger my memory. What do you like best?
I'm sort of a both/and person so I am approaching it different ways--trying to find the best fit. I am definitely journaling some prayers in great detail. But out of that comes prayer lists. The journal helps me keep things on my prayer radar.
My two cents,
Mark
The great thing about prayer journals is being able to go back and see the prayers that God answered. I haven't been consistent with my prayer journal, but it's one my goals this year. My prayer journal has two columns. I use one to list my prayer requests and the other to go back and record when and how God answered the prayers.
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