Prayer Journal for Growth

Susan A. Lund

Description

This spirituality book offers a simple, easy-to-use prayer journal that helps Christians grow in their relationship with God by teaching how to write out prayers and develop spiritual disciplines.
Would like to hear the voice of God more clearly and experience God’s peace and presence? Would you like to strengthen your prayer life and develop the discipline to pray daily?
Would you like to live a better life? In Prayer Journal for Growth, author Susan A. Lund offers a simple, easy-to-use prayer journal to help you grow in your relationship with God.
Designed to enrich your faith and embrace the awesome glory of God, this prayer journal offers practical steps and strategies for personal growth and practical application. Simply devote ten minutes each day to journaling your daily walk with God. In doing so, you will experience tremendous rewards and lasting blessings.
Prayer Journal for Growth guides you toward strengthening the most important relationship in your lifetime—the only relationship you will have for a lifetime—your relationship with God.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Spiritual Growth
• Christian Living
• Philosophie et théologie
• Journaling
• Productivity
• Prayer
• Scrapbooking

Informations

• Publié par: WestBow Press
• Date de parution: 05 mars 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781664293373
• Langue: English

Extrait

PRAYER JOURNAL FOR GROWTH
 
 
Growing in Your Relationship with God
 
 
 
 
 
SUSAN A. LUND
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copyright © 2023 Susan A. Lund.
 
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
 
This book is a work of non-fiction. Unless otherwise noted, the author and the publisher make no explicit guarantees as to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and in some cases, names of people and places have been altered to protect their privacy.
 
 
 
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Scripture marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-6642-9336-6 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6642-9338-0 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-6642-9337-3 (e)
 
 
 
WestBow Press rev. date: 03/01/2023
Contents
Dedication
My Story
Who Can Benefit from Journaling?
How Can You Use This Journal?
Guidelines for Journaling
The Power of Prayer
Setting Goals for Spiritual Growth
Sample
Sample Prayers
Month in Review
Month in Review
Month in Review
Notes
Testimonials
Dedication
This convenient, easy-to-use prayer journal is dedicated to you the reader and writer. As you journal your prayers, may you experience personal and spiritual growth along with the inward joy that comes from knowing and trusting God each and every day.
My Story
One year prior to finding out my mom had cancer, God led me to journal my prayers. Prior to that time, the thought had never occurred to me. During one of the most challenging years of my life, God strengthened me and comforted me as I prayed and journaled my prayers.
I am in awe of how God knows our every need. I believe God drew me close to strengthen me, comfort me, and ultimately lead my mom to accept Jesus Christ as her personal Savior, just two weeks before she passed away and went home to be with the Lord. This was one of many demonstrations of God’s love for my mom and me. We serve such a great God.
I published my initial prayer journal out of gratitude for how God had blessed me with the intent to bless and help others grow in their relationships with God. I began teaching courses at church and used my journal as a complement to small groups. People loved learning how to journal their prayers and strengthen their prayer life, growing their relationships with God.
The problem was that I was thinking too small. I published it for women and learned they wanted one for the men in their lives: their fathers, grandfathers, husbands, children, brothers, and friends. That experience, learning, and the leadership of God in my life led me to publish this prayer journal. As a result, it is for everyone who wants to grow in their relationships with God. Just like God led me, as you grow in your relationship with God, He will lead you too!
This is a simple, easy-to-use prayer journal that will help you grow in your relationship with God. Writing out your prayers helps you hear the voice of God, feel the presence of God, and experience the greatness of God daily. As you journal your prayers, may you experience personal and spiritual growth along with the inward joy that comes from knowing and trusting God more every day.
 
Congratulations!
You have taken the first step toward strengthening the most important relationship in your lifetime—the only relationship that you will have for a lifetime—your relationship with God.
This prayer journal is a convenient, easy-to-use guide for personal growth and practical application. It is designed to help you enrich your faith and embrace the awesome glory of God. Simply devote ten minutes each day to journaling your daily walk with God. In doing so, you will experience tremendous rewards and lasting blessings.
Journaling helps you
• develop the spiritual discipline required to grow in your relationship with God;
• create spiritual vitality—recognizing God’s presence in your daily life, staying in constant contact with God, seeking His guidance and direction in your daily life, and observing how God’s plan for your life unfolds;
• hear the voice of God and experience the presence of God;
• experience the inward joy of knowing and trusting God in all situations;
• express gratitude and count your blessings;
• confess your sins and seek forgiveness;
• write out prayer requests for your loved ones and those in need;
• glorify God in all you say and do;
• ask him to use you as an instrument to glorify Him; and
• make a difference in the lives of others!
Who Can Benefit from Journaling?
Anyone who wants to grow in their relationship with God can benefit from journaling. Leaders, mothers, fathers, grandparents, daughters, sons, sisters, brothers, friends, coworkers, neighbors, traveling professionals—anyone who is willing to commit just ten minutes a day to prayer and the growth of the most important relationship they will ever have, their relationship with God. Recognize God’s awesome power and presence! There are no limits to its applications.
Personal use. Journal for your own personal growth and practical application.
Bible study groups. Journal in conjunction with your study guide to reflect on how God is working in your daily life and how you are responding to His guidance. Journal collectively within the study group. Journal for one week, and then pass it on to every group member. When journaling is complete, return the journal to the group leader, and discuss the ways that God’s presence has touched the lives of each participant.
Leadership teams. Strengthen your leadership team by journaling together.
How Can You Use This Journal?
This journal can be used to grow your relationship with God and as a compliment to your study, a small group, or an event. Journaling what you learn and how God works in your life and uses you to serve others as well as living a life that honors God helps you grow and experience the greatness of our God.
Small group. Use this journal as a compliment to discuss your sermon and what you learned or a Bible study.
Small group study— Prayer Journaling for Growth . Use this journal as an independent study to walk through and share journaling your prayers, or invite Susan to speak to your small group.
Women’s retreats. Include in program and course materials.
Junior high and senior high school retreats. Include in the program and materials.
Young adult groups. The Bible says that every generation must choose to serve God. Young adults love this simple, easy-to-use tool. Invite Susan to speak. Susan loves to inspire, equip, and empower the next generation!
Mother’s Day gift. Give your mom, grandma, or mother-in-law the gift of a prayer journal to help her grow in her relationship with God.
Father’s Day gift. Give your dad, grandpa, or father-in-law the gift of a prayer journal to help him grow in his relationship with God.
Birthday gift. Give your friends, family members, and children a special gift that will help them grow the most important relationship they will ever have—their relationship with God.
Wedding gift. One of the most important things a woman or man can do is pray for their spouse and marriage. God will strengthen the marriages of those who pray for His leadership and to have a blessed marriage.
New believer gift. If you know anyone who has just become a Christian, this is a great tool to help them grow in their relationship with God.
Leadership teams. Pastors, CEOs, VPs, directors, and managers—when leaders grow their relationships with God, everyone benefits!
To engage Susan to speak, call 1 [phone]. All talks are customized to your needs.
Guidelines for Journaling
Monthly Goals, Review, and Reflection
Goals. As you set monthly spiritual goals, you may find it helpful to sit silently for ten minutes and ask God to reveal—in words and images—what He believes you need to work on during the next month. Observe how He speaks to you and how you hear Him.
Review and reflection. At the end of each month, review your journal entries, and reflect on God’s guidance in your daily life. Take a red pen, and record how and when God answered your prayers. When you need a reminder of God’s love, review past blessings. Then turn to the scriptures, and notice how unchanging His love is. As you reflect on your monthly goals and daily entries, answer the following questions:
• Are there key themes and patterns emerging?