Secretly hating to journal.

Let it out. You're amongst friends.

You might have to front and fake in your small group. You might have to bring your journal to church and talk about it like an old companion on the road to glory, but this is a safe place.

Admit it: You hate to journal.

The idea of getting up at the crack of dawn, opening your notebook, and writing down your thoughts and prayers makes you mad. You don't want to scribble down prayers in your journal. You want to punch that journal in the face.

I'm with you. I am.

As a writer, I go through seasons where I love to journal about what's happening in my life and others where I can't stand it. The funny thing about all of this is that, somewhere along the way, journaling became the 11th commandment.

"Thou Shalt Journal" might not be technically written in the Bible, but we act like it is.

I once even heard a pastor brilliantly challenge this belief by saying, "Remember how often Jesus wrote in his journal in the New Testament?

He's right! Remember all those verses about Jesus going off by himself to journal? His two favorite activities were walking on water and journaling. There was nothing he loved more than grabbing a cup of coffee (Father, Son and Holy Roast), picking up his journal, and sitting by the Sea of Galilee. And when he called the disciples, wasn't that his initial message? "Come journal with me and I will make you fishers of men." Jesus Christ? Huge journaler!

That's how it feels sometimes in church, but not today!

If you hate to journal, let's hear it in the comments!

If you love to journal, shout that out too!