Journaling Challenge
Posted on January 6, 2008
Filed Under Life In General
The message in church today was on letting go of “religion” and embracing relationship with God. Kenton challenged everyone in the congregation to being the discipline of journaling in 2008. He shared with us how journaling has had an impact on his life, and how he firmly believes that it can change all of us who will join with him. The basic goal of journaling is to slow down long enough to recognize where you are at, and how God is working. Another benefit is that we can maintain a healthy balance in our life. Imagine that your life is like a container with an opening at the top, and a spout at the bottom. The things going into the top of the container are the things that fill you up. The things that are coming out at the bottom are the things that drain you. The trick is to maintain balance between the two. Journaling allows you to make sure that you are maintaing this balance.
So here is the method that Kenton described for us:
- Yesterday (10 mins) - Write what you did, decision you made, feelings you had, observations. In other words, just start writing!
- Dashboard (5 secs) - At the bottom of that page take 5 seconds and give yourself a 1-10 rating on three scales. Physical, Emotional & Spiritual. Don’t spend too much time thinking about this, but this number will allow you to see trends in your life.
- God’s Word (10 mins) - Spend some time in God’s word and then jot down your observations, thoughts or insights.
- Pray (10 mins) - Use the ACTS model for prayer
- Adoration - who God is and what he does
- Confession - being honest with God
- Thanksgiving - thank God for what he does
- Supplication - make your reqest know to God
- Listening (3 mins) - What is God saying? What are the next steps for your character… family… ministry?
So this is going to be the year. I am going to start journaling. Anyone else in?
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