Prayer Journals, Christian Motherhood and Inspiration
When people think “prayer journal” their first thought is often lined pages for writing out your prayers, so it makes sense that they’re surprised when they find out the main part of our prayer journal involves very little writing at all. (Click here to learn a bit more about our format if you’re new to VMP!) However, we do believe there is value in actually writing out your prayers from time to time and we also have users who are
After talking about prayer for the past 6 years, it can be really easy to not address the very basics of prayer. As you sift through our resources, it might even feel like your jumping into the middle of a conversation and you feel a little lost. Who cares about organizing prayers in a prayer journal when you’re not really sure of the purpose of prayer in the first place, right? Today, we wanted to answer some foundational questions about
If you feel stuck in your prayer life, I wanted to share an idea with you that can hopefully help get you moving (literally and figuratively). It’s not a particularly new concept but I hope to shed some light that may make the simple practice of prayer walking a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal. I first started prayer walking when I was pregnant with Vivi. It was right after I had created the prayer journals and felt better equipped
“I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” – Martin Luther You’ve maybe seen this quote from Martin Luther and thought THREE HOURS IN PRAYER? ON A BUSY DAY? It seems counterintuitive to pray more when we have more to do but I love this reminder that if I really am that busy, I should not try to do it on my own. Three hours was Luther’s plan for a busy morning but what’s
Feeling overwhelmed with anxious thoughts during her first pregnancy, Val began searching for a journal to help bring focus to her prayer time. After scouring the web, she couldn’t find what she had in mind and so what is now our Compose Prayer Journal (6-Month) was born! The printer required a minimum of 50 copies so Val grabbed one for herself and decided to try and sell the rest. (It’s crazy to think about how 50 little journals expanded to
