Episode 52 - Journaling & Hearing God's Voice Andrew Burchett Podcast

In this episode, Andrew shares how journaling can help us hear God's voice.

While many people have a love/hate relationship with journaling - there is a very helpful method of journaling called the "Immanuel Journaling" approach.



Proverbs 3:5–6 (The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language)

5–6 Trust GOD from the bottom of your heart;

don’t try to figure out everything on your own.

Listen for GOD’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;

he’s the one who will keep you on track.



Habakkuk 2:1-3 (NIV)

1 I will stand at my watch

and station myself on the ramparts;

I will look to see what he will say to me,

and what answer I am to give to this complaint.

2 Then the LORD replied:

“Write down the revelation

and make it plain on tablets

so that a herald may run with it.

3 For the revelation awaits an appointed time;

it speaks of the end

and will not prove false.

Though it linger, wait for it;

it will certainly come

and will not delay.



20 The LORD is in his holy temple;

let all the earth be silent before him.



Here’s how Journaling helps you hear God’s voice:

1. Helps you de-stress & detoxify (healthy venting)

2. Gets your thoughts out of your head, into words

3. Helps you to let go of the thoughts that distract you

4. Writing slows down your thoughts

5. Writing helps you to organize and prioritize your thoughts

6. Ending your “free write” with a question for God to answer




Link to The book Joyful Journey (Life Model Works):


https://www.amazon.com/Joyful-Journey-Dr-James-Wilder/dp/171183145X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=joyful+journey+listening+to+immanuel&qid=1686594145&sprefix=%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1


Link to the PDF of the Immanuel Journaling worksheet for you to try:


https://info.ncchico.org/hubfs/Joyful-Journaling-prompts.pdf