THE VALUE OF JOURNAL KEEPING
1. EXPLANATION:
A journal is not a diary of events; it is rather a record of our deeper inward journey by recording “sacred” encounters, revelations, and insights that we have found and experienced. It is a private record of these precious moments.
2. SOME GUIDELINES:
Choose a book that will last, something worthy of the treasure it will hold
Be creative, it is your own private book.
3. SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THINGS TO RECORD:
The high moments, and the low moments, of your life.
The events that have been significant e.g. family gatherings
Record your questions about life, struggles, guidance etc.
Memories that surface.
Questions and answers.
Issues that need attention.
Feelings that surface, don’t suppress them, let them be a source of joy and a means of healing.
Add pictures, drawings etc.
Record “God-incidences” that have been meaningful to you. “Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart” Luke 2:19
Record answers that have come to you.
List the people who are significant to you. And give thanks for them.
