50 Christian Journal Prompts to Deepen Your Faith Journey

50 Christian Journal Prompts

What if you had a spiritual toolkit at your fingertips, capable of guiding you through the highs and lows of your faith journey? In this episode, we promise to equip you with 50 insightful Christian journal prompts designed to cultivate gratitude, spiritual growth, and a deeper connection with your faith. Inspired by a fantastic listener-submitted article, think of these prompts as your personal spiritual mentor, helping you ask the right questions at the right time.

By exploring themes like self-reflection, relationships, and purpose, we offer a roadmap for processing life's challenges and celebrating its blessings. Whether you're new to journaling or a seasoned pro, this episode is your invitation to choose your own adventure for the soul. We'll discuss how to dig deeper into your beliefs, navigate doubts, and appreciate the everyday moments within your church community. Join us to discover how even one powerful question can shift your perspective and enrich your spiritual journey.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back everybody.
Today we're diving intosomething a lot of you have been
asking about Christianjournaling.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Always a popular one.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
It really is, and you know we ask you to send in
stuff you'd love us to take adeep dive on.
And one listener sent in.
Well, this fantastic article 50Christian journal prompts oh,
that's a good one.
Isn't it?
I mean 50.
Talk about having a startingpoint.
I mean, honestly, who has thetime to just come up with 50

(00:29):
insightful questions?

Speaker 2 (00:30):
It's true, and you know it's like having a
spiritual mentor, almost youknow handy this whole like
curated toolkit.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
Yes.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
But just like any good toolkit, you don't need
every tool for every project.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Right.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
But having the right one at the right time,
Invaluable.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Exactly.
But where do we even start withsomething like this?

Speaker 2 (00:47):
Because 50 prompts, that's, that's a lot to sort of
sift through gratitude,spiritual growth, relationships
and purpose, and calling it actslike a map, almost Okay,

(01:08):
leading you to different areasyou might want to explore.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
So it's not about trying to tackle every single
prompt, but rather about, Iguess, finding the ones that
really resonate with whereyou're at right now in your
faith journey.

Speaker 2 (01:19):
Yes, like a choose your own adventure for the soul.

Speaker 1 (01:22):
I love that.

Speaker 2 (01:23):
And remember, even if you're thinking well I've been
journaling for years this isstill really good Think of them
as those friends who just alwaysseem to ask the right questions
.

Speaker 1 (01:31):
Oh yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:32):
You know they prompt deeper thoughts than you might
have on your own.

Speaker 1 (01:35):
OK.
So sometimes just having thatoutside perspective, even if
it's just on paper, a questionon paper, that can can spark
something.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
Absolutely, and that's where the real magic
happens.
But let's go back to thosecategories you mentioned for a
second, because they're not justrandom, they're foundational to
the Christian faith.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
So it's not just about writing down your thoughts
and feelings, but it'sconnecting those thoughts and
feelings back to, kind of thecore of our faith.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
Exactly.
Take self-reflection, forexample.
Okay, it's about going beyond,I think, surface level
introspection and examining howour beliefs, our experiences,
even our doubts, have shaped us.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
That makes a lot of sense.
You know, for me I feel likesome of the most profound
spiritual growth has come fromthose tougher questions, like
those moments where I've reallywrestled with doubt.

Speaker 2 (02:26):
Exactly.
And the prompts in this article.
They acknowledge that, forinstance, there's one right
about a time when your faith wastested how did you overcome the
challenges?
You know that single questionthat can unlock a lot of things.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
Wow, it's really interesting how like one
question can make you thinkabout something in different way
, like that one we were justtalking about about your faith
being tested.
It's easy to shy away fromthose tougher moments, but maybe
exploring those things, likejournaling about them, is a way
to process those things in ahealthy way.

Speaker 2 (02:59):
Absolutely.
And it's not about dwelling onthe negative right.
It's about finding those littlebits of wisdom, or even growth,
that are hidden in those toughtimes.

Speaker 1 (03:09):
So we talked about self-reflection.
What about some of these othercategories?

Speaker 2 (03:11):
Well, let's take gratitude, for instance.
It's simple, but it's alsoreally powerful.
It's about switching your focusfrom what we lack to all of the
blessings, like even just thesmall everyday things we just
don't even notice.

Speaker 1 (03:26):
Choosing to focus on the good, and maybe that opens
you up to see even more of thegood.

Speaker 2 (03:29):
Precisely, and the prompts in this section on
gratitude are designed to dothat.
So, for instance, one of theprompts is list five things
you're grateful for about yourchurch community.

Speaker 1 (03:39):
Okay.

Speaker 2 (03:40):
It might seem simple, but when you actually take the
time to think about it andarticulate those things, it can
really change your wholeperspective.

Speaker 1 (03:46):
It's true, I feel like it's easy to take things
for granted until they're gone,and so this is a good reminder
to really think about what wehave right now.
So, beyond self-reflection andgratitude, we have spiritual
growth.
This feels like one that mightpush some buttons, right.

