Unlocking the Power of Journaling: Your Questions Answered!
#42: Join me as I dive into the world of journaling, addressing common questions and concerns surrounding the practice. I'll explore the various types of people who journal, potential pitfalls such as the fear of journaling becoming an idol, and practical tips for finding time to write amidst a busy life.
This episode is perfect for both seasoned journalers and those who have yet to try it, emphasizing that journaling can be a valuable tool for spiritual growth and self-discovery. Tune in as I hope this encourages you to embrace journaling as a means to deepen your relationship with God and explore your thoughts and feelings.
Let's go to the show...
Key Take-Aways:
- 03:00 - Listener Feedback and Previous Episodes Recap
- 07:21 - Exploring Different Enneagram Types in Journaling
- 15:26 - Addressing Journaling as an Idol
- 17:51 - Finding Time to Journal: 12 Practical Tips
- 24:04 - I hate journaling! Why even bother?
Resources:
- Ep. 39 - Journey Through Journaling: Connect with God in New Ways
- Ep. 40 - Navigating Grief Through Journaling with Jessica Boarman
- Ep. 41 - Neurodivergence and Creativity: Insights from Art Therapist Zulay Romero
- Medium Article - Which Approach to Journaling is Right for You?
- One Line a Day Journal
- Jessica Boarman's journal prompt cards
Heavenly Position Guidance Challenge:
For this week’s Heavenly Position System Challenge, take out your journals. Remember in the intro episode of this series I had you review your journaling routine? Now that you’ve listened to this series, what new things have you learned that you would like to implement into your journaling practice?
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Transcript
I'm Angie Robertson and you're listening to the Spirit led Life podcast, episode 42.
Speaker A:We are continuing our series on journaling, celebrating National Journal writing month.
Speaker A:On this episode, I am answering your questions about journaling.
Speaker A:I'll be answering questions like what type of person journals?
Speaker A:What if journaling becomes an idol?
Speaker A:How do I find the time to journal?
Speaker A:And my favorite?
Speaker A:I hate journaling, so why bother?
Speaker A:This is a juicy episode for anyone.
Speaker A:Whether you are a seasoned journaler just getting started, or you have never journaled, let's go to the show.
Speaker A:Welcome to the show.
Speaker A:If you're new here, I am so glad you are joining us.
Speaker A:On this podcast, we explore who God is so we can know who he has made us to be and learn to live our lives by the Holy Spirit.
Speaker A:Also, can I just say I have really missed doing a solo episode with you all.
Speaker A:It has felt a little weird not speaking directly to you.
Speaker A:I know I've done the intros to some of these interviews, but still, it's not the same.
Speaker A:So I just want to thank you for lending me your listening ear.
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Speaker A:I'd love to communicate with you each week and you can always reply to those emails as I receive the responses directly.
Speaker A:We are continuing in the journaling topic.
Speaker A:Now, if you've been listening to this series from the start, you know it.
Speaker A:In episode 39, which was the introduction to the series, I shared the lineup in that episode of what topics would be coming up, as well as the guest.
Speaker A:And I hope you also remember that in that episode I asked for a little bit of grace because I didn't have all the guests scheduled so things might be subject to change.
Speaker A:Well, Holy Spirit must have been guiding me when I said that, because one of our guests, Jennifer Camp, had a death in her family and wasn't able to join us during this series, but I will be rescheduling her in the future.
Speaker A:It just won't be around journaling.
Speaker A:We'll talk about something else.
Speaker A:So I look forward to doing that.
Speaker A:And actually, this worked out for the best, I believe, because it caused me to step out of my comfort zone and do something I have been wanting to do for a very long time, and I haven't really ironed out all the details yet, but in the next episode, I'll be sharing it and hopefully by then God will lay out all the details with me so that I can share it with you.
Speaker A:So stay tuned for next week's episode.
Speaker A:For this week, though, we are moving to the Q and a episode a little bit sooner.
Speaker A:Since it was originally going to be the last episode in the series, I thought I would also give you some feedback on the past few episodes in the series, as well as some listeners feedback I received.
Speaker A:Now, before I dive in to answer your questions, let's do a quick recap.
Speaker A:We started this series with episode 39, where I gave you an overview of what was to come.
Speaker A:In episode 40, I shared my conversation with my friend Jessica Borman, and just a little behind the scenes of my interview with Jessica before I started the interview.
Speaker A:And I do this with all of our interviews.
