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What to Write in a Journal

Dr. Joseph Peck — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:00:01 +0000

What to write in a journal

is a common question for most people.

From: Seeds of SUCCESS
Date: Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Subject: Seeds of SUCCESS – What to Write in a Journal
To: Joseph Peck

April 19, 2011 – Vol. 4 Issue 7
What to Write in a Journal

Jim Rohn was the master of the journal. “If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual—keep a journal. Don’t trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down,” Rohn said. As such, a journal can be many things to many people. Here are a few ideas for how to use a journal:

Keep a tally of your daily ‘wins’ or accomplishments.
Keep notes on an ongoing problem you’re facing.
Write down ideas. The Magic of Thinking Big author David J. Schwartz writes, “Every day, lots of good ideas are born only to die quickly because they aren’t nailed to paper.”
Maintain your lifelong goal file. Writing down your aspirations in a journal helps build a file so that you can review your ideas over and over.
Keep a to-do list for big projects. Day-to-day tasks can be scheduled in Outlook, but larger-scale projects are perfect for recording in a journal.
Jot down inspirational quotes and why they impact you.
Keep a dream journal bedside.
Handwrite important facts, statistics or phone numbers to help cement them in your mind.
Tear out a page and write a note to someone important in your life.

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Keeping a Journal- One of the Three Treasures to Leave Behind by Jim Rohn

Dr. Joseph Peck — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:52:31 +0000

From: Jim Rohn’s Newsletter
Date: Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 11:52 AM
Subject: Jim Rohn Newsletter – Keeping a Journal
To: Randy Peck

1. Keeping a Journal- One of the Three Treasures to Leave Behind by Jim Rohn
(excerpted from his How to Use a Journal audio CD)

If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal. Don’t trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down.

I used to take notes on pieces of paper and torn-off corners and backs of old envelopes. I wrote ideas on restaurant placemats. On long sheets, narrow sheets and little sheets and pieces of paper thrown in a drawer. Then I found out that the best way to organize those ideas is to keep a journal. I’ve been keeping these journals since the age of 25. The discipline makes up a valuable part of my learning, and the journals are a valuable part of my library.

I am a buyer of blank books. Kids find it interesting that I would buy a blank book. They say, “Twenty-six dollars for a blank book! Why would you pay that?” The reason I pay 26 dollars is to challenge myself to find something worth 26 dollars to put in there. All my journals are private, but if you ever got a hold of one of them, you wouldn’t have to look very far to discover it is worth more than 26 dollars.

I must admit, if you got a glimpse of my journals, you’d have to say that I am a serious student. I’m not just committed to my craft; I’m committed to life, committed to learning new concepts and skills. I want to see what I can do with seed, soil, sunshine and rain to turn them into the building blocks of a productive life.

Keeping a journal is so important. I call it one of the three treasures to leave behind for the next generation. In fact, future generations will find these three treasures far more valuable than your furniture.

The first treasure is your pictures. Take a lot of pictures. Don’t be lazy in capturing the event. How long does it take to capture the event? A fraction of a second. How long does it take to miss the event? A fraction of a second. So don’t miss the pictures. When you’re gone, they’ll keep the memories alive.

The second treasure is your library. This is the library that taught you, that instructed you, that helped you defend your ideals. It helped you develop a philosophy. It helped you become wealthy, powerful, healthy, sophisticated and unique. It may have helped you conquer some disease. It may have helped you conquer poverty. It may have caused you to walk away from the ghetto. Your library- the books that instructed you, fed your mind and fed your soul- is one of the greatest gifts you can leave behind.

The third treasure is your journals: the ideas that you picked up, the information that you meticulously gathered. But of the three, journal writing is one of the greatest indications that you’re a serious student. Taking pictures, that is pretty easy. Buying a book at a bookstore, that’s pretty easy. It is a little more challenging to be a student of your own life, your own future, your own destiny. Take the time to keep notes and to keep a journal. You’ll be so glad you did. What a treasure to leave behind when you go. What a treasure to enjoy today!

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2. Vitamins for the Mind by Jim Rohn

Happiness

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want.

