If you're looking to deepen your relationship with God, prayer journaling is a helpful and intimate way to do that. By writing down your prayers, you can reflect, find consistency, and hear God's voice over time. You can even go back to refresh your mind of the ways God was faithful in difficult seasons and how He answered specific prayers. Whether you're a new believer or looking to grow in your faith, here are 3 prayer journal prompts that can help deepen your faith walk.
Why Use a Prayer Journal?
Before diving into the prompts, it is important to remember why prayer journaling is a helpful tool in your Christian walk. Prayer journaling is more than just writing words on paper. It is an opportunity for growing in your faith, focusing your mind, and connecting with God. It also serves as a way to document God's hand at work in your life that can be encouraging to recall when you are going through challenging seasons. Here are 3 prayer journal prompts that can help deepen your faith walk. What are You teaching me in this season?
Write down any lessons you're learning or ways you think you are growing that God might be showing you.
Pray for clarity and wisdom.
What am I holding on to that I need to surrender?
Identify and name areas you're struggling to let go of.
Ask for His strength to fully release those struggles.
How has God been faithful in my life lately?
Name specific blessings and answered prayers in your life.
Thank God for his faithfulness.
Though some days, you may fill up pages after pages of your journal, and other days, you may only write a couple lines, making prayer journaling a habit in your quiet time can help you discover how God is at work in your life. For more prayer prompts like this, check out The Practice of Prayer by Robby and Kandi Gallaty. It is a 30-day guide that will equip and encourage you to broaden your prayer life through prayer practices, prompts, and helpful tools to build the habit of prayer.