Yesterday, I dusted off some old journals dating back to my early days in California and found an entry that gave me chills.
On September 22, 1999, I discuss an emotional conversation with God that included an impassioned plea for a wife. I had no idea at the time I penned that entry that in exactly eight years to the day, I would stand trembling in the front of the church, watching my bride walk toward me down the aisle .
The skeptic can dismiss such coincidences as pure chance–and maybe it is. But as I read my sappy and inconsistent journal entries, I can’t help seeing Psalm 23 in action. Each one tells of some trial or triumph the Shepherd saw me through. Even some of the most trivial entries relate an experience that completely changed my understanding of God and myself.
I highly recommend journaling if you don’t do it already. For a writer, it’s just good practice to take regular snapshots of your thoughts and experience. And as a follower of Christ, an occasional reading of your old entries can be very encouraging, and you might see trends in you life that you might miss just living day-to-day.
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