Counsel #11 — Journal

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Many people benefit from bringing a writing tablet, journal, electronic device, or diary to their alone time with God. Some journal their prayers to God or write out their response to the Bible passage they are reading, or record what God is impressing upon their heart. Not only does this help in focusing on the passage at hand and on prayer, it’s also faith-building to go back and read the journal after a time. We can see how God helped us through a dark period, how He answered a specific prayer, or how we’ve come to understand the passage better over time.CMH 93.2

“Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying, ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you.’” Jeremiah 30:2 NKJV CMH 93.3

“We should carefully study the Bible, asking God for the aid of the Holy Spirit, that we may understand His word. We should take one verse, and concentrate the mind on the task of ascertaining the thought which God has put in that verse for us. We should dwell upon the thought until it becomes our own, and we know ‘what saith the Lord.’” Ellen White in The Desire of Ages, p. 390.4CMH 93.4

Reflect: Have you tried journaling during your alone time with God? If so, how has the practice impacted your devotional time? If not, would you consider giving it a try?^{[95]https://adventistreview.org/magazine-article/a-prayer-journal-changed-my-life/}CMH 93.5