Journaling as a Spiritual Practice Quotes

“Another approach might be to select a favorite Scripture passage and pour out to your journal your understanding of it, your questions about its meaning, and your thoughts about its relevance to you and your life. Passages from Scripture often have special meaning to individuals, and it sometimes seems that God is communicating directly to you via the inspired sacred words of the”
― Tiffany Banks, Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: Record Your Life, Set Your Emotions Free and Get Clarity by Writing Down Your Thoughts and Experiences

“You should record as many of your spiritual thoughts, questions, and ideas as you can remember, and apply the same techniques we have already discussed in the previous chapter. When reflected upon, these are the nuggets that will later shine brightly as polished gold, and may eventually be guides to you along your way. If you have no burning issues of faith to record on a given day, try journaling other things like favorite prayers, any struggles you have with sin, spiritual needs, favorite Bible passages, requests for God’s forgiveness, spiritual insights, special times when you were aware of God’s presence, doubts about your faith, special experiences you’ve undergone like retreats, pilgrimages or seminars, questions about the nature of God, and any religious writings you’ve read that impressed you.”
― Tiffany Banks, Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: Record Your Life, Set Your Emotions Free and Get Clarity by Writing Down Your Thoughts and Experiences

“The real value derived from recording the most profound aspects of whatever conflict is discussed is that while we are telling the story, it is also telling us something. It is healing the wounds we have suffered.”
― Tiffany Banks, Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: Record Your Life, Set Your Emotions Free and Get Clarity by Writing Down Your Thoughts and Experiences

“Here is one critical detail about the how-to of journaling – make it a direct conversation. Maybe today you want to address the person inside the deepest recesses of yourself – call that person by your name, or at least some name. You may need to address God Himself today – maybe you don’t understand the trials that have been laid on you, or maybe you want to ask Him for some special favor that you desperately need. Either way, talk directly to someone, because it’s that direct conversation style that will act to help open you up instead of participating as an observer.”
― Tiffany Banks, Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: Record Your Life, Set Your Emotions Free and Get Clarity by Writing Down Your Thoughts and Experiences

“After the preparatory details, it’s time to start recording your life in the journal. Put a date on today’s entry, take a few deep cleansing breaths, and open yourself up to the coming experience. If you wish, say a brief prayer and ask God to bless this session, and to help you be more receptive to whatever may flow, including anything He may want to pass on to you. It is best not to do any mental editing when the thoughts begin to come – it is much better to establish a kind of literary stream-of-consciousness and record everything that comes to mind without filtering. Always be aware that this is not a friend you are conversing with, so you needn’t be on your guard about what you reveal and what you withhold. This conversation is with the soul inside you, the soul that participates in the community of mankind, the divine community, and the transcendental community. You can reveal everything.”
― Tiffany Banks, Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: Record Your Life, Set Your Emotions Free and Get Clarity by Writing Down Your Thoughts and Experiences