Speaker 2 (04:01):
Yeah, for sure.
Growth, whether it's spiritualor otherwise, it usually doesn't
happen when you're comfortable.

Speaker 1 (04:10):
So this category is all about challenging ourselves
and digging deeper intoscripture, taking our faith to
the gym, exactly One that standsout to me.

Speaker 2 (04:16):
It says explore a parable of Jesus that you find
confusing or even challenging.
What new insights can you gain?
It's about really activelyengaging with the Bible and not
shying away from the things thatare difficult.

Speaker 1 (04:30):
Oh, that's really cool, because I think for some
people, reading the Bible canalmost feel like a shore, but
this turns it into like anactive exploration instead of
just passive reading.
Right, okay, so we've coveredself-reflection, gratitude and
spiritual growth.
What about relationships?
That feels like a big one, andYou're absolutely right.

Speaker 2 (04:48):
This category is about how our faith impacts how
we interact with everyone.
It makes us really think abouthow we show love, how we deal
with conflict, how we forgive,how we build those authentic
connections with others.

Speaker 1 (05:01):
It's taking those core values, those Christian
values, and seeing how theyactually apply to our daily
lives and how we interact withthe people around us.

Speaker 2 (05:10):
Exactly, and there are some great prompts in here
too.
This one says Right about atime when someone showed you
Christlike love.
How did it impact you?
It helps us to see those actsof love in our own lives and
maybe, hopefully, it'll inspireus to do the same.

Speaker 1 (05:24):
That's a powerful thought, because we might be the
ones demonstrating Christlikelove and not even realizing it.

Speaker 2 (05:29):
Right, okay, so lastly, lastly, we have purpose
and calling.
I'll be honest, this one feelsa little daunting to me.

Speaker 1 (05:36):
It's a big question it is a big question.
What are we called to do withour lives like?
Where do we even begin tountack that it feels so big?

Speaker 2 (05:44):
it is big, but I don't think it has to be about
some big, you know, plan okay.
It's more about looking at,like, the things we're naturally
good at, you know, our giftsand our passions that God has
given us.

Speaker 1 (05:55):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (05:56):
And figuring out how do we use those to serve.

Speaker 1 (05:59):
So less about like finding our purpose and more
about just living it.

Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yes, exactly, and there are prompts in here for
that.
This one, I think, is reallygood.
It says if you could leave onelegacy of faith for future
generations, what would it beLike thinking bigger than
ourselves?
What do we want to leave behind?

Speaker 1 (06:18):
I love that.
It's like our own spiritualmission statement in a way.
It's cool how all thesecategories they all kind of
intertwine, you know.

Speaker 2 (06:25):
They do.
They're all connected, they'reall part of this one big journey
.

Speaker 1 (06:29):
Which is what makes this, I think, so cool.

Speaker 2 (06:32):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (06:33):
Because it helps us take these abstract ideas of
faith and make them real.

Speaker 2 (06:38):
It's true, it makes it real and personal.

Speaker 1 (06:40):
Okay, but let's talk about the how-to for a second,
because you can have all theright prompts in the world, but
actually making this a regularhabit, it's tough.

Speaker 2 (06:49):
Oh, it definitely can be.
I always tell people just startsmall, even just five minutes a
day.

Speaker 1 (06:54):
Okay.

Speaker 2 (06:55):
Because something is better than nothing.
Right, Five minutes, it's notthat much.

Speaker 1 (06:59):
Right, it's those small steps that get you going.

Speaker 2 (07:01):
Exactly, and the other thing you can do is pick a
place, have a space, even ifit's just a corner.
That's your journaling spot.
Okay, that way, when you'rethere, it's like a signal to
your brain okay, this is my time.

Speaker 1 (07:14):
I love that.
It's like creating a sacredspace.

Speaker 2 (07:17):
Yes, and don't be afraid to experiment, like maybe
traditional journaling isn'tyour thing, there's bullet
journaling, even just voicerecording yourself, whatever
works best for you, because thewhole point is to connect with
God, right.

Speaker 1 (07:28):
Yeah, and it shouldn't feel like homework or
something.

Speaker 2 (07:31):
Definitely not.
And remember it's a journey,not like a finish line or
anything.
Okay, so be kind to yourself.
Some days will be better thanothers.

Speaker 1 (07:40):
Oh, that's a good reminder, thank you.

Speaker 2 (07:42):
And who knows, maybe someday you'll look back at all
your journals and be like wow,look, how far I've come.

Speaker 1 (07:52):
That's amazing.
It's like leaving a trail ofbreadcrumbs, yes, well, everyone
, that's our deep dive.
We've talked about the power ofChristian journaling, we've
looked at some really greatprompts, and we've even gotten
some practical tips on how tomake it a habit.

Speaker 2 (08:03):
Remember, it's not about just writing in a journal.
It's about connecting with yourfaith in a deeper way.

Speaker 1 (08:09):
And maybe this has inspired you to try it yourself.

Speaker 2 (08:11):
I hope so.

Speaker 1 (08:12):
We'll see you next time.
Keep seeking, keep exploringand keep diving deep.