Journaling

Journaling: an excerpt from TheFaithbuilders.net

The power of the written word will transform your life and your relationship with God. Writing down your "God moments," your conversations with God and what you hear Him saying to you through His word, music, books and other people will allow you to wake up every day in anticipation of His miracles and blessings in your own journey.

Journaling Ideas and Suggestions

We pray that journaling helps you recognize and record God's daily touch on your life. In God Moments by Alan Wright, he says, "Everyone has pivotal experiences of God's loving activity in their lives. I call them God Moments. Your life is full of God Moments! The question is not whether you have had God Moments; the question is, have you harnessed their life-changing power?"

Journaling will help you harness the life-changing power of your God Moments. Using dividers, or selecting a journal that already contains sections (like our Faithbuilder Journal) will allow you to totally focus on finding God daily and in all aspects of your life. Please pray and ask God to reveal to you what is the best way to journal for you and if you decide to use sections; what sections you should include in your journal

Some examples are:

• Thank you notes to God - Record your daily blessings. You will learn to appreciate what you have already been given and you will wake up anticipating more of God's blessings each day!

• Prayer Requests and Answers - After each prayer request leave space to record God's answer. It is a visual reminder that you have faith in God to answer your prayer and you are anticipating the answer. When you receive the answer, write it down so you can review God's plan for your life! This is life changing!

• Sermon Notes - Any time you are in the presence of people that will be teaching you, (church, bible class, seminars) this is a great place to take notes and allow God to share through them powerful words and thoughts.

• Praise - This section is a place to pour out your heart to God about who He is * Words from God - This section can be used to record messages from God through sermons, Bible Studies, scripture, songs, friends, etc. No more sticky notes, envelopes and church bulletins cluttering your Bible!

• Original Ideas - Great place to record your writings...poems, songs, devotionals, etc.

• Words from God - This is when God reveals or speaks directly to you through His word, other people, books you are reading, music and the Holy Spirit.

• Affirmations - Affirm those in your life that you love. The pages are perforated so be sure to tear the page out and give it to the person you are affirming! !

• Cute Things Kids Say - Now you have a place to write all those cute things your kids say where it will not be lost or forgotten. Thank God for each thing your write.

• Ideas - This section can be used to record thoughts and ideas for the projects you are working on. If you have a ministry, are teaching a Bible Class, own your own company, or you are striving to balance your household - no matter what project you are working on, this is a great place to record your ideas, pray over them and let God guide your steps.

• Radical Obedience - This section can help you become radically obedient to God. Learn to recognize the Spirit's urgings to be a servant and follow through! Record your obedience and how it blesses your life!

• Books/CD's - Are friends always telling you the name of a book to read or CD to listen to? Record those items in this section with a little description about them. Refer to this section often.

Get your whole family involved. Let each family member have their own journal. Come together as a family often to share God's loving activity in your life and be blessed!

***You are invited into the personal journals of Kimberli, Amie and Tracy so you can be encouraged and see examples of journaling in your own lives. They have shared their personal journal entries on this site not as a "mini-devotionals," but as our real, honest walks and talks with, about and to God. They hope they will also model for you that there is no "right" or "wrong" way to journal. Our prayer is that our journals will encourage you, inspire you and challenge you to continue or begin your own writing journey with your precious Heavenly Father. Please visit www.TheFaithbuilders.net for more information and resources. 

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