Because journaling clarifies my thoughts
Because journaling lessens the need to discuss hurts with other people
Because journaling can encourage the saints (think Oswald Chambers and Jim Elliot)
Because journaling will be an "omer of manna" for future generations (Exodus 16:32-33)
Because journaling reveals my motives
Because journaling collects my prayers
Because journaling shows my growth and how I have changed over time
Because journaling allows me to express myself, mistakes and all, with no expectations, no condemnation, no time expiration
Because journaling requires me to slow down in the midst of a chaotic world
Because journaling is an esoteric society - when I see someone with a journal I smile because they are "in" and my heart automatically warms toward them
Because journaling is therapeutic for my soul
Because journaling reveals my areas of failure and re-reading past journals reminds me to tread carefully
Because journaling synthesizes my life - my thoughts, my feelings, my prayers, my devotions, my favorite songs and verses all in the same place
Because journaling allows me to express the things I share with no one
Because journaling means lists of prayers and praises
Because journaling focuses my prayers
Because journaling is a private endeavor in the midst of a very public society (like Facebook)
Because journaling is so utterly different than homework (my grammar and spelling don't count, nor does my penmanship!)
Because journaling is a testimony of God's faithfulness and a reminder when I begin to doubt
