Happy Wednesday!
I hope your week has been going well, and if not, I hope that your week turns around for you. On Sunday, I briefly mentioned the topic for today’s blog. But I’ll do a little recap for you all. I am currently participating in a 21-day prayer journal challenge. The prayer journal that I am using was written by Sopha Rush (@livedeeplyrooted on all social media) and is entitled, “21 Days of Intentional Prayer.” So today I am going to discuss the importance of this challenge to me, how this journal has impacted me, and most importantly, how this all relates to YOU.

I have been on a journey of bettering my relationship with God. And one day on Instagram Sopha Rush announced her prayer journal pre-sales, so of course I jumped on the chance & here we are. This journal is everything I hoped for and so much more. For the first ten days, she has given us prayers, two reflection questions, scripture readings, a place to write a journal entry and a place to declare what you proclaim victory over. And for the remaining 11 days, she has left lines for readers to fill in their own prayer and associated readings. This journal creates a guide for setting up a daily devotional routine and then allows you to write a prayer yourself and to look for scriptures you value and can relate to. I feel you all should definitely look into purchasing this, especially if you want to better your relationship with God or if you just want to make purposeful change.

Participating in this challenge, has really challenged me to be honest and real with myself and with God. I’ve had no choice but to open up, because you have to evaluate, reflect, and make a change in order to move forward, in order to do better. I’ve had some amazing moments of praise and worship following my prayers in the morning, from this journal and the prayers from my heart. All these things that have occurred, occurred with the help of this journal, but they did not occur only because of this journal. I whole heartedly wanted to make a change and be the person God has called me to be (I had purpose for my change). I already had these desires and I saw the journal as one tool (of many) to allow me to press on toward this goal.

Now, I am not saying you have to buy this exact prayer journal to improve yourself or make a change. I’m not even saying you must buy a prayer journal, or anything for that matter. But what you must do is: be willing to commit to making a change and to do so with purpose. I had to stop being lazy and consciously make an effort to seek the Lord and talk to him daily. Even if I am sleepy from work, even if I’m in a rush in the morning, even if I can make up twenty more excuses, I’m able to make time for what I want, so why not make time for God? He always makes time for me, and you.

Life and death lies in the power of the tongue. This power can be just as powerful when it’s transcribed on paper, if not more. I just want you all to realize that prayer journals are significant, or any type of reading that challenges you and elevates you to purposefully make a change in your life. Especially writings that motivate you to get closer or to even just lean on God.

So if you have some free, or even if you don’t, take some time to get closer to God. If to you that means buying a prayer journal, devotional book or praying more, going to church and listening, do whatever best fits you and your needs. But remember the power of these actions, their importance, and the purpose behind why you are doing what you are doing. Try God out and watch him transform your life.