I never dreamed many years ago that prayer journaling could or would open up a whole new world of insight for me. A world like I’d never experienced before in my prayer life. I must preface that by saying God opened up new insights as I combined my prayer journaling with my Bible studies and readings.

One key way that prayer journaling continuously convicts me is through this powerful combination. So I’ll read Scripture and then begin to pray and process in writing what I’ve just learned and want to apply from my reading.

Very often, I compare my life and current struggles with the Bible characters’ struggles, as I journal my prayers. And if there’s not a person to relate to, then there’s always a principle that’s being taught. So when that’s the case, I evaluate my current actions and attitudes in relation to that principle.

God uses this prayer processing to convict me in ways that almost always positively impact my marriage. And this is the KEY way it improves and impacts my marriage—by revealing how I’ve hurt or sinned against my husband. #eyeopening #heartrevealing #heartsoftening

Like every other human being . . .

Quite frankly, I don’t know how couples stay together—finding growth, health, and healing in their marriages—without the refining power of God’s word and prayer being a part of the mix.

What is something—good or bad—that the Lord has revealed to you through your prayers recently?

What is something you hope to do over the holidays with your family?