Speaker A:I open us up with prayer and invite the Holy Spirit to be in our conversation and for whatever we share to reach someone who needs a word of encouragement.
Speaker A:And I had a list of questions that I was going to ask Jessica during the interview.
Speaker A:I always, I sort of do that with some guests.
Speaker A:I'll write out the questions and then I'll ask them questions, but I always leave it fluid for the Holy Spirit to move.
Speaker A:So on her interview, we got through the list of questions pretty quickly, and we still had a lot of time left.
Speaker A:So I kind of sat there with her during the interview, and I just kind of paused for a moment, and I said, give me just a moment.
Speaker A:And I quietly prayed to the Holy Spirit under my breath just to kind of give me direction if there was something that I missed that maybe we need to talk about.
Speaker A:And all of the sudden, he had me ask her what journaling has done for her and her grief.
Speaker A:And this opened up a whole conversation around grief and journaling.
Speaker A:And I honestly didn't know that we would touch on this.
Speaker A:I hadn't planned on it at all.
Speaker A:And Jessica's had a lot of experience with grief in her life.
Speaker A:She lost her brother.
Speaker A:She lost both of her parents with cancer.
Speaker A:And watching how God has turned her mourning into gladness and used her story, it was amazing to me.
Speaker A:And then we got to hear that in her interview.
Speaker A:And I'm so grateful that we invited the Holy Spirit into our conversation.
Speaker A:And I even said that in the unedited version when I was editing the interview.
Speaker A:I had said, wow, I'm so glad that Holy Spirit gave me that question to ask you.
Speaker A:In episode 41, I interviewed my friend Sulay Romero, and we talked about neurodivergence and art therapy.
Speaker A:And with Sulai, I didn't really have a whole lot of.
Speaker A:I had, like, some standard questions.
Speaker A:I just kind of let the conversation go because I knew she was going to have a lot to share with us, especially given her background and education and what, you know, her experiences.
Speaker A:And it was a great, rich conversation.
Speaker A:And we touched on mental health and the stigmas that are found sometimes in the christian community with mental health.
Speaker A:And I loved this conversation because it helped me to have more compassion for how we all use our brains differently, and God made us unique, and not one person is a mistake.
Speaker A:And of course, also in this episode, it was called out that I have yet to watch the chosen.
Speaker A:I think I'm the only believer who hasn't by now.
Speaker A:And, in fact, one of our listeners, Mary, wrote me a nice email to which she said, by the way, Angie, as Sulay mentioned, you have to start watching the chosen series.
Speaker A:They've already released four seasons, and season five is coming out next year.
Speaker A:Make sure to start with season one.
Speaker A:You're going to be amazed and fall in love with it.
Speaker A:So this is now on my watch list for sure.
Speaker A:Thank you, Mary.
Speaker A:And thank you, Sulay, for reminding me about the chosen.
Speaker A:I know it's there.
Speaker A:I just forget that it's there.
Speaker A:All right, let's dive into some of the questions I received regarding journaling.
Speaker A:And thank you so much for submitting your questions.
Speaker A:Like I say frequently, we are building a community together.
Speaker A:And I cherish getting to know all of you.
Speaker A:And God is doing a work bringing us together.
Speaker A: So I echo Luke: Speaker A:And I just want to say that I am simply doing my duty, and I'm glad that you are here to allow me that.
Speaker A:So thank you.
Speaker A:Now, this first question involves the enneagram.
Speaker A:And I know that that can be a controversial topic for some, and I always want to be sensitive to that.
Speaker A:So if it is a trigger for you, you can skip past this next few minutes.
Speaker A:I respect your choice to steer clear, but for those of you who are interested in the enneagram, here we go.
Speaker A:The question I received is, I know you've mentioned the enneagram on a few episodes.
Speaker A:How does each Enneagram type journal and the person who submitted this knows me really well, obviously because they know that I really enjoy talking about the enneagram.
Speaker A:I'm not an Enneagram expert, although a little known fact.
Speaker A:I did contemplate and actually enrolled in a Enneagram coaching program, but then I ended up backing out at the last minute.
Speaker A:So.
Speaker A:But all that to say, I still enjoy learning about the Enneagram and thus learning about myself and learning about my responses to others and learning about other people as well.
Speaker A:So I did find an article on medium.com which I'll be sure to link to, and in the article it shares how each type might approach journaling.
Speaker A:Going to give you the kind of the Cliff notes version of the article, because I don't want to, you know, tell the whole article on hearing, you can go read it, but we'll kind of go through each type very quickly and what type of journaling that particular type might do.
