Being a Journalist

Day 5 of "Draw the Circle" talked about having a prayer journal.  I relate well with this because if I take a minute to write something down, it tends to embed itself within my brain.  I am notoriously bad at spelling, but one school year I had a teacher who would make us write down each spelling word 3 times per day.  I don't think I missed a single point in spelling all year.  Now, I do the same thing with my kids.  They bring their spelling homework home and they write down their words over and over.

A prayer journal serves many purposes.  If we take a minute to write down the things we want to pray for, the things we have been praying for, and the things we have seen God be faithful to do, they will become embedded in our hearts.  We will find our selves praying continually and dwelling on God's goodness and faithfulness.

Prayer journals are also lend themselves to great bursts of creativity and worship.  I've written songs that have come from my prayer times.  I wrote them originally right in my prayer journal.  Many of the songs we sing together on Sunday have no doubt started as someones prayer.  Even reading through the Psalms is like reading through David's prayer journal.

So what does your prayer journal look like?  Is it a college ruled notebook that you got on sale at Wal-Mart after back to school shopping? That's what my currant journal is.  Maybe you have a journal that is special to you.

What is your journal like?  Do you have a journal?  What are some things you like about prayer journalism?  Let us know in the comments.

THERE IS A CONCERT COMING ON SATURDAY THE 20th.
Often we think of prayer as being something that we close our eyes, bow our head, and speak out loud.  It is so much more than that though!  One fantastic way to pray is to sing and worship through music with friends and family!  
Louis Brittz is a worship leader who is from South Africa.  He is the Chris Tomlin of South Africa and he is coming to play with people from our very own band at North Ridge.  Stone's Throw will be playing with Louis on Saturday the 20th at 7:00p.m. in the multi-purpose room.  Louis and his family will join him and you will get to hear his testimony and spend time celebrating the Good News of Jesus through music and prayer.  This is something that you and your family do not want to miss.  Check this video out that he made just for our church!

Don't forget to check out the Community Prayer page on the left to see other events happening this month!