How to Start a Prayer Journal (And How to Stick With It!)

Planted In Truth

Planted In Truth

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✨ How to Start a Prayer Journal (That You’ll Actually Stick With!)

Do you struggle to stay consistent with prayer journaling? In this video, I’m walking you through exactly how I set up my prayer journal to help me be more intentional, consistent, and focused in my time with God.

I’ll share why I needed a new system, how I organized my journal, and simple ideas you can use to create your own—no fancy supplies required. Whether you're brand new to prayer journaling or just need a reset, this setup is designed to help you grow deeper in your relationship with the Lord.

💛 This isn’t about perfection—it’s about consistency, surrender, and seeing God’s faithfulness over time.

📖 In This Video:

Why I struggled with prayer journaling consistency
My simple prayer journal setup
Daily prayer structure (what to pray for each day)
How to organize prayer requests & answered prayers
The ACTS method + surrender
Common mistakes to avoid (perfection & burnout)
How I’m building prayer journaling into my morning routine

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Why I Set Up a Prayer Journal
2:20 Reason 1
2:31 Reason 2
2:56 Reason 3
3:27 Reason 4
3:40 What I Am Using
4:24 Prayer Journal Walk Through
4:38 Cover Page
5:00 Daily Prayers Page
6:42 How to Pray Page
7:46 Prayer Pages
8:01 End of the Month Page
8:41 Requests Page
9:17 The Lost Page
10:01 Praises Page
10:32 Help the Channel
10:41 Mistakes with a Prayer Journal
10:48 Perfection
11:42 Chore
12:23 My Plan
12:40 My Morning Routine
14:28 My Goal
14:59 Any Content Ideas?
15:18 Outro

🙏 My Goal:
To create a rhythm of intentional prayer and track God’s faithfulness in everyday life.

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What’s one thing that helps you stay consistent in prayer?
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