Journaling

Hello everyone, sorry I haven’t been so active on my blog lately. However, I have been very busy with Heaven’s Talk. I’m very excited to re-launch Heaven’s Talk with exclusive interviews from great people of God such as Martin Smith (from Delirious?), Kirk Franklin, Philippa Hanna and many more! We will be covering so many different topics such as self-worth, racism, worship, self-harm and anxiety problems. I’ll keep you updated as to where and when Heaven’s Talk will be broadcasting this upcoming year.

Anyways today I just wanted to write about the importance of journaling. Journaling is simply writing about your daily experiences or reflections in a journal/diary. I used to think that this was for kids and so I often said that I outgrew my diary days. Nonetheless, I wasn’t aware of the benefits of journaling.

A few months ago, I was listening to the Jesus Culture Leadership Podcast when Doctor Heather Ridnour taught on the science of gratitude. In a nutshell, she outlines that we cannot experience negative and positive emotions together at the same time. Therefore when we cultivate a heart of gratitude (through intentionality), we displace negative emotions within us.

God’s Not Dead: the Cosmological Argument

Certainly the question of God’s existence crosses each person’s mind irrespective of whether you were born into a Christian household or not. We wonder if it is really true that there is a God and question whether we would be wasting our lives worshipping a non-existent God. It is a question that determines our final destination according to Saint Augustine. It is when we choose to either believe in God or reject him that our eternal home is prepared: heaven or hell. Some say that God is not as merciful as he claims to be if he sends people to hell; nonetheless, it is not that God is not merciful. His mercy was poured out for us on that cross; Jesus suffered more than any words could ever explain just to redeem you and I. When you choose to reject him now, in this life, you choose the devil’s side. That side is the side of rebellion and sin. What you are screaming to God is that “I do not want your goodness and I will take whatever consequence”. How is it that you can call him unmerciful? He is love but will not allow those who reject him to corrupt the paradise he prepared has for his children.