Welcome inside your Breakthrough Journal!
We are excited to partner with you on this journey as you discover God, life and yourself in this circumstance. Below are some additional tools to help you complete your journal.
Remember, this is your story. Go forward at your own pace and only complete what is relevant.
The journey is challenging. Breakthrough does not happen on its own. Your journal does not make your breakthrough happen; it’s a place to record and remember your progress. It is incumbent upon you to step forward, you must choose to be obedient to what God is telling you, and you must do the work. You are the only one who can walk through your victory. We are just grateful to be along with you for the ride and to cheer you on.
The ultimate prize is a relationship with Jesus Christ that you gain and who you become in the process. God bless you in your journey.
Materials
- Your Breakthrough Journal
- Your favorite pen or pencil
- Color pencils, markers, and/or highlighters of various colors
- An everyday “catch-all” journal
- An area of life that you would like to experience a breakthrough
- A heart that is open to God and ready to receive from Him
Your Personal Journal Content
As you write in your journal, it is important to go back and review your entries from time to time. Below is a list of things you might want to look out for and color code in your entries (especially in the free-wite, narrative and notes sections). Use your own color-coding style. I recommend highlighting the brightest: times when God speaks, requests and key lessons.
Narratives |
Side Note/pause in though |
Questions/wonderings |
God speaks: responses/answers to questions |
Concerns |
Requests (prayer requests) – [Your ASK] |
Patterns/repetition |
Lessons/major points/ key learning |
Convictions |
Breakthrough moments: Where did God show up Blessings, answered prayer, etc. |
Shadow Thoughts |
Action items/instruction/direction |
Helpful Verses
Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. (Matthew 18:19) |
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” (Matthew 21:22) |
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (Mark 11:24) |
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (John 14:13) |
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. (John 15:7) |
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. (John 15:16) |
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. (James 1:5-6) |
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. (1 John 5:14-15) |
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. (1 John 3:21-23) |
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me! (Psalm 66:18-20) |
I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! (Psalm 116: 1-2) |
How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours! (Psalm 116:5) |
Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. (Psalm 116:7) |
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. (Psalm 34:4-7) |
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles. (Psalm 34:17) |
Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. (Psalm 34:5) |
“This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength” (Isaiah 30:15a) |
The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does. The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. (Psalm 145:13-16) |
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble. (Daniel 4:37) |
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) |
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.(Ecclesiastes 11:5) |
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NIV |
Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. (Psalm 16:5-8) |
The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth. Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts. (Isaiah 26:7-8) |
You are dearly LOVED.
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. (Jeremiah 31:13)
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; (Psalm 103:11)
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. (Colossians 3:12)
Nothing can separate you from the love of God
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? …
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:35, 37-39)
You are Chosen, a Royal Priesthood, Holy – Set Apart, God’s Treasured Possession
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1 Peter 2:9)
For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession. (Deuteronomy 14:2)
And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. (Hebrews 10:10)
You are Foreknown, Predestined, Called, Justified, an Image Bearer of Christ, the First among many brothers and sisters
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5)
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. (Isaiah 43:1)
For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those He predestined, He also called; those he called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. (Romans 8:29-30)
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
You are The People of God; You have received mercy
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (1 Peter 2:10)
You are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. (Psalm 139:13-14)
You are God’s handiwork
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10)
You are Heard by God
Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. (Isiah 59:1)
In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. (Psalm 18:6)
I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. (Psalm 17:6)
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I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me. (Psalm 120:1)
When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place. (Psalm 118:5)
I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4) |
You are Seen by God
She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”
(Genesis 16:13)
You are Known by God
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.
You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. (Psalm 139:1-5)
He knows how we are formed; He remembers that we are dust. (Psalm 103:16)
You are thought of obsessively
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand—when I awake, I am still with you. (Psalm 139:17-18)
What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet (Psalm 8:4-6)
You Hear God, You See God, You Know God
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. (2 Corinthians 3:16)
…The sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” (John 10: 3b-5)
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— just as the Father knows me and I know the Father (John 10:14-15)
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him—these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:9-10)
There is a plan for your life
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)
All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be. (Psalm 139:16)
All things work together for your good
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who i have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
You are a Child of God
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! (1 John 3:1)
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God (John 1:12)
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. (Romans 8:16)
You are co-heirs with Christ
Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. (Romans 8:17)
You are one with God in Spirit
But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:17)
You are Provided For
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)
God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment (1 Timothy 6:17)
how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! (Matthew 7:11)
You are Kept by God
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’…Your heavenly Father knows that you need them. (Matthew 6:30-32)
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy (Jude 24)
You are the Apple of God’s eye
For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye — (Zechariah 2:8)
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings (Psalm 17:8)
To you belong Goodness, Mercy, Love, Joy Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness and Self-Control
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatia’s 5:22-23)
You have the Spirit of power love and a sound mind
The Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:6-7)
You are STRONG and COURAGEOUS
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9)
You have abundant life
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full. (John 10:10)
Your cup runs over
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, or You are with me;
*You are with me;
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23)
You are More than a Conqueror
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:31)
No weapon formed against you shall prosper
No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the LORD. (Isaiah 54:17)
By His stripes You Are Healed
Surely, he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:4-5)
You are SAVED
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved… for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:9-10, 13)
Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. (Jeremiah 17:14)
You are FORGIVEN
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1)
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103: 12)
The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing (Zephaniah 3:17)
You are FREE from the law of death and sin
Because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2)
You are FREE indeed
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (2 Corinthians 3:17)
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:36)
You were brought for a hefty price
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
You are a significant part of the body of Christ
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good…All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. (1 Corinthians 12:4-7,11)
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ…Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. (1 Coin 12:12, 27)
From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Ephesians 4:16)
You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:5)
You are worth dying for
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)
Just for kicks, we’ll borrow the blessings of God for the obedient Israelites.
