A few years ago, sitting in a team meeting I wrote on my notes, “learn to lament.” I went home and forgot about that, but my heart kept being drawn to the desire to understand what it means to lament. I read a book on prayer and wrote notes on the chapter on lament. Later I did a Bible study on Psalms hoping that would help me. I wanted to learn how to lament. In many ways, I think I…
Wait! Stop! There are some needs that you need to know about God before you lament. Lament is not just expressing sorrow, but it is deepening our relationship with God by expressing our sorrow. We need to know God and know his character. You Need to Have a Personal Relationship with God Lament is the cry of a child to his/her heavenly Father. To truly lament you need to have a personal relationship with God. Are you a child of…
I love to read. I read a wide variety of books. Since I enjoy reading, I thought I would begin a series of posts titled, Growing Through Reading. These will be Christian books centred around a topic. Books that I have read personally. I want to encourage you to read good Christian books that will help you grow in your relationship with God. The first in this series is Books on Lamenting. Growing Through Reading – Books on Lamenting The first…
Over the past few weeks, I have shared with you my prayer journal. I share that as an example. I hope that it will challenge and encourage you to create your own prayer journal. This is not a masterpiece but a working document that you can and should use daily. It is marked up and might have a few drops of coffee, and tears. I have decided that my journal will never be finished. It is something that I continue…
Some people might think petition and intercession shouldn’t be at the end of the prayer journal. They might think, “isn’t that what prayer is all about? Bringing your requests to God.” Why is this the last sections in the book? I will explain as I share my section for petition and intercession. When I put my prayer journal together, I knew that confession needed to come first. I wanted to make sure that as I begin my time of prayer, I…