Speaker A:Now, again, this doesn't mean that you are held to this, because if you're a type one, this is the way that you should journal.
Speaker A:It's just saying that given your response to things and how you respond and what drives you, this might be a form of journaling that you find yourself leaning towards.
Speaker A:Or you might be more apt to pick up if you decide to journal if you don't journal.
Speaker A:So here we go.
Speaker A:Type one the reformer, or also known as the perfectionist ones like to follow rules.
Speaker A:They have a strong sense of right and wrong, and project journaling might be a good fit for them.
Speaker A:They can keep track of their ventures and see their progress.
Speaker A:And I could so see this with a type one, being able to know and to do lists might also be a great thing where they can scratch off their to do list or check the box that it's complete.
Speaker A:It might be rewarding to them.
Speaker A:A type two is the helper and the giver.
Speaker A:Two s are caring and always thinking of others before themselves.
Speaker A:They are the first ones to reach out to help when a friend is sick or in need, a prayer or gratitude journal might be a good fit for them.
Speaker A:It helps them keep track of people and their prayers.
Speaker A:A type three is the achiever.
Speaker A:Three s are extremely driven to be the best at what they do.
Speaker A:They are competitive and want to be recognized for their successes.
Speaker A:Bullet journaling might be a good fit for them to keep track of to do list, daily logs and checklists.
Speaker A:Type four s are the individualist fours want to stand out.
Speaker A:They are creative and unique.
Speaker A:They want to create their own identity and express themselves art journaling or scrapbook journaling might be best for them.
Speaker A:And of course, if you identify as an enneagram four, I hope you have listened to episode 41 with Sulay where she gives you some great tips on art journaling.
Speaker A:A type five the investigator fives are intelligent and always want to learn more.
Speaker A:They like to think about things deeply and logically.
Speaker A:The article suggests field journaling, and according to the American Museum of Natural History, all scientists who work in the field keep a field journal.
Speaker A:In it, they record everything they find, observe, and collect.
Speaker A:And as someone who identifies as a six, I have a wing of a five, which I'm not going to get into the details of wings, but it's the number on either side of your number.
Speaker A:And basically you can pick up traits from those, those sides of your numbers.
Speaker A:So I tend to be a ferocious learner.
Speaker A:I love to learn.
Speaker A:So I keep notes in my journal from workshops and trainings, sermons, articles, books that I've read, anything, emails, newsletters that I receive.
Speaker A:I keep a lot of that stuff in my journal and sometimes I'll like for example, when I was starting this podcast, I created a separate journal just for this podcast so I could collect scriptures that spoke to me, lessons that I was learning, topics that I was researching information about the podcast, who it was for, what was the audience I was reaching, who was I speaking to.
Speaker A:I kept all of that in one place so that I could reference it when I needed to to actually create this podcast.
Speaker A:Now, speaking of a type six, which is the loyalties, the skeptic sixes can be very anxious, and I can attest to that.
Speaker A:We're always anticipating the worst case scenario.
Speaker A:They love to ask questions and attempt to understand situations from all perspectives.
Speaker A:The suggested journal method is a personal diary of, and according to Wikipedia, a personal diary may include a person's experiences, thoughts and or feelings, excluding comments on current events outside the writer's direct experience.
Speaker A:And my journal is chock full of personal entries.
Speaker A:I will say, along with a lot of research, I do put a lot of my thoughts and my feelings and all the things in my journals.
Speaker A:So it is a place where I can go and do that.
Speaker A:And I feel like it's my safe space to be able to just verbally say that.
Speaker A:Like say the things, not verbally, but say the things that are on my mind and like get them documented down.
Speaker A:Type seven the enthusiast sevens are adventurers.
Speaker A:They are always on the move and are looking for the next challenge.
Speaker A:The recommended type of journaling for a seven is a travel journal which I can totally see, given how outgoing a seven is.
Speaker A:They have this need for adventure.
Speaker A:So I imagine they do that keeping a travel journal of their experiences would be a great thing to do.
Speaker A:Type eight.
Speaker A:The challenger eights have a very strong personality.
Speaker A:They are confident and they like to take charge.
Speaker A:And the recommended journaling is a fitness or a bullet journal.
Speaker A:And finally, type nine, the peacemaker.
Speaker A:Nines are easy going and like to see harmony in their environment.
Speaker A:They go with the flow and don't like conflict.
Speaker A:And for nines, really any of the types of journaling that I mentioned would be helpful.
