A few months ago I started journaling to God, I feel for me it is a
better way of deepening your relationship with God. With journaling I am
able to express more to him unfiltered, rather than just praying out
loud. When I’m journaling it’s like a flood of words rushing out of me.
Sometimes when I’m finished I’m like ‘wow I wrote all that?’ When I’m
done with my entry, I feel like I just vented to my best friend, and
that’s how it should be. With journaling in my quiet time I have acquired
more intimacy with God than I've ever had before.
Deuteronomy 4:29 - But
if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find [him],
if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Jeremiah 29:13 NLT- If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
Especially when you’re a new Christian it can
be a little awkward praying out load and maybe you don’t know what to
say. Writing in a letter form feels more casual, so it’s easier to just
tell him about your day, the troubles that you’re having, or just to say
that you love him. I feel it helps build a relationship when first
becoming saved. It should become you safe haven where you can be
vulnerable and
open. You learn more about yourself, in return it’s
helping your personal growth.
Living in a college
dorm and having roommates, sometimes it might be uncomfortable to pray
out loud. Prayers are meant to be between you and God; not you, God, and
your roommates. Maybe you don’t want them to hear and think you’re
talking to yourself (or your crazy.)Maybe you’re saying some deep “stuff”
and that’s nobody’s business. Or
maybe you’re praying about them; either way journaling with be a great
option.
For Christians that have been saved a while, journaling to God can build
an unwavering bond that you haven’t had. I added this to my quiet time
and it has helped me and my attitude/ faith/ relationship/etc
tremendously.
An hour out of
the day, I’ll have my bible, journal, and a good station on Pandora going
(William Murphy or Tasha Cobbs) and I’ll just relax my mind before I do
anything. Then I’ll read a chapter out of the bible, write a journal entry
and conclude by listen to music. With journaling it doesn’t have to be
difficult or a chore, it should be a release.
Habakkuk
2:2 And the Lord answered
me: “Write the vision; make it plain
on tablets, so he may run who reads
it
How I do my journal entries:
Date: I put the date just so I am able to go through and
see my progression
and go back and see how he is working in my life.
Greeting: I start with “Dear Jesus…”
Body: when I write I just tell him how I’m feeling or
what I’m going through.
My doubts, frustrations, enjoyments, and sadness
I tell him about my day,
boyfriend issues, friend issues, school issues,
etc. I end my entry just telling
him how thankful I am for his doings,
how much I love him, how I want
to follow his word and make him happy.
I
DO NOT ask him to do anything for me I just vent to him.
Extras: When I’m really going through a struggle I’ll go
in my bible and under
when I talked about it I’ll put the scriptures. You
can highlight/circle/underline/bold a word that you talk about a lot.
Close:I close the letter with “your daughter, Jae”
At end of the day this is your journal and you write to him how you want
to.
The way you get your break though may be different than mine but if
you come searching with a heart to be better for God you should see
results.
Thank you for reading today
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