Happiness is not an accident. Nor is it something you wish for. Happiness is something you design.

How sad to see a father with money and no joy. The man studied economics, but never studied happiness.

The greatest source of unhappiness comes from inside.

Happiness is the art of learning how to get joy from your substance.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

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3. Your Dream Begins Today by Les Brown

What will your life be like when you’ve achieved your most deeply held dreams? Let’s take a look at how you can start living your dreams this very day.

Do you have a dream, a vision of the life you wish to live?
How specific is that dream?
How clear is that vision?
How do you intend to reach it?
What obstacles stand in your way?
Are your fears holding you back or are you using them to move you forward?

Your fears can actually lead you to success. Fear is an intense emotion. But that doesn’t mean it has to control you, or even stop you. Fear can prepare you and push you forward just as strongly as it can hold you back. Fear heightens your awareness and increases your physical strength. Fear brings your mind to sharp focus. With all that going for you, does it make sense to just run and hide? Of course not. Fear gets you in shape to take action!

Are you waiting for things to get better before moving ahead? If you’re serious about success, you need to start taking action today. If you’re waiting for things to be perfect, you’ll wait forever and nothing will ever get done.

The way to achieve is to bloom where you’re planted, to do what you can, where you are, with what you have. It’s easy to think up excuses for not taking action. “If only I had more hours in the day. If only I had a better job. If only I could meet the right person.” But excuses won’t bring you anything of value. You’ve got to change your “if only” into an “I will.” “I will make better use of my time. I will work on improving my career. I will create and nurture my relationships.”

Take a chance. Have faith in yourself. Your circumstances will improve when you make the effort to improve them. Start where you are right now. You have everything it takes to reach for whatever you desire. Stop wishing. Use your time, your energy, your thoughts and efforts to make it happen! You’ll be glad you did!

“You have to do more than you get paid for because that’s where the fortune is.” – Jim Rohn

Blessings to keep a journal to leave a rich legacy!

Joseph

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The Top 5 Reasons For Christians to Start and Maintain a Prayer Journal

Dr. Joseph Peck — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:57:39 +0000

The Top 5 Reasons For Christians to Start and Maintain a Prayer Journal
We Need One More Than We Know!

Source: http://olinepublishing.blogspot.com/ (posted Dec 15, 2009)

1) You Will Develop a More Intimate Relationship With our Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I’m sure you have written a love letter back when you were young, or wrote a sympathetic poem, both males and females. There is something about clearly putting down your feelings on paper that makes them more concrete and understandable/manageable by you. The same is true with your lifelong relationship with God. When you take time out to just sit down and focus on the ‘Great I AM’, and the reality of who He is to you expands your comprehensiveness. Do this on a regular basis, and you will be amazed at how much deeper and more real your understanding and your connection to the Lord will be.

2) It Will Revolutionize Your Faith! When you are going through a trial, it is great to have the living Word of God (Bible) there by your side. You can meditate on the countless times God came through for His people in the past. However, having your own book of answered prayers from the Lord in addition with your Bible can be even much better and truly revealing. Your prayer journal will be a ready reminder of the actual times God’s faithfulness was to you when you needed it most.

3) It Makes God’s Word Real (Living/Breathing)! Using a prayer journal is an excellent means of Bible Study and daily devotion. When you journal on the things God reveals to you personally, through the studying of His Word, the letters no longer just sit on the pages. It allows Him to reveal what they mean for you exactly where you are at that time.

4) You’ll Be More Focused During Your Prayer/Meditation Time! Have you ever been praying and the next thing you know, you’re thinking about today’s ‘To Do List’ or something else totally off topic? Writing down your prayers and intentions keeps you focused where it needs to be – on spending time with your Heavenly Father and what He wants for you to know for that moment.

5) You’ll Create A Lasting Legacy of Faith! Over time, your prayer journal will develop into a beautiful love story between you and the Lord. It will hold all of the truths that He reveals to your heart throughout the years of your daily journey with Him, and His great provision for your family through the years. A lasting legacy of faith and your ‘daily walk with the Lord’ – Wouldn’t that be something wonderful to pass on to future generations?

Would it be good for you to know where a child of God thoughts and feelings were on a certain but common issue? Would it help to know that another child of God really struggled with ‘this’ and ‘that’ and how God helped move them pass the confusion and struggle into ‘His light of clarity’? You bet it would be helpful and that is what you can leave for your loved ones. Remember it truly helps us humans to know that we aren’t the only one who struggles with a certain issue(s). We don’t like to be too very different than another and that is what you can leave for and to help your future loved ones.

Now because OLIN never wants to be just ‘average’ we have included with our prayer journal e-kit many other Christian helps and tools. Such as a printable tri-fold brochure called, ‘Find The Right Bible Passage’. You can print out as many as you want. Hand them out to others at work,school or the club. It is the most effective way we know of how to get another to open and read the Bible. We’ve also included several prayer books for your family to read, re-read and really dive in deep to understanding just what prayer, really is. A bunch of beautiful Christian stationery to write letters to others or to use as ‘household pin-up notes’. A large 482 page family devotional and six (6) different versions of the Holy Bible and a couple of easy to remember prayer books just for the kids. All this as well as the tools to be a better prayer warrior such as ‘custom Christian index cards’, ‘prayer time notification cards’, and ‘I prayed for you today’ printable mini booklets to handout’. This is the bulk of the e-kit, it includes a few other tools and helps but I didn’t want this to get too long. You can get all the details about our ‘Prayer Journal e-kit with Christian Stationery’ here .

So now we hope you better understand about prayer journals and what types of spiritual benefits it can bring you. We decided to lower our price on our package in order for more Christians to be able to give gifts during the holidays. We have even gone as far as to say but one e-kit, make everyone in your home a private prayer journal, then cretae a family prayer journal. Next give out individual printouts, a single e-book or make a three e-book set to give to another on your gift list. So please understand that when we said we would allow all this sharing and even lowered the price to under ten dollars, we can’t think of a easier way for cash strapped families to be able to still give gifts! We even have a link on the sales page for the e-kit that will open a window and instruct you in giving e-products if you don’t already know how to.

I really hope I have answered all the questions, given enough idea’s as to how to be able to give gifts this holiday. We have come to the fact that ten dollars is better than no dollars as we make our holiday plans and so on.So like I said in the last post, ‘It’s Almost a Christmas Miracle’, not because of just a ten dollars sale! No! Because it will allow those a chance to give gifts to their families and friends and we will have just enough for our plans!It’s about pulling it all together to work for ALL of us that makes it seem, Almost Like A Christmas Miracle. Please take advantage of this incredible offer but more importantly, make and use a prayer journal in the up-coming new year for you, your family and your friends. God bless, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at OLIN!

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Roy Twogood Jr is Managing Director of OLIN e-Publishing Company & OLINeBooks, Denver Colorado – http://olin.tk/ . Sure, go ahead and pass this around so your friends can take advantage as well! Thanks

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Posted by OLINeBooks At 9:10 AM on Dec 15, 2009

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Joseph

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#WFJ: BE in Me and in My Word

Dr. Joseph Peck — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:15:34 +0000

REST: I went to bed at 11:15 pm and set my PDA alarm for 5:55 am. I woke up around 4:35 am to use the bathroom and came back to bed. I lay in bed resting and reflecting until about 5:25 am, when I began listening to my scheduled iTunes playlist for Day #5.
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ABIDE: I listened to my scheduled iTunes playlist for Day #5, including – “The Lord’s Prayer” (sung by Robert and Robin Kochis), I AM Track #5 (God of Sacrifice), Psalms 21-25, Proverbs 5, Acts 5, and “I Bless You.” Thank You Jesus!

