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Hey all, I was wondering if anyone out there keeps a prayer journal and if so how long have you?
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At a Bible study on personal growth I heard about a guy who kept a prayer journal for over 30 years! A lot of his prayers were answered very quickly, but some of them were answered after years of prayer. I just thougth it was really cool and thought I'd throw it out there.
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My prayer journal is kinda strange. You might find an entry that is just a recounting of the day and my thoughts like you might find in a regular journal and on the next an idea for a craft project or notes from the last Sunday's sermon or Wednesday night lesson (we are a small church and we have semi-informal discussions in series on Sunday and Wednesday nights instead of a traditional sermon, kinda like discipleship classes) or even a recipe or a rough draft of a poem in addition to the prayer time I spend writing. I used to try to keep it all separate, but it was frustrating to change journals for each purpose. God is part of my whole life, so I just stopped trying to put my life in little isolated journals.
One thing that I have found when I reread the journals is that it is very obvious where the strongholds in my life are, I keep praying about the same things over and over. When I notice this, then I know it is time to take that issue to God and give it up.
I have been keeping a prayer journal on and off for a number of years, but have been more consistant about it in the last 18 months or so since my husband ran away from home. It helps to keep my prayers focused. I guess there is something about having the pen in my hand that brings me back to prayer if my thoughts wander off to the dishes that need washed or what I am going to do the next day.
One thing that I have found when I reread the journals is that it is very obvious where the strongholds in my life are, I keep praying about the same things over and over. When I notice this, then I know it is time to take that issue to God and give it up.
I have been keeping a prayer journal on and off for a number of years, but have been more consistant about it in the last 18 months or so since my husband ran away from home. It helps to keep my prayers focused. I guess there is something about having the pen in my hand that brings me back to prayer if my thoughts wander off to the dishes that need washed or what I am going to do the next day.
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I keep one. For a while, it was just off and on, whenever I would take the time to do it. Then I went on a retreat, and part of it was a quiet time on the beach in the morning where we would write in a journal. I found that when I write my prayers, it helps me concentrate on it so much more. My mind wanders less. Also, I love going back and re-reading old prayers. It is so awesome to see the way God has answered my prayers. I love my quiet time writing to God. I usually read my Bible right before, and then have the prayer time. It is the best part of my day! It is nice to go back to certain days I was feeling different things, and how I handled it. I have written in one every day for a little over a year.
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Beauty4Ashes
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I have in the past. I wrote daily in one for almost a year following a bad breakup. Then it became more sparse as the spirit led me. But if I will probably start up again when I move into my new place and am alone a lot.
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I started keeping one in the last year. I find it's sometimes really therapueutic. If something is bothering me, something I shouldn't be bothered by I'll write it down and pray to God to remove it from me. For instance, lately it seems I've had more financial concerns than I should. I say I'm trusting God for his provisions but then I'm worrying how to make ends meet. So I jotted down all the things I needed to have covered in our finances and just asked God to please take care of it for me.
I also use my notebook to jot down notes from Christian books I'm reading. Information I want to remember or verses I want to look up.
I also use my notebook to jot down notes from Christian books I'm reading. Information I want to remember or verses I want to look up.
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