I don't usually make resolutions but there has been something on my mind that I want to work on this year. I really need to work on my prayer life. It needs to be organized. I would love to be able to be really counted on to pray if I say I'm going to pray for someone. So often I just forget and then realize later that I really didn't pray, or maybe I only prayed once. I toss up prayers to God regularly throughout the day, but I rarely sit down for some quiet prayer in which I take part in all the aspects of prayer.(adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication).
I want to be very specific in my prayer life. I want to be diligent in praying for my husband, children, friends, extended family, lost souls, friend of a friend of a friend, our church, our country. So my game plan is to create a journal. (a 3-ring binder) I want dividers for each category to pray for. On each sheet is the name of the person or topic and then a list of things to pray about. So for the category of children I would have three sheets of paper for my three girls and on that list I would write: salvation, character, difficulties, future, husbands, grandchildren, etc. You get the picture. This way I can be sure that I am praying about all the things that are important. I have heard that some people schedule their prayer life like they do home care: Mon- wash, Tue -ironing, Wed -shopping, Thur- scrubbing, Fri-baking.
Do any of you have a prayer journal? How do you do it? I'd love more ideas.
Blessings,
Susan
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