Comments on: My Low-Tech Spirituality… http://kevinbussey.com/2007/08/22/my-low-tech-spirituality/ confessions of a follower of Jesus Christ struggling to recover from legalism Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:06:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Anna Beth http://kevinbussey.com/2007/08/22/my-low-tech-spirituality/#comment-2713 Anna Beth Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:17:44 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=431#comment-2713 If you use Franklin-Covey religiously, does that mean you are part mormon?? Ha Ha! Just kidding! If you use Franklin-Covey religiously, does that mean you are part mormon?? Ha Ha! Just kidding!

]]> By: Angie http://kevinbussey.com/2007/08/22/my-low-tech-spirituality/#comment-2708 Angie Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:53:43 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=431#comment-2708 Kevin, My mother has journaled for as long as I can remember. It's interesting that you are willing to share yours. Hers are her personal thoughts and she doesn't want anyone reading them. We've always honored that request and have even volunteered to destroy them without reading them after she's gone. She often shares things she's written in her journal with us as God shows her new things or answers a direct prayer. One other system she uses is decidedly low-tech. She started about two years ago using index cards to keep her prayer life further organized. She usually has eight cards at a time. One for each day of the week and one for urgent requests. One day is dedicated to family, one day to friends, one day for her church and its leaders, missionaries, etc, one day for the school where she teaches, one day for political leaders and I'm drawing a blank on the others. She keeps the cards and makes notes as the prayers are answered. I have to admit that I am nowhere near her level of organization or dedication when it comes to my own prayer life. But, her methods are beneficial and I use her techniques successfully when I'm dedicated enough to do so. Kevin, My mother has journaled for as long as I can remember. It’s interesting that you are willing to share yours. Hers are her personal thoughts and she doesn’t want anyone reading them. We’ve always honored that request and have even volunteered to destroy them without reading them after she’s gone. She often shares things she’s written in her journal with us as God shows her new things or answers a direct prayer.

One other system she uses is decidedly low-tech. She started about two years ago using index cards to keep her prayer life further organized. She usually has eight cards at a time. One for each day of the week and one for urgent requests. One day is dedicated to family, one day to friends, one day for her church and its leaders, missionaries, etc, one day for the school where she teaches, one day for political leaders and I’m drawing a blank on the others. She keeps the cards and makes notes as the prayers are answered.

I have to admit that I am nowhere near her level of organization or dedication when it comes to my own prayer life. But, her methods are beneficial and I use her techniques successfully when I’m dedicated enough to do so.

]]> By: Neil http://kevinbussey.com/2007/08/22/my-low-tech-spirituality/#comment-2712 Neil Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:18:10 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=431#comment-2712 Debbie - I think I heart that same Charles Stanley sermon! It was a terrific overview of prayer and the values of journaling. Debbie - I think I heart that same Charles Stanley sermon! It was a terrific overview of prayer and the values of journaling.

]]> By: Neil http://kevinbussey.com/2007/08/22/my-low-tech-spirituality/#comment-2709 Neil Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:26:29 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=431#comment-2709 Glad to hear one of the pros uses the A-C-T-S model as well. I use that quite a bit to stay focused. I have done a little journaling but haven not been disciplined about it. Maybe I'll give it another try. Glad to hear one of the pros uses the A-C-T-S model as well. I use that quite a bit to stay focused. I have done a little journaling but haven not been disciplined about it. Maybe I’ll give it another try.

]]> By: Debbie Kaufman http://kevinbussey.com/2007/08/22/my-low-tech-spirituality/#comment-2707 Debbie Kaufman Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:58:38 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=431#comment-2707 It's interesting that you journal Kevin. I have been journaling for twenty to twenty five years. Interestingly enough I got the idea from Charles Stanley. I used to listen to him when I lived in Kansas. He had a sermon one day that spoke of writing letters to God concerning whatever things we were going through, including joys. He said that he had been journaling for years and he always read back to remind himself how far God had brought him and how God answered his prayers. I began to do the same thing. I have stacks of them that I read and I still keep one. It gives me pause to see where I was at the beginning of my salvation and where I am now. My love for God grows with the reading and reminders of what He has done in me. It’s interesting that you journal Kevin. I have been journaling for twenty to twenty five years. Interestingly enough I got the idea from Charles Stanley. I used to listen to him when I lived in Kansas. He had a sermon one day that spoke of writing letters to God concerning whatever things we were going through, including joys. He said that he had been journaling for years and he always read back to remind himself how far God had brought him and how God answered his prayers. I began to do the same thing. I have stacks of them that I read and I still keep one. It gives me pause to see where I was at the beginning of my salvation and where I am now. My love for God grows with the reading and reminders of what He has done in me.

]]> By: Jacki http://kevinbussey.com/2007/08/22/my-low-tech-spirituality/#comment-2706 Jacki Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:52:04 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=431#comment-2706 I think I'll go find that book and give it a try. Thanks! I think I’ll go find that book and give it a try. Thanks!

]]> By: Phil Hoover-Chicago http://kevinbussey.com/2007/08/22/my-low-tech-spirituality/#comment-2710 Phil Hoover-Chicago Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:24:26 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=431#comment-2710 Kevin, thanks for sharing....it has inspired me to start a "prayer notebook." Kevin,

thanks for sharing….it has inspired me to start a “prayer notebook.”

]]> By: marty http://kevinbussey.com/2007/08/22/my-low-tech-spirituality/#comment-2711 marty Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:04:57 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=431#comment-2711 Hearing Praise & Worship Songs and Singing together is my Low-Tech way of staying close with God Hearing Praise & Worship Songs and Singing together is my Low-Tech way of staying close with God

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