Speaker A:Nines might even switch back and forth between a few different types.
Speaker A:And as someone, again, I don't want to get too deep into the woods of the enneagram, but I can actually.
Speaker A:You have arrows and lines of where you go to.
Speaker A:You can, you can pick up traits of another number.
Speaker A:And for me, a nine is someone I go to in health.
Speaker A:Like the traits of a nine.
Speaker A:If I'm in a healthy place of my life, I can express the traits of a nine.
Speaker A:And if I'm unhealthy, I can express the traits of a three.
Speaker A:So I can say for as a nine, I do kind of.
Speaker A:I think probably the only thing I haven't done is bullet journaling.
Speaker A:That just is too much for me.
Speaker A:But I think it's beautiful when someone does it.
Speaker A:I can sit and watch somebody do it all day long.
Speaker A:For me, it's just too much.
Speaker A:But I could so see like, taking different methods and applying them to my journaling.
Speaker A:Now, if you're an enneagram enthusiast, I would love to hear your type.
Speaker A:And if you resonated with any of these, like the whatever type you were, the suggested way to journal, did that resonate with you?
Speaker A:Please hit me up on either social media or you can reply to one of the weekly emails and let me know again, I will link to the full article so you can read more specifics.
Speaker A:Okay, moving on to the next question.
Speaker A:And that is, I have been hesitant to journal as I'm afraid it will become an idol.
Speaker A:What tips do you have so my bible reading won't be overshadowed by my journaling?
Speaker A:And I want to say I really, really love this question.
Speaker A:I feel like it was a little bit vulnerable to say that, to be open like that and to share this concern that you have, this fear, if you will, that you have.
Speaker A:So I appreciate you asking that question.
Speaker A:And you know what?
Speaker A:God loves the purity of your heart.
Speaker A:Here's the thing.
Speaker A:It doesn't have to be one or the other, you can actually have both.
Speaker A:God uses material items, people, nature.
Speaker A:You know, we've talked about this before.
Speaker A:He uses donkeys and he can use journaling too.
Speaker A:It's just a tool.
Speaker A:Just like the enneagram is just a tool.
Speaker A:It's not to replace the gospel.
Speaker A:It's not to replace God in your life.
Speaker A:It's just a tool to help you draw closer to him.
Speaker A:And in the end, if what you do is bringing you closer to him and having a deeper relationship, he's going to be there.
Speaker A:And I like to use my journaling time to study scripture.
Speaker A:I'll take a verse that is speaking to me and write it into my journal and then do a deeper research.
Speaker A:I'll find some supporting verses.
Speaker A:I'll look up the definition of words that are used in that particular verse.
Speaker A:I'll have a dialogue with the Holy Spirit to reveal what I should know about the verse.
Speaker A:I also use it to have a two way conversation with God.
Speaker A:And like I've shared before, usually when he is speaking to me, he will reference scripture, which I can then go to my Bible and capture them into my journal.
Speaker A:When I think of journaling, it kind of reminds me of Philippians four eight where it says, and now dear brothers and sisters, one final thing.
Speaker A:Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right and pure and lovely and admirable.
Speaker A:Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Speaker A:And for me, being in my journal reminds me of all of that and all that God has done and that he is worthy to be praised.
Speaker A:And it's an opportunity for me to praise him in my journal as well.
Speaker A:The next question I received is my life is so full with family work as well as I'm pursuing studies in spiritual formation.
Speaker A:Do you have any advice on how to find time to journal?
Speaker A:First of all, your life is full and I can understand why finding time is a challenge.
Speaker A:I actually have twelve tips to find time to journal and I know twelve sounds like a lot, but they are quick and you don't have to do all twelve.
Speaker A:Just doing one will help you find some time.
Speaker A:So pick the one that you can enact right now to get that extra time to maybe try and start journaling.
Speaker A:So here we go.
Speaker A:Number one, going offline.
Speaker A:Is it really necessary for you to check your Facebook or Instagram every ten minutes?
Speaker A:For some people it might be, but check yourself and see.
Speaker A:Can I take some of that extra time and replace it with journaling?
Speaker A:Maybe just one of the times that you spend checking and you really won't miss the time away and you are taking an active role in your life.
Speaker A:Number two, keep your journal with you.
Speaker A:You will be able to journal no matter where you are.
Speaker A:In the plane, at the bus stop, at a cafe, while waiting for your friends on lunch break, you know, with your job, wherever.
