Pay Attention...God is Answering!

My church (faithcfm.org) is doing a 40 day prayer challenge and I have been keeping a prayer journal.  In it, I record prayer requests, answers to prayers, and any insights the Lord gives me during my prayer and bible study time. When writing in my journal, I don't focus on proper grammar and format. As I put ink to paper my unedited thoughts flow. I am writing for an audience of two, me and God.  This approach allows me to write without any inhibitions...very liberating experience.  Its amazing because as I write, thoughts and feelings come to the surface that I didn't realize was there.  There is something about being deliberate with recording prayer request and the answers  that come.  It makes me more aware of how God is responding.  So often I pray, God answers, and for various reasons,  I miss it. Sometimes it's because I was not praying in faith and  I didn't expect God to move. Or I pray and God answers but not in the way I wanted and expected him to.    My prayer journal helps me to be more sensitive, more alert to the ways God is moving.  Everyday I have something praiseworthy to record. EVERYDAY! It's amazing.  And as I go back and read the answers to prayers, it builds my faith and encourages me to keep on praying.  He is listening.  To me.  I have an audience with the creator of heaven and earth.  Now, how awesome is that?!