Just thought I’d share one of my New Year’s resolutions.

I am keeping a prayer journal this year. I used to think that writing out your prayers seemed scripted and less spiritual. But there is something powerful about keeping track of what your praying about. Too often we fail to give God the credit because we forgot what we prayed for by the time God answers our prayer! A prayer journal insures that I give credit where credit is due!

I really don’t know how the journal is going to take shape yet. I think it will be part meditation journal. I’m also writing down key verses that I’m meditating on. In a sense, I’m praying through the Bible instead of reading through the Bible.

I think my journal will also be part gratitude journal where I keep track of the things I’m grateful for. I think thanksgiving is the heart of prayer. Prayer that starts with thanksgiving puts us in the right frame of spirit.

It’s not too late to try something like this if you don’t have a New Year’s resolution.