Speaker A:If you have your journal with you and your purse and your pocket in your backpack or wherever at your desk drawer, then it's right there and you can just whip it out and jot a few things.
Speaker A:Number three, push your bedtime back 30 minutes and use this extra time to journal.
Speaker A:And you could even do 15 minutes.
Speaker A:I mean, it doesn't have to be a long amount of time.
Speaker A:Just, there's a journal that Emily Freeman uses called one line a day.
Speaker A:I'll see if I can link to one on Amazon or something, but it's called one line a day.
Speaker A:And it's literally just one line that you write.
Speaker A:It's like a question or a prompt and you just write one line and that's it.
Speaker A:And it's a five year journal.
Speaker A:So it's got the years listed or the day of the week and everything listed on the page.
Speaker A:And, like, you just write for that particular day.
Speaker A:And then at the end, you have five years worth of journals and you can look at them simultaneously, like one after the other after the other, after the other to see how your last five years went.
Speaker A:So it's a really cool journal, even just 510 minutes, that's all it takes.
Speaker A:Number four, keep track of what you spend your time on for a few days.
Speaker A:Then review your findings and see if there's anything that can be eliminated, delegated or reorganized for ease.
Speaker A:Number five, schedule journaling in your calendar like you would any other appointment.
Speaker A:Number six, to quickly journal on the go.
Speaker A:Just use bullet points.
Speaker A:Get something down.
Speaker A:Something's better than nothing.
Speaker A:Like what I mentioned earlier about the one line a day, you could do that.
Speaker A:Number seven, set a timer for five minutes and see how much you can write and then increase the minutes each time.
Speaker A:You use this technique to kind of build up your stamina for journaling.
Speaker A:Number eight, look at the responsibilities in your life.
Speaker A:Are there some that can be outsourced so you can have more time?
Speaker A:Learn to say no to those things that you don't really enjoy.
Speaker A:Number nine, sign up or purchase books with journal prompts so you don't have to come up with something to write.
Speaker A:So maybe you sit down to Journal and it's a blank page staring at you and you don't know what to write.
Speaker A:So if you have some journal prompts or like Jessica's cards that we talked about in the episode with Jessica, episode 40, she has journal prompt cards.
Speaker A:She has different decks based on like joy growth.
Speaker A:I forget the other ones now, but she's got several decks that you can choose from and those cards are fantastic.
Speaker A:Number ten, group like to Dos together so you can get them done quicker and then use that time that you saved to journal number eleven, communicate with your family about why, where, when and how they can support you in journaling.
Speaker A:And finally, number twelve, unsubscribe from emails or websites that are distracting to you and you find you're dealing with all the time.
Speaker A:And if you didn't have to deal with them, you'd have extra time that you can journal.
Speaker A:So I hope that was helpful, those twelve tips and that you find something in there that will help you get a little more time to journal.
Speaker A:Now, before I share the last question, and it's a good one, so stay tuned.
Speaker A:I want to take a moment to thank all of my dedicated listeners, those of you who download each episode each week and leave kind reviews like this one from Mary FVAs.
Speaker A:She says, I have been so inspired by this podcast.
Speaker A:What Angie is sharing is helping me to understand that everything God has for me when aided by Holy Spirit is revealing and developing a relationship with a person of Holy Spirit.
Speaker A:Because the spirit knows what God wants to do in my life, he can begin to open my understanding about God, his purpose and his ways.
Speaker A:I love how Angie is breaking this down and walking us through it bit by bit so that we can chew and digest and get all the nutrients from the word in our spirit, soul and body.
Speaker A:Can't wait to hear all the insights and revelations coming up in future episodes.
Speaker A:Angie, we are being blessed because of your obedience, your realness and the way of your gentle spirit to speak truth in love.
Speaker A:Wow.
Speaker A:Thank you Mary.
Speaker A:And I love that she got the whole spirit, soul and body.
Speaker A:You go, Mary.
Speaker A:Thank you for these amazing, kind words.
Speaker A:It means so much to me that you took the time out to leave that review and for everyone else that takes time out to leave a review.
Speaker A:And I want to let you know that we are a part of a community and I appreciate you.
Speaker A:And I also want to invite those who maybe this is your first episode you are listening to, or maybe you've been listening off and on and click on the follow link on your favorite podcast platform so that you can become an official part of this community, just like Mary.
Speaker A:And finally, the last question I received is and it's a fun one.
Speaker A:I love it.
Speaker A:It's my favorite question.
Speaker A:I hate journaling.
