Prayer Journalling was a huge part of my healing journey throughout my husband’s affair, find our story here! Now I want to share with you some of the ways that journaling helped me. I will also encourage you to try it journalling for 30 days and see how it can transform you mentally and emotionally and your relationship with the Lord.
What did I Journal?
If you’re like me and you have never journaled before that’s ok. It doesn’t have to be poetry, this is something that I used in my most vulnerable moments as an outlet to release thoughts, and emotions. A way to get my thoughts out of my head and onto paper so that my mind could stop spiraling. I know you have been there in the spiraling thoughts and you just can’t get off the marry go round inside your head, it’s NOT a fun place to be!
The Lord had put it on my heart to start a journal of prayers for my husband. This was for me a way to release my fears and surrender everything to the Lord. If I was worried, I would journal. If I was frustrated, I would journal. If I felt overwhelmed, I would journal. You get the point…
Why it worked
Like I said before, this was an outlet of release and surrender. It helped me calm the storm raging in my mind. It helped me release these things to the Lord . It showed me what I needed to have faith for, the faith I need in the Lord and his ability to move mountains that seemed unmovable to the naked eye!
IT GAVE ME EVIDENCE!
Evidence of his faithfulness!
Evidence that he was with me and he cared for me!
There were times that I prayed for confirmation that things were moving and it was surreal when the Lord provided confirmation. Sometimes it was as soon as I put down my pen, other times it was days later or even months later but HIS TIMING IS NEVER LATE!
Relationship Building through Trails
By journalling daily, it built my relationship with the Lord. In the world we live today, it is easy to push off a relationship with the God. It seems impossible to take a few mins for ourselves to pour into a relationship with GOD.
That is the furthest thing from the truth!
In a world that is so busy, with endless schedules, juggling kids and families, chores and work. This is when we need to set that time aside the most!
We will be bogged down by the things of this world if we DO NOT make time for GOD.
When we are weak he is STRONG!
My Weakness was my Strength
This versus from 2 Corinthians is such a powerful statement. There are times in this world that we will feel like we are failing, we aren’t enough, we can’t do one more thing. That is exactly when the Lord wants to move in and cover us. He wants the Power of Christ to cover us and work for our good!
I won’t tell you that these days were full of rainbows and sunshine. They were the OPPOSITE! They were some dark days that I was walking through but this journal gave me light, it reminded me in the darkness who was guiding my steps and holding my hand through it all. On my darkest days, I liked to remind myself that our journey has already been written. This analogy helped to me to envision myself as a main character in the book of my life and even though this chapter was hard, that didn’t mean the book wouldn’t be amazing, and a have a happy ending!
So, if your in a chapter of your life that doesn’t seem so great right now, maybe you’re in a faith building chapter, maybe you’re in a building block chapter to a bigger story that is going to be amazing!
My building block chapter created a foundation that ultimately brought my husband out of the darkness of this world, and back to a true relationship with Christ!
Your Story…
As for your story, it may not look exactly like mine. You may be at the beginning of a building block chapter. Or you may be slap dab int he middle of Darkness. This is a place where you can decide to keep in the same path or you can decide to put all your faith in the God and let him guide you! I highly recommend if you find yourself having more HARD days than not to pick up a journal! Dedicate 30 days to intentional prayer over whatever you need the Lord to step in on. You may be surprised in the many ways that he will show up in your life!
I pray that you find peace in your situation and your testimony will be a message of the Lord’s goodness and grace for others to cling too. Your victory is COMING!
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