{"id":5926,"date":"2020-09-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/?p=5926"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:50:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:50:38","slug":"day-18-the-secret-of-journaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/2020\/09\/10\/day-18-the-secret-of-journaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 18: The Secret Of Journaling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cFor whoever has, to him more will be given\u201d Mark 4:25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance.\u201d Matthew 13:12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose who retain what God gives them will be given more. I don\u2019t trust my brain. My memory is like a sieve. If I don\u2019t write it down, there\u2019s a 99% chance that I\u2019ll forget it. So when God reveals something valuable to me from His word, I don\u2019t trust myself to remember it. I write it down.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI keep a journal for one simple reason: I am desperate for more! And I know more won\u2019t be given to me unless I have properly managed what He has already given me\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMake your journal the place where you chronicle the spiritual truths that quicken your spirit while you\u2019re in the secret place. When God feeds you with His manna, write it down. Then, review it later. Keep visiting that truth until it\u2019s woven into the fabric of your Christian experience and conduct.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we embrace God\u2019s word to our hearts with great zeal, endeavoring to not only be a hearer but also a doer of the word, then He will measure out to us further insight with the same degree of diligence\u2026If we are negligent with the insights God gives us, He will remove from our lives even that which we thought we had.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am personally convinced that I cannot hold onto what God gives me apart from writing it down. So if I don\u2019t faithfully journal and integrate into my life those things God gives me, He will take away from me even that which I do have. Journaling, then, is a vital element in being faithful before God.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpiritual abundance is not a guarantee to all believers; it is as- sured only to those who are faithful with what they receive. So an abundant life in Christ is not passively received, it is aggressively taken.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have made the vow of the psalmist my personal ambition: \u201cI will not forget Your word\u201d (Psalm 119:16). When He feeds me with insight from His word, I use every thinkable measure to retain that truth in my heart and soul. Here\u2019s my secret: I write it down, and then review it every now and then.\u201d<\/em>\u2014Bob Sorge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLord, I recommit to start journaling again. I used to be very faithful with this but I have lost the daily discipline of keeping detailed notes of Your dealings with me. Lord, by Your grace and starting today\u2014I will start afresh. In Jesus name. Amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get a notepad or some place to record God\u2019s intimate dealings in Your life. Start today to keep your records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cFor whoever has, to him more will be given\u201d Mark 4:25 \u201cFor whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance.\u201d Matthew 13:12 \u201cThose who retain what God gives them will be given more. I don\u2019t trust my brain. My memory is like a sieve. If I don\u2019t write it down, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-50-days-pilgrim-challenge","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/50-days-pilgrim-challenge.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5927,"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5926\/revisions\/5927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}