As I continue in my journaling journey, I’m learning that I need to stop and listen for the Lord’s voice. He’s taught me how to worship Him in my journal and it’s been a beautiful journey.

My journal time is in the morning before I let the clutter of the day fill my mind. I journal before I look at any emails or turn on the radio. I open my window to hear the birds singing and to feel any breezes that may be flowing through. (I live in Florida so I can open my window a good part of the year.) I touch type and I’ve learned to close my eyes as I write in my journal. There are a couple of reasons why I do this. First is that it eliminates any outside distractions and helps me to focus on my writing. Second is that I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist – at least with the written word – and if I see any misspellings I’m likely to stop and fix it, which breaks the flow of my writing. It’s taken me a while to get to this point, but the Lord has been patient with me and has been teaching me as I go.

He has also taught me to stop to listen for His voice. To be still. When I pour out my heart to him in my journal, I’ll write for a while and then stop and try to clear my mind to listen for His voice. The words that come to my mind I then write down so that I can review them later. Do I always have words come to mind? No, but I do pause to listen and if there are no words, I then continue with my prayer time in my journal. This has been extremely powerful for me in my walk with the Lord and has drawn me even closer to Him. I encourage you to be still before the Lord and to rest in His presence.

Abba,

You are so loving and gentle and I thank You for being with me and teaching me how to commune with You. May I continue to learn the lessons that You have for me and to obey what You ask me to do. May I reflect Your love to those that I meet.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen