What does faith mean to you? I used to think strong faith was optimistic, only believing in the most favorable outcomes. But over the years, I have learned that strong faith is growing faith. Strong faith seeks to believe the truth about God even when the outcome isn’t pleasant.
Has your faith ever felt lifeless? When I lose my joy, it’s often because I stopped sharing my difficult emotions with the Lord. When my struggles cloud my perception of who God is, life starts to feel meaningless. After experiencing God’s tender care for me last summer, I realized the importance of biblical lament. That’s why I decided to create this free topical lament prayer journal. With this journal, I hope to help others express lament, lead them into prayer, and help them praise the Lord again. Sharing our overwhelming feelings with the Lord opens our hearts to see the goodness and power of God.
We don’t have to hide any part of our life from God. Sure, God already knows what we are going through. He knows our thoughts from afar (Psalm 139:2). But the beauty of being a Christian is walking in a relationship with our Heavenly Father. Prayer involves talking to God about our life. There’s nothing to hide. This journal is divided into common topics we all struggle with.
- Difficult Relationships
- Parenting
- Personal Health Struggles
- The Health of Family and Friends
- Church Hurt
- Financial Hardship
Each topic includes a page for you to answer questions about what the Lord is speaking to you about this area in your life, a journal page to write your prayer, and a prayer to praise page where you can list 3 things you are grateful for, God’s faithfulness in the past, prayer requests, and answers to prayer.
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Hello! I’m Valerie, a busy mother
of four energetic children and
a wife to my husband of 26
years. I write to help others have courageous faith and discover how to trust in God when they are afraid. 
Please advise how l can access a copy of your Lament Prayer Journal. I am happy to pay.
I’m sorry, it looks like my subscriber button wasn’t working because my theme needed an update. It should be working now. After you subscribe, you’ll receive a welcome email with a passcode to all my free resources, including the journal. I’d love for you to let me know if it works so I can troubleshoot any issues. Thank you. You can also email me at Valerie.m90@gmail.com.
Love your heart for God, Valerie. Thank you for remaining faithful in your servanthood. Have a blessed Christmas season, sister.
Thank you friend! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!