HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS?

Can you believe that it is snowing again! I know that I am ready for some nice warm weather. Now that we have turned the calendar to February, how are we doing on those New Year's resolutions that we made? How is the working out at the gym going? Are we doing anything with the goals that we made for 2009? How is our spiritual life going?

I read something from Wayne Cordeiro on Journaling. He is a pastor of a large church in Hawaii. He wrote about the benefits of Journaling and I have started it, and I would like to recommend it to you.

He says - "Journaling is an excellent way to both record and process what God speaks to us. Writing these things down will help us remember, and not forget the blessings that God gives to us now and in the future."

Practical side of Journaling

S - Scripture
When you are reading the Word of God. Take time when you reading to allow God to speak to you. When you are done, look for a verse that God spoke to you out of the reading. Write it in your journal.

O - Observation
What do you think God is saying to you from this scripture? Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you and reveal Jesus to you. Paraphrase and write this scripture down in your own words, in your journal.

A - Application
Personalize what you have read, by asking yourself how it applies to your life right now. Perhaps it is instruction, encouragement, revelation of a new promise, or correction in some area of your life. Write how this scripture can apply to you today.

P - Prayer
Begin to pray that God will help you apply and use this Scripture in your daily life. Talk to God and then listen to what God wants to say to you. Now, write it out in your journal.

I hope that this will help you in keeping your spiritual relationship new and growing all year long!