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When I went to college, I switched to a digital system of taking notes (I was using OneNote at that time) but I noticed that the material didn’t stick as quickly so I went back to paper and pen. Research has been done to indicate that writing notes by hand is still better for memory than taking digital notes. There’s nothing that you can really do with a paper and pen system except write. Next week, I’ll talk about the pros and cons of the digital system but in the meantime, I’d love to hear your thoughts about planning the paper and pen way.

One tool that has improved my prayer life is what I like to call “Pop Up Prayers”. Prior to starting my “pop up prayers”, I had a prayer journal where I would add different prayer points in. Pop up prayers could be the answer to your disorganized prayer life. I hope I’ve encouraged you to apply pop-up prayers to your prayer life.

Worrying leads you down a rabbit hole of thinking of all the worst possible outcomes and by the time you know it you’ve spent 1 hour worrying about something you can’t even change. I don’t know about you, but after I’ve spent unnecessary time worrying I just think, “ When we worry it’s saying to God, “I don’t think you can take care of this”. When we don’t think God can take care of our needs it leads us to spend our time trying to take care of it

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t regret how I lived my single years at all. When you’re single, there aren’t many people or things that are pulling for your attention and you can be totally devoted to service. The truth is, I did achieve a lot during my single years, but I know that if I didn’t spend much of my single years wondering if God had forgotten me I could have achieved more. It’s as if you haven’t arrived if you’re not married.