Prayer Journaling

Journaling prayers is a new one for me. I just  wish I had been doing much sooner.

  I had heard of prayer journaling several years ago when I was just a young mom with our first couple of children; yet I never thought much of it or the benefits of journaling. And certainly never considered it for my self.
  Since I never heard of doing that when I was growing up, it seemed rather odd to me to write down prayers. My first thoughts were, "Why would a person want do that for, and how would that help?" So I just passed it off.  What I had heard though from those doing it is that they found it very helpful, and really recommended it.

 After reading a couple really good books on prayer this past year with both of the books talking about prayer journaling, I decided to give it a try for my self.

  I bought a simple note book, labeled the front Mom's Prayer Journal, and began the new journey!!
 I started with the month I was in and started writing all my prayer request I had for that month. I also put down a certain date at other times what I was praying  for that day. Besides writing prayer request I also write down my thankfulness to God for answered prayers.

 That is what is really nice about prayer journaling is being able to look back at payers made and see the wondrous way God answered them and worked everything out! Journaling helps so that you don't forget what prayers requests you made, and so that you can clearly see God at work in your life through your payers and give God the credit for the answers. Also to be able to continue praying for certain things or issues, ect..., until there is an answer to your payers.

 If prayer journaling is something new for you too, I encourage you to give it a try! I am sure you will love it, and be blessed by it as I am.
   In Him, Mae

  Below is a few books on prayer that I have read over last year that I have really enjoyed.

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