I AM Track #5: “God of sacrifice: I AM the Christ. I AM the cup of the blood. I AM the eternal sacrifice. I AM the blood that cleanses you from sin. I AM the crucified Messiah of Calvary. I AM your righteousness. I AM the Yom Kippur offering to expiate all sins. I AM worthy to open and read the scroll. I AM Noah’s ark in a world still filled with sin. I AM the wine and the bread. I AM alive forever more. I AM the sprinkled blood of the Lamb on the doorposts of Israel. I AM the door to the Father. I AM the LORD who rescues those with a contrite spirit. I AM God’s Son sent to be seen face to face. I AM He that left heaven for you. I AM your sanctification. I AM the blood atonement. I AM God’s only Son. I AM eternally blind to what I’ve forgiven. I AM the bread of life broken for you. I AM He who blots out your transgressions. I AM supplication. I AM the pierced Messiah. I AM the keeper of the keys to Hades and death. I AM the God of your salvation. I AM the Lamb that was slain. I AM the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I AM outside the camp. Come to Me! I AM the way, the truth, and the life.

WELLNESS: I brushed my teeth and then took a long shower. I took the Mannatech Optimal Support packet and Immunostart. Thank You Jesus!

ABIDE: After taking holy communion, I reviewed my top annual goals and 36 Christian ways to reduce stress. Then I came to my desk and begin journaling while listening to David Teems. Thank You Jesus!

(7:20 am)
BE in Me and in My Word. I AM My Word. I AM holy. My Word is holy. We go hand-in-hand.

Randy, write down the 3 simple secrets to ABUNDANT fruit.

Three simple daily habits that will TRANSFORM your life!

ABIDE in Jesus by following the 3 simple habits of Bruce Wilkinson
Read my annual goals for 6 areas of my life three times each day, while meditating on the Word of God
Write top 5 things to accomplish each day (Set SIMPLE daily goals)

OK, now apply them. Then get ready for your [inaugural Words From Jesus] webinar. Check your emails first.

Joseph

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Reason #6 To Journal: REST, REFLECTION, AND REVELATION – The Tricord Of LEVERAGE

Dr. Joseph Peck — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:55:22 +0000

REST!!! It’s not just a good idea; it’s a command from Jesus.

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

If your life was compared to a train, how fast would you say that train is going?
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the level of stress in your life?
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your energy level?

Journaling helps you slow down your RPM’s – that’s a guarantee. That leads to REST, which in turn allows REFLECTION. Reflection leads to character transformation and a contemplative life. For those born again of the Spirit of God, that leads to REVELATION from God. Together rest, reflection and revelation, form the tri-cord of LEVERAGE. And leverage equals speed. It’s being able to get a lot more done with much less effort for God’s sake.

Most people in America live unexamined lives. Their pace of life is so fast that they don’t have time to catch or notice the blessings that God drops down from heaven every day. They fail to appreciate the precious gift of every day of life and God’s precious creation surrounding them.

The Bible emphasizes over and over and over again the importance of having a thankful heart and praising God in all circumstances. God created us as human beings, not as human doings. You who labor and are heavy leaden, STOP working so hard and come to Jesus NOW. He give you the rest you sorely need and deserve. Jesus will also help carry your burden as you become equally yoked to Him. That’s power – God’s POWER.

Your diamonds are in your backyard. Put another way, God has already provided ALL the resources you need to do what He is asking you to do today. “When the student is ready, the Master (Coach) appears.”

On June 19, 2008, while my wife and I were driving 6.5 hours from Culpeper, Virginia to Glenridge, New Jersey, we listened to a CD discussing health and wellness. That CD discussed the importance of anti-oxidants to combat the damaging effects of free radicals. Stress increases free radicals in your body which in turn cause a whole host of medical problems, including atherosclerosis (heart disease, strokes) and cancer. Your body needs rest – every week, nearly every day. Your body also needs regular exercise.

You and I are not the answer to the world’s problems. Jesus is! However, in Christ, with Christ, and through Christ, we can collectively change lives and disciple nations. What else matters? What is your role in the Body of Christ?

Blessings to plan plenty of time to Rest, Reflect, and receive Revelations!

Joseph

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Reason #3 To Journal: Build Your FAITH BY REMEMBERING What God Has Done

Dr. Joseph Peck — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:55:43 +0000

A third reason to journal is it helps you remember what God has done when you write it down. Over and over again in the Bible, God told His people, “Remember!” He instructed them to build altars, set down stones, teach their children, etc. so they would remember the great deeds of God.

