Last year I decided that I would start a new prayer journal every year. I like to go back and read my prayers, but sometimes I couldn’t find things because I had 2-3 years shoved into one book. So, I found these nifty binders at Office Depot for $1.00.
I was so excited. I selfishly bought them all-like 15 binders. They come with five dividers with write-on tabs and a nifty storage pouch. I don’t know if they were being discontinued, but I found a similar set at Amazon. It costs more than a dollar, but worth the investment. I like my binder to fit in my prayer box so I don’t use a full size binder.
I did find something similar at Amazon, it has dividers and a pouch. Here is the link the that.
I found an amazing post over at Intentional by Grace about how she sets up her prayer journal and she takes you step by step. There is even videos. So visit her site if you want a step by step.
My prayer book and Bible
My prayer journal is similar but I have less sections:
- Praise
- Thanksgiving
- Confession
- Daily
- Monthly
- Days of the Week
Then I Have a Daily Section which is where I keep all my daily prayer sheets for my family, friends, loved ones. This section is followed by Monthly. This section is for specific prayers for that month. For example, in February I will start planning for our VBS this summer. I will write that in February.
My Daily Sections
Then my Days of the Week are broken down as follows:
- Monday- my church, church in America, Fellow Believers,
- Tuesday-Grieving, Important Events, Lost & Backslidden, Neighbors, Persecuted Church
- Wednesday-Specific Extended Family, the Ill, Those in Authority (president, governor, mayor, etc)
- Thursday-Peace in Jerusalem (specifically pray for Jews for Jesus), several close friends, and foster families (I know alot of them)
- Friday- missionaries, my Compassion kids, and homeschool family (specific family I pray for each year)
I am trying to help my kids establish their own quiet time so I am linking several printables I have found for them. Including prayer and reading guides.
180 Days Guided Tour of the Bible (this is the one my son chose)
http://chico1st.com/hp_wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/180DaysGuidedTour.pdf
