Journaling

There are so many different ways to document your faith!  You can explore all of them or just a few and see which ways suit you best.  One thing to consider is.. are their things that you want to document just for you that you are not ready to share with others?  That type of “faithbooking” may best be done through journals.  I am not great at keeping journals but when I do they are such a blessing to me.

I keep journals of my prayer times with the Lord where I just write several pages about what is on my mind and what I read in my bible or devotional.  It always is interesting to see my spiritual and personal growth as I look back on journals I wrote years ago.  Often I think how silly I was being or “why did I think that”.   I can see God clearly working on my growth and in the lives of those around me when I keep these journals and reflect on past journals.  Someday when I am gone I hope they bless my children or family, as they will be able to see my faith or unbelief through worry and how God was working in my life and theirs.

I keep journals of prayers that I have for others.  I especially love looking back on my Mom’s in Prayer journals!  I am amazed to see the answers to prayer that God has blessed us with through our prayers in MITI!  If you have not heard of Mom’s In Prayer you should check them out.  Here is the website.. http://www.momsinprayer.org/.  It was an incredible leap of faith for me to begin praying out loud with other women.  I encourage everyone to find a small group of people to pray with on a regular basis and document your prayers.

I also keep a journal in my car/purse where I can document “God moments”.  I don’t know where that phase comes from but I know it as times when I can see that God is working in my life in the little things like my car dying in my driveway instead of on the highway.  Another example is a meeting with someone that you can tell is God ordained.  God is at work all the time in my life and the life of those around me and I want to recognize it and give Him thanks as often as I can.