Writing down your prayers helps you remember them. Then it’s much easier to recognize answers to prayer when they come. That builds faith. God teaches us that without faith it’s impossible to please God. Prayer and faith go hand-in-hand.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, we praise You as the God of HIStory. You told Your people in the Bible over and over to Remember!” One of the best ways to remember what You’ve done and to discern what You are doing is to journal. Bless my readers to comprehend the significance of journaling. May You bless my upcoming Journaling course to help participants grow in their faith. Thank You Jesus. Amen and hallelujah!

Blessings to journal to remember what God has done!

Joseph

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UNCOMMON Journaling is the key
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Reason #1 To Journal: SLOW DOWN To MEDITATE On The Word Of God

Dr. Joseph Peck — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:59:01 +0000

To be spiritually healthy, you must ruthless eliminate hurry from your life!

BE STILL and KNOW that I AM God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! (Psalm 46:10)

What does a hurry-free life look like to you?

One of the best reasons to journal is that it helps you to SLOW DOWN, to meditate on the Word of God and to hear God’s quiet, still voice.

God promises He will be exalted among the nations if we will just be still and know that He is God. God will be exalted in your home, neighborhood, church, business, and ministry when you are still and know I AM. He is sufficient. You see, it’s the presence of God that changes you and your circumstances. Everywhere God is miracles happen.

We live in a hurry-sick culture! For months, my background image on my computer desktop reminded me each morning that the secret of my future was hidden in my daily routine. Next to that I had Psalm 1 verses 1 through 3.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. (Psalm 1:1-3)

Basically, God says blessed is the man who delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on it day and night. But what does it mean to meditate? It means much more than just reading the Bible.

An online dictionary at www.freedictionary.com defines “meditate” this way:
1) To reflect on; contemplate
2) To think or reflect, especially in a calm and deliberate manner.

Journaling is the number one tool I have discovered to rest (slow down) and reflect. The number one life lesson I’ve learned over the past seven is this, “To be spiritually healthy, you must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”

God says, “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). Pastor Rick Warren says, “Love and hurry are incompatible!” Slowing down helps bring God’s peace that surpasses all understanding.

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, thank You for the many ways you work in my life to get me to SLOW DOWN to meditate on the Word of God. Thank You for this wonderful habit of journaling that allows me to notice your footprints and fingerprints around me every day. I pray that you will work in the lives of my readers to SLOW DOWN to better understand who You are and how they fit into Your master plan. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.

Blessings to SLOW DOWN to meditate on the Word of God!

Joseph

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Twelve Benefits

Dr. Joseph Peck — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:40:28 +0000

Twelve Great Reasons To Journal

When the “WHY” gets big enough, the “HOW” will work itself out.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. (Psalm 143:5)

What are your needs?
What are your dreams?
What is your DESTINY?

Let’s talk first about why you should journal. What are the benefits for you? Unless you are convinced that journaling is going to make a big difference in your life, you are very likely to give up on this great habit before it’s firmly established. But when the “WHY” gets big enough, the “HOW” will work itself out.

Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life, says the purpose of the Bible is to change lives and the purpose of preaching is to change lives. The purpose of journaling is to change your life. It’s that simple.

Here are twelve (12) great reasons to journal that I discovered through my own extensive personal journaling experiences:

SLOW DOWN To MEDITATE On The Word Of God – Hear God’s Quiet Still Voice
Allow God To Be Your MASTER COACH
Build Your FAITH BY REMEMBERING What God Has Done
Keep Your PRIORITIES In Order
Great Spiritual HABIT (Discipline)
REST, REFLECTION, And REVELATION – The Tricord Of Leverage
Build Your PRAYER life
Learn And Apply Valuable LIFE LESSONS
Establish UNCOMMON Relationships
Live An UNCOMMON Life (Dream BIG)
GET ORGANIZED
Keep Your COMMITMENTS

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Prayer Power
Most gracious and merciful heavenly Father, I thank You for my wonderful habit of journaling. Thank You for all the fruit I have experienced in my life by writing my thoughts down and reflecting on those. Thank You for the new work You are doing through this journaling blog. May You open the eyes of understanding of my visitors to the power of journaling in their own lives. In Yeshua’s name I pray. Amen and hallelujah!

