Originally posted 11/11/25
There are some pretty exciting things going on with me so I thought I would share them with you.
I have been a member of a Facebook group called Bible Journaling in Faith for several years. The group journals in the Bible artistically and studies God’s word. It has allowed me to be creative while engaging in God’s Word. If you would like more information on what that is, you can read it here. Each year there are two to three weekend retreats. You can participate either in person or virtually.
Each time I have participated in the retreats, I have been blessed. Most of the time I participate virtually because of the distance from me. I have only been able to attend one retreat in person. Sometimes I am able to find rest in God during the retreats and sometimes God prompts me to do something different.
This past retreat was about sharing our voice for the Lord. Sharing our testimony was a big part of the weekend. So many of us, including me, are reluctant to share our testimony. The comment during the retreat that hit me the hardest was that one person’s testimony could be someone else’s miracle. The other point that struck me was that delayed obedience was disobedience. Yikes!!! Those two comments hit me between the eyes.
I decided it was time to prepare my testimony and share it with my women’s Bible study. I thought that was all God was promoting me to do. I realized later that evening that God had more in store for me to do.
Shortly after the retreat was over, I sensed that God was prompting me to do something else. He placed it on my heart to create a prayer journal for others to use. A huge part of my testimony is about how God used a prayer journal to transform my life during Covid.
I spent much of my Christian life keeping God at arms length. In many ways, I didn’t get close enough to allow God to change me. I prayed very little. I was going through the motions in many ways.
Then the world shut down with Covid. I was working from home while my husband went to work. I had a lot of time on my hands. During that time, I heard something about writing out prayers. I don’t even remember what it was I heard, but I thought I would try it. I certainly didn’t think I would ever stick with it. I am an expert at starting projects and not finishing them.
I found an empty notebook so I got started. This project was different. It felt different from the beginning and I can say happily that it stuck. Five years later, I still write out my prayers. I’ve only missed one day in five years. (I missed a day when I was covering the night shift when my grandson was a newborn.) I begin with writing a Bible verse and let that verse guide my prayer. This practice has transformed my life as a Christian in absolutely every area.
How is that going to affect what I currently do since God is laying on my heart to do something else? Am I going to be able to keep doing what I am doing now? I’ve been praying for guidance for my blog since it began. I’ve always considered my blog to be God’s to do with as He sees fit. I want to always write about things that the Lord wants me to share. I have never considered the blog to be mine.
My blog is going to remain. I believe that God wants me to continue writing it each week. However, I do believe that there are some things that I need to streamline for efficiency. You will likely see more things come through my blog that currently go through Facebook. I am still praying about what that will look like and then work out the details.
Keep me in your prayers and stay tuned for new things…
May God be glorified in all that I do.