Prayer Journaling (Notebook) Ideas, Suggestions, and Inspirations (aka pj4life Thoughts to Ponder) #1-

I’ve mentioned in a few blog posts that it’s essential to prayer journal, keep a prayer notebook, keep a record, or whatever else you want to call it. I call it pj4life (Prayer Journaling for Life). But, I’ll keep is simple and call it either pj4life or prayer journaling. When I use these terms, I mean any way you write down your prayers for when you have your Daily Quiet Time.

I’m going to start to give you a few pointers with prayer journaling—starting in this post.

PJ4LIFE THOUGHTS TO PONDER:

~ 1. Keep it simple.

~ 2. Journal every day—preferably at least morning and night.

~ 3. Journal ANYTHING God puts on your heart.

~ 4. There is no such thing as journaling too much.

~ 5. Tailor a system that works for you. Make it your own. I will give you tips in this blog, but they are just suggestions.

~ 6. Remember that your journal is where you write your prayers and answers to prayers. But, it’s also your record of your walk with God. Therefore, include your memories made through your day.

~ 7. Keep track of what you say to God and what He says to you.

~ 8. Keep sermon notes and Bible study notes here.

~ 9. Keep track of your prayer requests.

~ 10. Use it to WRITE. (See earlier blog posts today for this definition.)

~ 11. There are two types of journals: paper and digital (one you put on the computer).

~ 12. If you keep a paper journal, switch it over sometime to the digital kind. The digital kind lasts forever and never loses quality.

~ 13. If you do a paper journal, consider using mainly black ink. Blue fades faster over time.

~ 14. If you do a digital journal, save it in several different ways. Save one copy that you email to yourself, keep a memory stick (or 2 or 3 just to be safe) copy, keep a copy on your computer, keep a copy on an eternal hard drive. Then, it will last forever. You may even want to write an online journal or blog in which you are the only one who has access to it, or a select few—but not the public (unless you don’t write names and use numbers instead for confidentiality reasons and protect privacy).

I will add more pj4life thoughts to ponder every now and then and will continue with the numbering.

~ Stacy Duplease

Remembering Your Present, LLC, Prayer Guard USA, and pj4life (Prayer Journaling for Life)

Author of Biblical Fiction, Bible Studies, and Devotionals

Email: pj4life1@gmail.com