Hi Trish. Thank you for commenting. When I wrote “the inner room of intimacy” I meant that place where you just sense God’s presence so thick. For me personally it means spending time with Him — telling Him my concerns, reading His word, reminding myself of what’s true, worshipping through music. Usually when I linger for a while before Him and really turn my thoughts to Him and His truth, I experience that “inner room” idea.

However, as believers, we won’t always “feel” those emotional highs. But in Christ we’re called righteous and holy no matter how we feel.

About journals, and prayer in general, I find it most helpful when I follow what the Psalmists typically do. I write or voice my struggles or concerns, but I don’t stop there. I then remind myself of what’s true about God. I remind myself of things He has promised even in the midst of trials. Replacing my worries with truth.

I hope that somehow encourages you. Praying for you, Trish. It’s a journey, a marathon. Keep on running.

Can you please explain what the inner room of intimacy is? I would guess maybe the quiet time with God. But, I am sooooo struggling learning to “listen” and hearing God speak about things I ask about (not audibly), but I get nothing. Can someone explain this and give me a visual? 🙂

Also, what do you write in your prayer journals? I’ve tried but I get going and write and write and write. Then, I feel like I just repeat myself day after day. Sometimes I don’t know what I’m doing and I think I don’t know how to be a Christian. :(. Thanks!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for taking the time and “staying in community.” 🙂 It’s so true. If we don’t engage the battle, we forfeit. There isn’t an in-between. Thanks for sharing your heart, Meaghan.

Yes, your answer on the second question is so great. Whenever we are walking through something, we gain strength by remembering what He has already carried us through. With God ALL things are possible!! Glad to hear He is building you up and you are realizing things about yourself, taking steps to allow His Spirit to work in you. God is so faithful and He will never leave us nor forsake us!!

#1 – The words that gripped me most were, pg 23 “I preached His truth to my soul . . . I often struggled to believe Him, but in spite of my feelings, I bound myself to His Word.” WOW, this challenged me to engage in the battle, to pick up the armor that I put down and got too busy, too tired, too discouraged to fight with.

#2 – For me it’s in the unseen, the thoughts and attitudes of my heart. I must be vigilant to take captive every thought that does not line up to His Word, to cast down every lie of the enemy, to shake off every doubt that tries to choke the truth.

#3 – I left that answer blank in the book. I am believing God is molding and forming a new heart from the brokeness. So for now I’ll simply say it’s indescribable!

I was thinking of the same song…love it!!

That inner room of intimacy — how I constantly crave to remain there. And how gracious He is to draw me back when I step away. Love to you, sister.

Oh thank you for reminding me of this song! I pray that both of us look to Christ as our rock, even more so, in the future.

Pampered Chef is by no way silly or irrelevant; it is hard to have a home business such as this, and I admire you for it! I too, homeschooled my youngest for several years, so I completely understand your feeling of isolation. I worked outside of our home for several years after he re-entered the school system, but I am home, again, now. I hope your business opportunity will truly help you, and yes, I am searching for
my own identity as the Lord’s daughter, as opposed to being someone’s wife or
someone’s mom. That’s hard for me, but
with His help and the help of others here, I hope to find that identity; the only identity that really matters.
Blessings to you!