The Most Effective Prayer Life: Part 2: Write and the Prayer Journal or Prayer Notebook

In my previous blog post, I talked about how to have the most effective prayer life through WRITE and write. But, I didn’t discuss the ‘write’ part. That’s where this blog post comes to play.

I talked about this earlier in this blog that sometimes it’s necessary to write down, or prayer journal, your prayers. After all, if you’re like me, in my busyness, I forget a great deal of things unless I write them down. Needless to say, when it comes to prayer, why would it be any different?

There are 2 main ways to pray.

~ Prayer on the go (while you do life) (aka bullet prayers; praying without ceasing; etc.)

~ Quite Time Prayer (when you stop life and take intentional time to pray—where you are able to focus on worshipping God and listening to Him; WRITE; prayer-walking; knees; approaching the throne of God; prayer closet/throne room)

The WRITE way of having the most effective prayer life is the Quiet Time way. It’s the sitting down (figuratively or literally) and giving God the time. It’s the worshipping of God and the approaching the throne. This is what you do in your prayer closet (figurative or literal) or prayer spot/recliner/desk/table/walk.

Writing our prayers can be the best and most effective way to pray. Period. Hands-down. End of story. Exclamation point.

Why should we write our prayers?

~ We remember what we’ve prayed and what we’re supposed to be praying.

~ We can keep track of our answered prayer. (This helps us have a record of what God has done in our lives. It is our way to erect a monument so we don’t forget God’s blessings.)

~ It keeps us intentional in our prayer.

~ We can review our prayers and examine our prayers (see last blog post).

~ It brings us discipline and self-control.

~ It helps us to be persistent and consistent in our prayers and in our praying.

~ It helps us to focus and not get off-track while we pray.

So, how should we write our prayers?:

Write them in a prayer journal or notebook. They are both really one in the same.

What does a prayer journal or notebook look like? There are two main types:

~ Paper version

~ Digital Version (put on the computer)

I will talk a great deal more about this in the future. But, this is a start.

~ Stacy Duplease

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The Most Effective Prayer Life: WRITE and write

How can we have the most effective prayer life?

That is the question of all questions for me. It’s the main reason why I am writing this blog (Prayer Guard USA) and Blog book of: “Prayer Guard USA Order of Battle.”

I must confess, I don’t have the answer. (Far from it, actually.) I have portions of the answer, but not the full answer. This is a work of progress inside of me and is active in my life. (I pray this will become a full-time goal for me—and of course for you.) I think over the next several months, and through the years, we’ll all be able to answer this question a little more than we can today. (I hope a lot more, though!)

So, let’s start to explore that question: How can we have the most effective prayer life?

The most effective prayer life is one that is based on: WRITE and write.

Write and:

Word-Based

Review

Ignite

Time

Examine

Now, let me explain what this means.

First of all, the most effective prayer life is an all-the-time, daily prayer life. It never stops or ceases. So, that is always on the forefront.

Next, the most effective prayer life is Word-Based, Reviewed, Ignited, Time-Oriented, and Examined. Then, we’ll discuss the write component.

The most effective prayer life is Word-Based. It doesn’t contradict the Bible. We read the Word before we start to pray, while we pray, and when we are done with our intention sit-down (figuratively—not literally) prayer. That is how we can hear the Lord the most accurately and the most clearly.

The most effective prayer life is reviewed. We go back through our prayers and take note of the ones that have been answered (how and when) and which we still need to pray.

The most effective prayer life is ignited. It’s intentional, alive, active, and focused. We don’t allow ourselves to get side-tracked, if at all possible. If we do lost our focus, we make sure to go right back to praying the moment we realize we’ve stopped.

We need to give it TIME. Every day. All day long. Prayer needs to be our PRIORITY. It must be put first on our planner, schedule, and calendar—not last. We need to plan things around prayer—not plan prayer around other things.

The most effective prayer life is examined. We look for what works, what doesn’t, how to improve, where we’ve improved, more lessons to learn about prayer, etc.

The most effective prayer life is: WRITE and write.

Write and:

Word-Based

Review

Ignite

Time

Examine

In the next blog post, we will look at the write and 6^th step/part of the most effective prayer life.

~ Stacy Duplease

Remembering Your Present, LLC, Prayer Guard USA, and pj4life (Prayer Journaling for Life)

Author of Biblical Fiction, Bible Studies, and Devotionals

Email: pj4life1@gmail.com