there are many benefits to developing the habit of journaling. in the first place, it keeps you focused. it gives your body something to do while you're praying. your mind won't wander when you're writing down what you're trying to think about.
another benefit is it allows you to remember what you've said to GOD and what GOD has said back to you. you don't have to learn a lesson over and over. because you wrote it down and you can go back and review it.
a third benefit, it allows you to test the impression. the bible says very clearly that not every idea you get is from GOD. some of them are from the devil, some of them are from GOD, some of them are self inspired. how do you know the difference?
we shared earlier here on the front porch the seven ways to test an impression and you don't want to go testing and analyzing your prayers while you're praying. that ruins the whole spirit of the thing so you just pray and receive what GOD wants to say to you, you write it down and later you can go back and test it and look at it.
withdraw, wait, watch, write and then habakkuk says we are to worship. you thank GOD for speaking to you.
habakkuk 3.2 (tev), o LORD, now i have heard YOUr report, and i worship YOU in awe.
he says, now that YOU've spoken to me, i love YOU and i want to express my love to YOU.
when you receive GOD's loving response, you've asked a question and you've heard an answer in your mind and you write it down, it's going to make you want to love the LORD even more and it will draw you closer to HIM. this turns prayer from a monologue into a dialogue, a conversation.
this is where your praying will take on real meaning.
just a thought from the front porch…
2 comments:
I always keep journals. I write down what God tells me. I write down promises and their fulfillment, prayer requests and answered prayers and just praise to his name.
it reinforces your faith doesn't it?
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