Should I Keep a Prayer Journal?

Romans 8:26—Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

God has given us an amazing gift in the Holy Spirit.  The Spirit is all around us.  The Spirit experiences what we experience and knows what we know.  The Spirit feels our hearts and minds, rejoices with us, cries with us, and even comforts us.  When we pray, the Holy Spirit embraces our words to intercede on our behalf, especially when we don’t even know what to pray for.  When we start to pay attention, we can see the movement of the Holy Spirit in every aspect of our lives.  We can see how the Holy Spirit has carried us through storms to bring us into better places than we could have imagined.  An easy way to start paying attention to the Holy Spirit in your life is to keep a prayer journal where you write down all your prayers.  As you grow spiritually, you can go back and read it to see how the Holy Spirit has answered your prayers, and you can also see how God speaks to you through your prayer life.

Today as you pray and meditate on His Word, take out a piece of paper and write down everything that is on your heart.  For today, treat your prayer like a letter to God.  Tell Him how you are doing, ask Him the questions that burn your soul, make a list of your thanksgivings and blessings, and write down any requests you have in your life.  Approach God with an open spirit asking Him to speak through your prayers.  Praise His Name and rejoice in the gift of the Holy Spirit.