The Lord uses natural order to declare Himself. How do I understand His revelation as Father unless I have one, see one, or am one? Jesus as the Light of the world would mean nothing without my experience of natural light. Tossing my sins into the depths of the sea means very little unless I’ve seen and swam in the ocean’s vastness. … More The Light of God & Seeing Light
Journaling before the Lord helps me process much of what I read in Scripture and other Christian devotional material. One of my favorite devotional writers is Thomas a Kempis. No writer outside of God in Scripture has affected my devotional life more than a Kempis. … More The Danger of Desiring the Praise of Men
Today I am continuing my series providing examples of how I personally journal. The process of writing down my thoughts from my morning reading has been so helpful to me through the years. I hope you all find it helpful too. … More Rejoicing in the Steadfast Love of the Lord
I have journaled off and on for many years. I find that it helps me to process my daily Scripture reading, my times of silent meditation, as well as other devotional reading I do. I encourage others to journal often as part of their devotional life but some have expressed finding the prospect daunting. Not because they can’t but because they never have and do not know where to start. So I thought I would just post my less personal devotional journaling as samples of what journaling can look like. … More Joy In The Morning & Despising Things