“I want to start a journal but don’t know what to write.” This was my problem when I first started wanting to journal. Then I found these questions below. Use these, copy these, plagiarize these, it doesn’t matter. Do whatever you need to do to start journaling.
Here are the questions:
- Your View of God:
- When I think about being with God, I feel… My Answer
- When I have to trust God, I feel… My Answer
- When I think about God, I wish… My Answer
- Sometimes I get angry with God when… My Answer
- It frustrates me when God wants me to… My Answer
- I really enjoy God when… My Answer
- The one thing I would change about myself to please God is…
- When I think about God’s commands, I feel…
- Sometimes I wish God would…
- I can really depend on God when…
- In my relationship with God, I’m always sure that He will…
- The one thing that frightens me most about God is…
- God surprises me when…
- One thing I’m afraid God will do is…
- And if I may add one question: I receive the love of God by…
- Daily Moral Minventory (<- my word for mini-inventory) based on Galatians 5:22-23 from the Celebrate Recovery Journal.
- How did I show love to others?
- Did I act in an unloving way toward anyone?
- Did others see in me the joy of having a personal relationship with the Lord? If not, why not?
- How was my serenity, my peace? Did anything happen that caused me to lose it? What was my part in it?
- Was I patient? What caused me to lose my patience? Do I owe anyone amends?
- Would anyone say that I was kind/good? In what ways did I act unkind?
- How was my faithfulness? Did I keep my word with everyone?
- How was my gentleness and self-control? Did I lose my temper, speak a harsh or unkind word to someone?