Speaker A:Why do I even need to bother?
Speaker A:I know journaling isn't for everyone, just like skydiving isn't for everyone.
Speaker A:But one is putting your life in jeopardy and the other will actually make your life better.
Speaker A:Now, I'm not going to condemn you in any way.
Speaker A:I mean, I live in the south, and people here eat collard greens, and I hate them.
Speaker A:They're disgusting.
Speaker A:I've been in the south most of my life, probably.
Speaker A:Well, almost all my life.
Speaker A:And the texture, the smell, the taste, it's just disgusting.
Speaker A:And you can't convince me otherwise to like them.
Speaker A:I don't care how you cook them.
Speaker A:It doesn't matter to me.
Speaker A:I just won't eat them.
Speaker A:Now.
Speaker A:I was a picky eater as a child.
Speaker A:To be fair, I would turn my nose up at most things.
Speaker A:And my earthly father, my dad here, taught me something that I still use to this day.
Speaker A:When I would sit at the dinner table and see something that I thought I might not like and begin to make that yuck face, you know, that kids make.
Speaker A:He would say to me, how do you know you don't like it unless you at least try it once?
Speaker A:And he would ask me to try it at least just this once.
Speaker A:And if I didn't like it, then I wouldn't have to eat it, no questions asked.
Speaker A:And that sounded easy enough for me.
Speaker A:And I still, to this day, carry that with me.
Speaker A:And whatever I do, especially when it comes to food, because I am a very texture oriented person.
Speaker A:I.
Speaker A:If something doesn't feel right in my mouth, I can't handle it.
Speaker A:Like, I don't like pears because they are gritty.
Speaker A:I don't like peaches because they're slimy.
Speaker A:I love the smell of peaches.
Speaker A:I love the smell of pears.
Speaker A:I love the taste of pear juice.
Speaker A:But the rest of it isn't for me.
Speaker A:So all that to say, if you haven't tried journaling, I would encourage you to at least try it before deciding you hate it.
Speaker A:Approach it from a place of.
Speaker A:It's a tool to help you connect closer to God.
Speaker A:If you have tried journaling and you still hate it, fair enough.
Speaker A:I would like to encourage you to ask yourself this question, though.
Speaker A:What was it about?
Speaker A:Journaling.
Speaker A:I didn't like uncovering the answer.
Speaker A:You may discover you don't really hate journaling, but maybe you approached it in a way that didn't fit your personality.
Speaker A:If you listen to the full interview with Sulay.
Speaker A:You discover there are so many different ways to journal art, journaling being one of them.
Speaker A:And then I just went through all the Enneagram types and shared different ways to journal as well.
Speaker A:So it could be that you just didn't find the right method or process of journaling.
Speaker A:Explore the why behind the dislike.
Speaker A:It might open up so much to you and also invite the Holy Spirit into your exploration.
Speaker A:Exploration.
Speaker A:You might learn something more or something that's there that maybe you need to be freed of.
Speaker A:So there you have it.
Speaker A:My a's to your cues for this week's heavenly position system challenge.
Speaker A:Take out your journals.
Speaker A:Remember, in the intro episode of the series, I had you review your journaling routine.
Speaker A:Now that you've listened to this series, what new things have you learned about journaling that you would like to implement into your own practice?
Speaker A:Go ahead and jot those things down.
Speaker A:You can also look back at what you did write.
Speaker A:Was your journaling getting stale?
Speaker A:Were you kind of in a rut in a place that you couldn't hear?
Speaker A:Was it going well?
Speaker A:What was working well, and just kind of compare and make notes of how things might have changed.
Speaker A:Now, as I close, I will leave you with Habakkuk two one, three, which I love this book because Habakkuk, he was a prophet and he's speaking directly to God in this book.
Speaker A:And in chapter one we read about him crying out to God and waiting for an answer.
Speaker A:And in chapter two we read God's response to him and it says, I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guard post there.
Speaker A:I will wait to see what the Lord says and how he will answer my complaint.
Speaker A:Then the Lord said to me, write my answer plainly on tablets so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.
Speaker A:This vision is for a future time.
Speaker A:It describes the end and it will be fulfilled.
Speaker A:If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place.
Speaker A:It will not be delayed.
Speaker A:Amen.
Speaker A:Thank you for joining me on today's episode.
Speaker A:This episode was produced, recorded, and edited by me, Angie Robertson.
Speaker A:I look forward to joining you each Thursday for a new episode as we explore together how to have a spirit led life.