If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:
- You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
- The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
- Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.
- You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
- The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.
- The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.
- The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in obedience to him.
- Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you.
- The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.
- The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.
- The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. (Deuteronomy 28:1-13)
This selection of scripture a reminder that we can trust God and we can trust ourselves as His children to hear Him when he speak when were are intent on listening. We can trust Him because he created us and knows us and loves us. We can trust because His word says He speaks to us and leads us and we can trust that we hear and recognize his voice and are safe to follow Him. |
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. (John 10:27) |
The sheep listen to His voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When He has brought out all his own, He goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow Him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” (John 10:3-5) |
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue You, Lord, know it completely. (Psalm 139:1-4) |
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; If I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. (Psalm 139:7-10) |
For He knows how we are formed, He remembers that we are dust. (Psalm 103:14) |
All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. (Psalm 139:16b) |
For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths. (Proverbs 5:21) |
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. (KJV) Psalm 37:23 The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.(NIV) The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.(NLT) (Psalm 37:23-24) |
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. (Psalm 32:8) |
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” (Isaiah 30:21) |
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand—when I awake, I am still with you. (Psalm 139:17-18) |
I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. (Psalm 16:7) |
I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I will bring him, and he will succeed in his mission. “Come near me and listen to this:…This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. (Isaiah 48:15, 17+18) |
“From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you. They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, ‘Yes, I knew of them.’ You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ears have not been open. (Isaiah 48:6-8) |
This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ (Jeremiah 33:2-3 |
However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” —the things God has prepared for those who love him— these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words… The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. (1Corinthians 2:9-16) |
And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. (Romans 8:27) |
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. (Romans 8:26) |
But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.(1 Corinthians 6:17) |
We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” (2 Chronicles 20:12) |
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:8,9) |
Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him. (Psalm 32:10) |
Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:12-13) |
“Speak, for your servant is listening.” (1 Samuel 3:10) |
The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth. Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts. (Isaiah 26:7-8) |
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD bestows favor and honor; No good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you. (Psalm 85:11-12) |
“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! (Matthew 7:9-11) |
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. (Psalm 139:1-5) |
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; (Psalm 103:13) |
For He knows how we are formed, He remembers that we are dust. (Psalm 103:14) |
So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them (v.31-32) |
For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. (Psalm 139:13) |
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. (Psalm 139:15-16) |
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. (Psalm 139:7-12) |
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4) |
Cast all your anxiety on him because He cares for you (1 Peter 5:7) |
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (-Jesus, John 16:33) |
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20) |
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. (Psalm 32:8) |
Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. (Psalm 16:5-6) |
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. (Psalm 16:7) |
The sheep listen to His voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When He has brought out all his own, He goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow Him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” (John 10:3-5) |
What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. (1 Corinthians 2:12) And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. (Romans 8:27) |
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. (Romans 8:26) |
For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (Philippians 2:13) |
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who i have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28) |
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11) |
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver. You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs. You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance. (Psalm 66:10-12) |
Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:13) |
He rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6c) |
The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing (Zephaniah 3:17) |
Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. I cried out to him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me! (Psalm 66:17-20) |
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, (1 Peter 3:12) |
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry (Psalm 34:15) |
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. (James 5:16) |
If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. (1 John 3:20-22) And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. (v. 23-24) |
The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. (Psalm 15:29) |
We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. (John 9:31) |
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. (1 John 5:14-15) |
I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. (Psalm 40:1) |
Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. (Isaiah 59:1-2) |
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. (Psalm 116:1)
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. (Psalm 32:8) |
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9) |
I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. (Psalm 16:7) |
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. (Psalm 16:11) |
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. (KJV) Psalm 37:23 The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.(NIV) The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.(NLT) (Psalm 37:23-24) |
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. (Psalm 130:7-10) |
All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. (Psalm 139:16) |
He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for You are with me. (Psalm 23) |
Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen. (Psalm 77:19) |
For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs. You let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance. (Psalm 66 10-12) |
Emotions List
We don’t always have the words to describe how we feel. Use the below list of emotions to assist with completing the Thoughts sections of the Journal (pages 26-65). (emotions not listed in a particular order)
aggressive | humiliated | bashful | confident |
alienated | hurt | bord | determined |
angry | ashamed | curious | enthusiastic |
annoyed | jealous | innocent | ecstatic |
anxious | lonely | puzzled | excited |
apathetic | mischievous | shocked | hopeful |
confused | miserable | shy | hysterical |
depressed | negative | sorry/apologetic | interested |
disappointed | pained | surprised | loved |
discouraged | paranoid | suspicious | lovestruck |
disgusted | repulsive | thoughtful | optimistic |
embarrassed | prideful | apprehensive | cared for |
envious | sad | undecided | peaceful |
delusional | rejected | indifferent | proud |
exhausted | regretful | skeptical | satisfied |
fearful | remorseful | reluctant | sure |
tightened | guilty | agitated | rejected |
frustrated | convicted | irritated | |
helpless | shame | tentative | |
hostile | stubborn | hesitant | |
combative | withdrawn |