Ponder Your Path, Recording your Own Thoughts as you Venture Through the Proverbs.

 

Perhaps you, like me, enjoy reading the Proverbs daily. For years I’ve made it a practice to start my day by reading or listening to one chapter from the book of Proverbs every morning. Sure I miss a day here and there, but for the most part, I’ve been consistent and am pleased to have seen “consistent” results in my prayer life and my life’s path.

Today is May 4^th and so in Proverbs chapter 4 (today’s “assigned” chapter) in verse 26 one version states, "Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure."

I’ve been thinking of creating a companion aid for others who also read Proverbs on a daily basis to journal thoughts, prayers, inspirations, concerns and action points; and that verse became my very own action point to move me forward in the project and here I am typing these words to you at this very moment.

Here’s my recommendation on how to use this journal; you can add to it and customize it to make it your own.

You wake up and it’s the 4^th of the month like it is right now for me. You turn to the fourth chapter of Proverbs and read the entire chapter. (Or you can listen to an audio version).

With this Ponder Your Path Companion Journal, write in any thoughts that come to you and anything you may want to change or do from what you “got” from this chapter. You may even want to review your notes throughout your day. You may want to choose one or two verses to really meditate on throughout the day. Like I said, you can customize this however you wish!

The next day is the 5^th, so you repeat the process. The next day is the 6^th but you oversleep and you have to rush to work or to start your day. Don’t “beat yourself up” for this, just start again tomorrow on day 7 and repeat the process. You’ll soon find yourself looking forward to your Proverbs “path”.

This journal is set up so whatever day it is today, you can start today on that date of the month. Don’t worry if you’ve already missed 20 days. Yeah, if it’s the 29^th you might want to wait a few days! That brings me to another point. As you know some months have 30 days others have 31 (and February, my birthday month has 28). When you are in any 30 day month, you typically wouldn’t read the chapter of Proverbs 31; but you can if you want; again it is all that you desire!

Although this journal is good for 12 full months, if you’d like, you can use it over and over to repeat the process for several years by writing in any empty areas and margins by using a different colored ink. It’s fun, enlightening, and rewarding to revisit your thoughts you’ve previously written.

Visit this blog post frequently to share how you’ve used the journal, get my added thoughts (as I also, use this journal daily) and get any updates and cool stuff that I’m sharing.

I really appreciate you using my Ponder Your Path Journal and I trust that it will help you to learn the wisdom of Proverbs more and more.

Make it a great day!

Terry (Ter) Scott

Reading through the Bible in a year? Use this Companion Journal to record your thoughts and actions.

 

I'm pleased to present this companion journal to assist anyone who enjoys reading the Bible through in one year. 

Look inside.

This page is to acquaint newcomers to the book and welcome back current and previous users to answer any questions, get your feedback, and reorders. 

Most "Through the Bible in a Year" programs simply repeat every year with no or little change so you can use this journal for up to 3 years depending on whether you fill one of the three spaces for each date with just a few highlight points for each or you choose to complete the entire page using the journal for one year. 

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What you are holding is a companion journal to any “Read through the Bible in 365 Days” program. My experience in reading (and now listening to audio) a number of good programs available, but I was always writing notes on 3 x 5 cards and sheets of paper but not capturing my thoughts and inspiration and recording them in note form organized in one place. So I created this 1 or 3-year journal.

Start any day of the year and date the first page as your first day that you start. Then I recommend to date the top of every page for up to four weeks; from that point. Don’t be concerned about what day of the week you start; just start. Just be sure that if you miss a day that you write on the appropriate date and page. Then the next year if you again continue through your journal, you’ll see which days you’ve missed, and learn things such as how dedicated you were and perhaps to be more disciplined in your commitment.

It’s really up to you if you want to start a new journal each year or if you’d like but if you jot down a few main points in the first section of each page for the first year, the middle of the page for your second year, and the bottom section for your third year. If you choose the 3-year method, you’ll “revisit” year’s one and two entries and learn from what you wrote. (You also have plenty of room to write in the margins and on the blank left pages).

Here is how I recommend using this journal.

·        Write the date of your first day’s entry with the Bible verses of the day on the topmost “bold” line displayed on the first page. (If you are using the journal for 3 years, leave the second and third “bold” lines empty for dates in the next two years).

·        Before you make an entry, write in the dates for the entire month, above or on the top bold line on each page. This will help with not mixing up the days in case you miss one or two here and there. When you miss a day, be sure to write on the correct page. (For instance, if you miss “Wednesday” do not put your “Thursday” notes on the “Wednesday” page. Leave it blank and go to the Thursday page. This might sound obvious, but I don’t want you to be stressed if you “mess” it up). Also, you may consider writing your entries in pencil for at least the first month so you can erase if you wrote on the wrong day!

·        Choose any “365 Day Read through the Bible” course you desire. But be sure to stick with one for the full three years if possible or you’ll find that the days may not correlate with each other on your journal pages. (That’s really not such a big deal if you don’t want to compare your thoughts on the same passages on years two and three or if you are only going to use your journal for one year). I suggest a few options for courses on my blog post which I’ll share later.

I may be forgetting something and I’m sure you’ll also have questions as you move forward so I set up a blog post where you can contact me with comments and questions. Scan the QR code below to visit. I use this journal myself so I may think of things as I go on do and I will share them with you in the blog post.

I hope you’ll enjoy your Through the Bible Companion Journal. Please let me know your comments and how you’ve used the Companion Journal.

Make it a great day!

Terry Scott

https://asiwasreading.blogspot.com/2021/05/reading-through-bible-in-year-use-this.html #inspiration #motivation #success #writing Are you like me in that you enjoy and participate in a "Through the Bible in a Year" program? I've created a journal where you can use to get more from your experience. The price is a real bargain when you consider that the inspiration and ideas one can get from capturing them in one journal can be priceless; plus this record is designed to be used for up to 3 years if you desire. Check it out and let me know what you think.