Blessings to know and EXPERIENCE GOD through journaling!

Joseph

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LORD, How Often Should I Pray?

Dr. Joseph Peck — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:55:29 +0000

“Prayer opens the way for the Word of God to run without hindrance. It creates the atmosphere that is favorable for the Word to accomplish its purpose.” – E.M. Bounds

“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!” – Psalm 150-6

LORD, How Often Should I Pray?

Isn’t that a great question? When you ask the LORD the question and write down your answer, where do you think the answer will come ? From your own thoughts or from the LORD?

This morning, the LORD told me to write a YDB devotional titled “How Often Should I Pray?” That was what Jeremiah Lamphier wrote on the handbills he passed around announcing the weekly prayer meetings at the North Dutch Reformed Church on Fulton Street in New York City on September 23, 1857. His obedience led to what may have been the greatest prayer revival in the history of America.

The LORD wants to remind people about our weekly community prayer gathering today at Noon at Reformation Lutheran Church (415 S Main Suite # 101, Culpeper, VA 22701).

What has happened spiritually in the past week in our community and my network has been enormous.

Seven days ago, on Wed Aug 26, I attended the monthly prayer gathering at the Culpeper Train Depot. Pastor GW Dameron, the one who initiated this, calls it “Christ In Culpeper.” During that meeting the presence of God was so strong. Several people commented about that afterwards.

While listening to other people’s prayers during that prayer time, I saw the image of a large waterwheel dipping down into the water (God’s living water) and bringing water up to people waiting in the window above. I was also prompted strongly in my spirit to restart a weekly prayer gathering in Culpeper. And when I got home, I found a letter (article) in the mail from Burt Swardstrom titled “Prayer Revival In America.”

That led me to call Pastor Brad Hales to ask for permission to hold the prayer gatherings at Reformation Lutheran Church in downtown Culpeper where he pastors. Brad was excited told me his church was open for prayer every day of the week.

So the next morning, I wrote a YDB devotional titled “Prayer Revival In America” and got great feedback from that.

After writing that devotional, Elizabeth Powell called me out-of-the-blue to follow up with someone I met at the Global Day of Prayer in early June. When I invited her to come to noon community prayer gathering on Sep 2, she told me she would. I learned that Elizabeth will already be at Reformation Lutheran Church for a weekly bible study from 11-noon on Wednesdays.

Elizabeth and her now deceased husband Bill played a key role in the Powell Wellness Center becoming a reality in Culpeper. Elizabeth is also the one who hosted the Experienced God life group that I began attending in January. That group was responsible for the birth of the Experience God Through Journaling webinars I hosted. And so much eternal fruit has come from those.

On Friday Aug 28, Julia and I went to Massanutten to have dinner with my parents and stay overnight. We watched their slide show with about 400 photos from their recent 3 week trip to 7 countries in Europe.

Then on Saturday and Sunday (August 30 and 31), Julia and I went with good friends to Culpeper County High School to see the Power Team perform. They were awesome. We witnessed about 150 decisions for Christ – young, old, all races and ethnic groups. I learned the Power Team has the most popular school assembly in the entire United States. Wow!

On Monday August 31, Patrick and Becky Badstibner drove to Culpeper to meet with me. I took them to dinner at Ruby Tuesday. I just got introduced to Pat for the first time on August 21 by Bob Sims when he was giving me a lesson on Tweetdeck. Bob met Pat through Twitter and built a strong relationship. Pat began worldprayr on Twitter in April 2009 and that has quickly grown to become the largest prayer network on Twitter, the most powerful networking platform. After meeting with me, Pat asked for me to be on his council of elder for worldprayr.

Yesterday, I drove to Richmond to host two live seminars to inspire people to establish a powerful online presence to share their stories, products, and services with the world. Only 13 people had signed up online before I left home, but about 25-28 people attended the events. What happened and the responses I got were so encouraging.

Prayer Power
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your grace, Your amazing grace. I am so humbled by what You did yesterday, with the encouragement Your provided, badly needed encouragement. Thank You for going before me, watching my backside, cleaning up my messes, protecting me, and bringing me home safely last night. Thank You for this song “Christ Before Me” that Jerry sent me. May you richly bless today’s prayer gathering. May this ignite a fire of prayer revival. Thank You Jesus. Amen and hallelujah!

