I'm one of those people who love journals. I'm about to start on my third and there is just something about putting pen to paper on that first blank page. It reminds me about my life in Christ. Before I knew Him my life was kind of ordinary. I had a family, friends went out to the pub for drinks but as ordinary as it was there was something not right. I'd given my life to the Lord at 12 years old and in a sense it changed but not where I had a real understanding of what had happened so as I grew I just did the normal things a young girl does. I did however read the John's gospel I'd been given and I prayed every night. As an adult the day came when a friend showed me scripture and then it was like a blank page in front of me, clean, new, refreshed. It's not all been rosy since then but I love the first blank page in my journal, knowing it will be filled, not just with my daily thoughts but with the wonderful things my Saviour does and shows me in my daily walk with him.
If, like me, you love journals, keep writing, fill the pages with each step of your walk with Jesus. If you've never had a journal I'd encourage you to start one, for you, and as a legacy of what the Lord has accomplished in your life. The one I'm starting today has a lovely front page and is scattered with scripture and snippets of the author's thoughts but it will be filled with my own thoughts as we go through these strange times and hopefully come out of the mess stronger for it.