MY JOURNAL – MY BESTFRIEND
Suppose you are one of the blessed few who are not able to
express emotion in a verbal manner and your pain is eating you up inside, I
have a tool that helped me a lot. It’s called a journal.
My favorite definition of a journal is that, essentially, it
is a record of your dealings with God and life. Some use it as a diary. Some
write down their prayers on it. Some pour out their feelings into it. My
experience is that there is something therapeutic when you express your pain on
paper. The venom seems to be siphoned off your system. It relieves the
pressure. The journal serves as an outlet.
A journal is not just to record your grief before God, God
can also teach you through your journals. As you review your journals written
ten years ago, you may wonder, “Was I really that shallow? This was me ten
years ago? Lord, thank You for helping me mature. I learned a lot.”
I am so thankful that I learned how to keep a journal. I
would have gone the deep end without it. How do you cope with the temptation to
lash out your emotion? Do it in private. Do it before God. Do it through a
journal. You’ll find that it’s a two-way street. We pour out our hurts to God.
God lets His comfort stream in. Before you know it, you don’t need to lash out
at the people who care for you. Let the journal be your best friend : )
Love,
Yhang.
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