Blessings to receive a clear answer from the LORD with how often you should pray!

Joseph

Empower 2000, Inc.
Empowering and Connecting a New Generation of Godly THOUGHT LEADERS
POWER NETWORKING God’s Army Around the World
Changing Lives to Disciple Nations

P.S. Sign up TODAY for my free E-course “30 Days To Breakthrough!” God wants to transform your life NOW!

P.S.S. Spiritual Journaling will transform your life!

UNCOMMON Journaling is the key
to unlock YOUR dreams!

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An UNCOMMON Seed

Dr. Joseph Peck — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:55:12 +0000

“An uncommon seeds always yields an uncommon harvest!” – Dr. Mike Murdock

So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.’” (Zechariah 4:6)

What is your soul purpose?
What one habit can you establish to discover that?

The LORD has really been working in my life on how best to COACH and bless those he has placed in my sphere of influence. With all the people I know and who ask for my help, it’s not really practical for me to coach people one-on-one. I have come to the conclusion that God wants me to coach people in groups of 15 and 1,000.

Since journaling is the lead domino for my life and I do more journaling than almost anyone in the world, God has prepared me to teach others. Therefore, coaching others to journal effectively will be my primary focus. As a physician and LIFE coach, I have a desire to positively impact the WELLNESS of leaders, businesses, and communities. Using the web to exponentially multiplying people who journal well will be one of the main ways to accomplish this.

In the past year, God has connected me with several UNCOMMON Destiny LIFE coaches. One is Dr. Jerry Graham. Another is Ben Stewart. As a certified Lifeforming Leadership Coaches walking in our destinies, we will lead groups to COACH people to discover and fulfill their own destinies.

Through my extensive journaling (now on the computer) over the past 7 years, God has coached me to get in alignment with my assignment to fulfill my destiny. Now I’d like to share some of my experiences and methods with you to COACH you to journal in UNCOMMON ways to experience breakthroughs in your life. Discover YOUR Destiny!

Take a step toward discovering YOUR destiny and REGISTER TODAY for one of these FREE webinars titled “UNCOMMON Journaling for Breakthroughs!”

Thursday, June 5, 2 – 3 pm
Wednesday, June 11, Noon – 1 pm
Wednesday, June 11, 8 – 9 pm
Thursday, June 12, 4-5 pm

Participants in these webinars will be given the option to join a 5 week (35 day) online journaling course in small groups of up to 15 people. These classes will be led by me and Dr. Jerry Graham, one of the top LIFE Focus coaches in the world. Each student will be taught and expected to journal every day. After 35 days, journaling will become an enjoyable, steady habit. Jerry and I will be coaching student regarding LIFE Focus. Seize this UNCOMMON Opportunity!

We have had a very good response from the first two webinars we already did.

I like what Bill Gates (Microsoft) says, “If we don’t act on a good idea within 24 hours, we are less than 50% likely to ever act on it. If we haven’t acted on it inside of days, then we are less than 2% likely to ever act on it.”

Prayer Power
Heavenly Father, I praise You as the Master Coach with Master Plan. Thank You for coaching me to this point where I can now coach others in small groups to discover and fulfill their soul purpose. I pray that many people on my devotional list will choose to reorder their priorities and seize this UNCOMMON opportunity to participate in one of these upcoming journaling webinars. Thank You Jesus. To You be all glory, honor, and praise! Amen and hallelujah!

Link of the Day
UNCOMMON Journaling for Breakthroughs

Blessings to seize this opportunity to discover your soul purpose!

Joseph

Empower 2000, Inc.
Empowering and Connecting a New Generation of Godly THOUGHT LEADERS
POWER NETWORKING God’s Army Around the World
Changing Lives to Disciple Nations

P.S. Sign up TODAY for my free E-course “30 Days To Breakthrough!” God wants to transform your life NOW!

P.S.S. Spiritual Journaling will transform your life!

UNCOMMON Journaling is the key
to unlock YOUR dreams!