Why You Need A Prayer Journal
by Alyssa Dees Avant
A small notebook with white lined pages may not seem like anything significant to the average person, but to me it held the opportunity to communicate with God and to have Him help me to shape my future. I started a prayer journal when I was fourteen. After experiencing my first season of teen rebellion, I had repented and needed to stay connected to God more closely.
I had been taught, even as a young teen that the closer you are to God, the easier it was to resist temptation. That did not mean that temptation was not going to come, or that I wouldn’t experience it, but I knew that with God by my side, I could do so more easily.
To get closer to God I had to spend time with Him. As a teen, it was often hard to focus and really listen to Him. I needed something to help me do that. Maybe you do too. That is why I believe that you need a prayer journal. A prayer journal can help you in a number of ways.
A prayer journal allows you to focus by writing out your thoughts, feelings, troubles, hopes and dreams. The act of writing them out is powerful. These things all become more meaningful when written down, not only can you vent your frustrations but you can also document your hopes.
It will also allow you to record things. One of the most wonderful results of having written in a prayer journal for over a decade is the fact that I have a record of the many events and times that God has worked in my life. I can see where He moved things around for me and distinctly shifted events in my life to work for His plan and His purpose.
Finally, a prayer journal will allow you to meet with God. Sure, you can do so without one, but the commitment that you make when you determine to write in a prayer journal helps you to stay committed to meeting with God daily. It helps you to see that you have written in it daily for a week, a month, a year and gives you a reason to come back and do it again tomorrow. You are more likely to keep your appointment with God when you can see that you have done so for so many days, it makes it harder to break your commitment.
Get yourself a prayer journal and watch what it can do for your life and your relationship with God.
About the Author:
Alyssa Avant is a Christian Author and Speaker who helps moms connect with their daughters. A work at home mom , Alyssa is the founder of Beauty By Design Ministries, www.beautybydesignonline.com grab her Her FREE Guide, Seven Easy Tips Encouraging Your Daughter to Say “No” here. Article Source: http://www.wahm-articles.com
Alyssa – you are so right – a prayer journal is a place to meet with God. I have had prayer journals since I was a teenager and they totally impact my spiritual journey and relationship with the Lord.
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