Into the New Year- with Intent

 

This first part of 2021 has been 

to set up some of the practices

that I will continue to use as 

spiritual formation resources in my life.

Here is a photo of the Joy Journal 

that I have set up in a monthly 2 page layout.

The left side has spaces for noting 

one gift a day, a blessing, a gift.

I have done this practice for over 10 years now.

You can see the count on the side of the page

and by the end of January 2021- 

it will be 3558 days of gifts.

I would not remember all of His goodness

 unless I wrote it down.

The right side is what I call-

 Prayers by the Month.

There is a Scripture to pray into the situations

and over the people collected here on this page.

This practice helps me to "Actually Pray"

for the things and people

 I say will pray for in my life.

This free resource is from 

Visual Faith Ministry.

gifts-of-joy-journal-by-bev-wicher

This year I also set up my calendar 

tiny doodles journal for the whole year.

 I use a calendar from Concordia Publishing House

 and then cut it into thirds to fit my Traveler's Notebook.

This has a worked well for me this way now for three years.

 So, I will continue recording a phrase

 or image for each day from my daily devotions.

Any calendar will work and any devotion does also.

I choose 4 colored pencils 

for each month to make it simple.

 The calendars for the year can be downloaded right here:

cph-portals of prayer-calendars

Once a month I also set up my resources 

for the practice of Worship into the Week-

 using resources from Visual Faith Ministry.

There are half sheets, 

and Bible verses and the new resources

 has a Gelli print and some extra goodies. 

worship-into-the-week-faith-planner-kit

All I need comes right to my mailbox

 for setting up my 3 ring journal.

 I have been doing this practice for over 3 years now

 and it follows the 3 year Lectionary

 and has blessed my Worship life.

So- instead of making all sorts

 of New Year's resolutions- 

I used my time to set up a framework

 for being in the Word

 and recording the journey, 

so the I may tell the story

 of His Faithfulness in 2021.

Would you like to join me?

Print out the resources and come along!

Give the Holy Spirit something to work with!