20 Journaling Prompts for Spiritual Development in the New Year

I’m a big fan of journaling.

A real big fan.

One of the reasons I am a fan of journaling is how it allows us to process out things in a way that gives space for honesty. And we can come back to it. We can reflect for a few days, come back to a thought, and keep it going. It allows our minds to meditate on the idea THROUGH the growth. One of the ways I have grown in my understanding of journaling over the last year is by using intentional prompts. They help guide me to the place of honesty and at times answer questions I might not want to at first. I also like coming back to the same question time and time again as I work through an idea.

If you want to experience greater spiritual growth in the new year and are not currently journaling, welcome to the biggest game-changer I can suggest.

Here are 20 Journaling Prompts to think about as we close out one year and move into the next.

1. Where did I experience the faithfulness of God this year?

2. Where and how did I exercise faithfulness this year?

3. What practices do I have in my life that help me encounter God more?

4. What are the biggest ways I grew closer to Jesus this year?

5. What am I most thankful for?

   1. The things that are new?

   2. The things that are old/well known in my life?

6. Where did I experience disappointment this year?

   1. How did I encounter Jesus in this disappointment?

7. Where did I experience healing this year?

8. What area of my life do I need to experience the healing of Jesus?

9. What sins have I gained freedom from?

10. Where have I experienced the protection of God?

11. How have I grown in personal holiness?

12. How have I grown in social and corporate holiness?

13. How has the heart of Jesus increased in me in a way that causes me to treat others differently?

14. What spaces in my life have been challenged by the Holy Spirit and caused me to change my mind?

15. Where do I need to be challenged to be more faithful?

16. How has God answered specific prayers this past year?

17. What are the ways I have learned to be more loving?

18. What is the place I have seen the most spiritual growth?

19. What parts of my life do I need to practice greater surrender and consecration to God?

20. What things make me grow closer to Jesus?

    1. What makes me go further away from Jesus?

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