Christian Journaling — A Sacred Practice for Spiritual Growth, Healing, and Hearing God
I’ve been journaling since I was a kid, loving the practice of writing thoughts and revelations, whimsies and feelings down on paper. It helped me to regulate my emotions better, calming me in the midst of a storm and revealing to me my inner demons and insecurities. Slowing down and spending time by myself to process life and my days allowed me space between the world and me.
Recently, I started the practice of Christian journaling. I write my prayers down on my digital journal, asking God questions about my life that I couldn’t verbalize aloud and stilling myself to allow space to hear Him in my thoughts. Letting the Holy Spirit guide me in my meditations, I prayed to God and wrote down HIs answers to my prayers.
Christian journaling is the practice of writing with God — recording your prayers, reflections, struggles, blessings, and questions in His presence. It is a written dialogue with the Lord, guided by the Holy Spirit. It includes prayers, Scripture reflections, gratitude lists, confessions, spiritual insights, testimonies of God’s work, emotional processing, and dreams and goals with God’s guidance.
Christian journaling is powerful because it helps you to hear God more clearly. When you slow dow and reflect, the Holy Spirit brings clarity, conviction, and comfort. Journaling allows you to capture those whispers from God before the world drowns His voice out with its noise. It also strengthens your faith. Looking back at old journal entries can be comforting as you see God’s provision, mercy, and answered prayers and blessings written across the pages of your life. Journaling brings emotional healing, giving you a safe space to process pain, grief, anxiety, and trauma with Jesus — the One who restores the brokenhearted. Writing through Scripture verses helps you to internalize them, meditate on them, and apply them to your daily walk with God. Documenting blessings changes your perspective and shifts your heart towards joy and peace.
Here are 70 journal prompts that can help you journal and pray to God.
🕊 Prayer Prompts
Lord, what do You want to speak to me about today?
What burdens am I carrying that I need to surrender to You?
Jesus, what do You want me to trust You with this week?
Write a letter to God about the biggest worry in your heart.
What blessing from today can I thank God for?
Where did I see God’s presence today?
What do I need God to heal in me right now?
What miracle am I praying for?
📖 Scripture Reflection Prompts
Choose a verse and write what God is revealing to you through it.
How does this passage challenge or encourage me?
What command or promise stands out?
What is God’s character teaching me in this Scripture?
How can I apply today’s reading to my actions?
What sin is this passage convicting me of?
What hope is this verse giving me?
💛 Healing, Comfort, and Emotional Processing
Lord, here is what hurts—help me process it with You.
What fear do I need to bring into God’s light?
What lie have I been believing, and what is God’s truth instead?
When have I felt God’s comfort recently?
What wound or memory do I need to invite Jesus into?
Write a lament to God—He already knows your pain.
What anxiety am I releasing into God’s hands today?
What does God want me to forgive (or who)?
What do I want Jesus to restore in my life?
What is making my heart heavy today?
✨ Spiritual Growth & Transformation
Lord, who are You shaping me to become?
Which fruit of the Spirit do I want to grow in?
What character trait is God refining in me?
How has God been sanctifying me this month?
Where do I see myself resisting spiritual growth?
What spiritual discipline do I want to build?
Where is God calling me to obey Him more fully?
What sin patterns am I asking God to break?
What spiritual gift is God developing in me?
🪔 Identity in Christ
Who does God say I am?
What verse reminds me of my identity in Christ?
What labels or lies do I need to lay down?
How has God shown me I am loved this week?
What truth about God brings me peace today?
🌿 Gratitude & Joy
List 10 blessings from today, no matter how small.
Where have I seen God’s goodness this week?
What unexpected gift did God give me recently?
What answered prayers can I celebrate?
What brings me joy that I can thank God for?
🌅 Daily Reflection Prompts
What moment today drew me closer to God?
What moment today pulled me away from Him?
What emotion dominated me today, and why?
What am I proud of today? What do I repent of?
What did I learn about myself today?
What do I need to confess?
What grace did God show me today?
🧭 Purpose, Calling, and Discernment
Lord, where are You guiding me next?
What dream do I feel God placing on my heart?
What talents has God given me to steward?
What calling do I feel drawn to—and why?
What decisions do I need God’s wisdom for right now?
What barrier is holding me back from God’s calling?
💬 Listening to God
Write what you sense God speaking to your heart today.
What does His gentle correction look like in my life?
What encouragement is God giving me?
What Scripture is the Holy Spirit highlighting this week?
🌸 Inner Healing & Heart Renewal
Lord, reveal what I’m holding onto that I need to release.
What part of my heart needs softening?
What insecurity do I need God to heal?
In what ways is God teaching me to trust Him deeper?
✏️ Creative Spiritual Prompts
Write a psalm about your current season.
Write a prayer as if Jesus is sitting in front of you.
Create a list of “stones of remembrance” (big things God has done).
Write a testimony of God’s faithfulness in one area of your life.
Write your own version of a biblical promise God has given you.
Hope you enjoy the process of journaling! God bless.
