There are several different ways you can feel closer to God and heal through writing. Listen as I share them and see which one you feel you can incorporate better into your own life.

6 Different Ways to Write & Connect with God1. Journaling

• You can journal about hopes, dreams, expectations, sorrows and gratitudes
• The health benefits to journaling

2. Being Grateful

• I’ve been journaling 3-5 things I am thankful for on an almost daily basis for a couple of years. It is a powerful practice.
• Harvard Health did a study where they showed people who journaled about gratitude came to realize that the source of blessings lay in part outside of themselves (with God) and helps them connect with something larger than they are.
• Helps you notice the hand of God in your life
• Studies show you’re happier when you write about things you are thankful for daily.

3. Write to Heal

• Write a letter to God about grief, sorrow, hard things in your life
• Read it out loud to God and then just sit there & feel His answer.
• Read/Listen to what happened to my friend Shanna Johnson when she followed her therapist’s advice to try this.
• Write a letter to you from God.

4. Write Down a Prayer

• Sometimes I get distracted while praying and so it helps if I can write down bullet points of things I want to talk to God about 
• I also have a list of people I need to pray for
• Remember King David’s Psalms in the Old Testament are powerful written prayers and use those examples to write your own prayer to God.

5. Write Affirmations

• I share 6 Bible Based Affirmations you can write or say daily to help you connect more powerfully with God
• You can get the download of these here (or you can write your own)

6. Speech to Text

• If you don’t feel you are very good at writing, you can use one of the cool speak to text features so you can still get the powerful benefits of connecting to God through (speaking/writing)

There are several different ways you can feel closer to God and heal through writing. Listen as I share them and see which one you feel you can incorporate better into your own life.

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Transcription

You can find the transcription of today's episode here: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/podcasts/6-ways-to-connect-to-god-through-writing