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If you haven’t had a chance to read this week’s devotion focus yet, be sure to stop for a moment now and click over and read it before reading this week’s journaling guide.
I separated the Devotion from the journaling guide to make it easier to use throughout the week if you print out the journaling guide. You can just slip this page in your journal and have it ready when you need it! I hope it helps.
The reflection questions/actions are based on the devotion for this week. And I have prayed about the direction to go with these, they are for me and my family as well as all of you. I hope you find them helpful. If they don’t fit you or your family’s journaling needs this week, as always, feel free to tweak them or create your own. I look forward to hearing how God is working in your life this week! You are in my prayers!
Experiencing God Moments… Journaling Guide for Adults
Day 1– Take some time to flip through your Bible, feel free to use a concordance to find the passages that focus on God’ love and how much he cares about every detail of our lives to help you. Pray about which passage or passages to write in your journal today. Create something beautiful with the passages or just write them as a journal entry…whatever works best for you. Take a moment to thank God for His love of us as individuals and His desire to be an active part of our every day lives and ask Him for help to be more aware of those times and be more open to His leading in reaching out to others with His love.
Day 2– Take some time to re-read the passage(s) you wrote in your journal on Day 1. Then think about the ways God has loved you through others in your life. Can you recognize any God Moments you have experience lately or in the past? It might have been through your family, spouse, children, friends, co-workers, neighbors, a stranger, or your sisters in Christ. Write down at least one example of a God Moment as it comes to your mind. Take a moment to thank God for loving on you and answering your prayer need in such a tangible real way.
Day 3– Take some time to re-read the passage(s) you wrote in your journal on Day 1. Have you ever had the experience of feeling God leading you to reach out to someone, listen to someone, do something for someone and followed that leading? What happened? Take a moment to remember the person you reached out to and pray for them. If you haven’t had that experience or don’t remember one, take some time to ask God to open your mind and heart to Him and let Him know that you want Him to use you to touch someone’s life for Him. If you have experienced, take some time to ask the Lord to use you once again. You might want to write your prayer so you can go back and remember and pray it again.
Day 4– Take some time to re-read the passage(s) you wrote in your journal for Day 1. Take some time to think about your week so far. Think back and look for moments when you experienced God’s blessing you directly through someone or a situation. Take some time to journal about it and thank God for being such a real part of your daily life and answering prayers.
Day 5– Take some time to re-read the passage(s) you wrote in your journal on Day 1. Today let’s be extra aware of God’s leading or nudging us to do something or be there for someone we may not plan to be or do. It may be in the middle of a busy day that we noticed some needs to talk or we feel led to bless someone with something unexpected. Ask God who could use some extra encouragement. Make or buy a card to send to them. Share a Bible verse that you think may encourage them in it. Write about it in your journal.
Experiencing God Moments…Journaling Guide for Children
Day 1– Take some time to flip through your Bible, feel free to use a concordance to find the passages that focus on God’ love and how much he cares about every detail of our lives to help you or ask your parents for help. Pray about which passage or passages to write in your journal today. Create something beautiful with the passages or just write them as a journal entry…whatever works best for you. Take a moment to thank God for His love of us as individuals and His desire to be an active part of our every day lives and ask Him for help to be more aware of those times and be more open to His leading in reaching out to others with His love. Share your passage with your parents and ask them to share theirs with you too. Share why you picked that one.
Day 2– Take some time to re-read the passage(s) you wrote in your journal on Day 1. Then think about the ways God has loved you through others in your life. Can you recognize any God Moments you have experience lately or in the past? It might have been through your family, friends, neighbors, a stranger, or your brother or sister. Write down at least one example of a God Moment as it comes to your mind. Take a moment to thank God for loving on you and answering your prayer need in such a tangible real way. If you aren’t sure talk with your parents about possible things that you may not realize were God acting in your life that they can see or remember.
Day 3– Take some time to re-read the passage(s) you wrote in your journal on Day 1. Have you ever had the experience of feeling God leading you to reach out to someone, listen to someone, do something for someone and followed that leading? What happened? Take a moment to remember the person you reached out to and pray for them. If you haven’t had that experience or don’t remember one, take some time to ask God to open your mind and heart to Him and let Him know that you want Him to use you to touch someone’s life for Him. If you have experienced, take some time to ask the Lord to use you once again. You might want to write your prayer so you can go back and remember and pray it again.
Day 4– Take some time to re-read the passage(s) you wrote in your journal for Day 1. Take some time to think about your week so far. Think back and look for moments when you experienced God’s blessing you directly through someone or a situation. Take some time to journal about it and thank God for being such a real part of your daily life and answering prayers.
Day 5– Take some time to re-read the passage(s) you wrote in your journal on Day 1. Today let’s be extra aware of God’s leading or nudging us to do something or be there for someone we may not plan to be or do. It may be in the middle of a busy day that we noticed some needs to talk or we feel led to bless someone with something unexpected. Ask God who could use some extra encouragement. Make or buy a card to send to them. Share a Bible verse that you think may encourage them in it. Write about it in your journal.
If you haven’t joined me in this Blessing Journal Challenge for 2013 and would like more information you can find out more here. And the rule is…you start with today! There is no “catching up” or guilt for not completing all the weeks. And what I share in the guides are just that…a guide…you journal about what the Lord leads you to write/create.
I am praying for each one of you as you journal through this week. I hope you find help and encouragement as you work through the questions this week.
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I would love to hear how it goes! Please share your experiences in the comments below! You will never know how much reading about your experiences with this mean to me. Are these questions helping you in your journaling? I would love to hear about it!
Sitting at the feet of Jesus with so much to learn,
Mary Joy
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