Not only is a journal a safe place to record your most inner thoughts and secrets, it is also a perfect place to write down your daily doings and growth in the Lord, most importantly.
Later in life, the writer can go back and read what she has done in her teen years, what she did to serve the Lord or what fun things she wanted to remember and cherish forever.
Whether she writes about her latest "beau" or what other juicy bit of news she comes across, it is all recorded in her little book.
It isn't wise to write about frivolous things, as the ones stated above, because later in life you are going to regret that you only wrote about the useless things in life that at the time seemed to be the most important thing to you.
Write about the precious, daily family life that seems to scuttle away in the blink of an eye. Before you know it your a mother of your own and wishing that you had enjoyed your childhood/teenage years a little bit more.
Write about the memories you have made that you never want to forget. Write about what the Lord has been doing in your life. Write about your struggles and how you overcame them.
Write about the ones that influenced you to do something that made you what you are today. Write about life's journey- you will one day see where it has taken you.
When you take the time to sit down and pull out your journal and pen, and write about your daily doings, it will one day be cherished by your own children, who then pass it down. Wouldn't it be a shame if you had only written about frivolous things- so useless and wasteful! Wouldn't it be much better to write encouraging and uplifting things so that the next generation may read what you have written, and learn from your life?
It's what we always should be doing- encouraging others and lifting them up. Maybe through your journal or diary you can do that.
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