Selwyn Hughes writes about using a notebook in 15 Ways to More Effective Prayer: "This idea was given to me by an old Welsh miner many years ago, just after I was converted. 'Keep a notebook when you go into your prayer time,' he said, 'It's easier to manage than prayer lists, and provides a more efficient record of your prayer vigils. On one side of the page write down all the things you want to bring before God, and on the other side the things God may say to you, or any specific answers to prayer you may have been given.' At first I thought his idea much too mechanical to be of lasting spiritual benefit, but when I began to put it into practice I found it helped to deepen my relationship with God in a way that is impossible to describe."
This is really very easy to put into practice.
- Get a notebook and a pen or pencil.
- Keep it with you.
- When something that you want to pray about pops into your mind, jot it down. Similarly, when God answers you, jot it down.
- Consult your notebook when you go into your prayer time.
- Write down what God says to you.
If you already apply this principle, please share your experiences with us by leaving a comment below.
yeah, that's cool. when i lived in boarding school during gymnasium i regulary met with a friend to pray for our classmates. we would write in a notebook in blue ink what we had prayed for (please lord, XY really needs a mark above 4.5 in that exam otherwise she will be in trouble...), and in red ink what happend afterwards and how God answerd our prayers. very ecouraging to flip though the pages some time later and see how much God was doing!
ReplyDeletei really ought to keep a prayer notebook again!