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Powerful Prayer Tip Tuesday – A Powerfully Perfect Christmas Gift!

December 2, 2014 by Gina | 8 Comments

Powerful Prayer Tip

 

Call it shameless self-promotion, but this is the BEST prayer tip I have to share with you…structured prayer journaling!  Consider the book that introduces this new concept…Organizing Your Prayer Closet: A New and Life-Changing Way to Pray.

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 Now the end of all things is near; therefore, be serious and disciplined for prayer.  1 Peter 4:7 HCSB

Structured prayer journaling is an effective way to sort your thoughts as you prepare to pray.  It is a wonderful way to capture God’s hand as it moves through your life.

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The reason I am bringing my book to the forefront today is because it makes a wonderful Christmas gift for those on your list.  It is also a great gift for yourself as you head into the New Year with a more renewed sense of being more diligent in the things that truly matter.

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Did you know that when we write things down regarding our prayer life, it is like bringing things from the spiritual realm into our visual presence where we can physically see the hand of God?  Now, that’s exciting!  And it’s addicting, too!

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Organizing Your Prayer Closet won the 2014 BEST Book Award for the Prayer Category in Christian Retailing’s annual BEST Book awards.  The BEST awards are based upon a book’s ability to “impact, including their ability to speak to people’s hearts and evoke emotion; open people’s minds to new ways of thinking; and encourage and affirm Christ-like living” according to Christian Retailing Magazine.

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Structured prayer journaling can truly make a positive difference in your prayer life, and that is why I am so passionate about sharing this gift with you.

For November, I ran a 5-book give-away for my Facebook’s fan page, and here are the winners:   Ruth Dickens, Fred St. Laurent, Valarie Fischer Bierman, Judy Smith, and Brenda Primeau! The Random Name Picker from Mini Web Tools was used to facilitate this drawing. Congratulations everyone!

Because the give-away was so successful, I decided that I would do another one in December, but with a little twist; I am going to up the ante this time.  This drawing will be for my blog subscribers.  If you are not a subscriber, you can become one here.This will be another 5-book give-away, plus one more special give-away for the subscriber who most creatively promotes Organizing Your Prayer Closet.  Just email me with details of all the different ways you promoted my book, and my ministry board and I will name a winner on December 20th.

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Whomever does the most and is the most creative will win this really cool ASK cross necklace (valued at $38) with a copy of my book!

Here are some idea starters:

  • Tweet your love using #OrganizingYourPrayerClosetBook
  • Post a picture of yourself with Organizing Your Prayer Closet Book on Instagram
  • Tell me how many books you purchased as gifts
  • Start your own small group of structured prayer journalers using my small group guide
  • Mention Organizing Your Prayer Closet in your Facebook posts.
  • Write an online book review of my book for Amazon or Barnes & Noble, etc.
  • Write a blog post about it.
  • ETC!!!

Thank you, friends!

~gina

Dear Guest,

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This week I am linking up with HolleyGerth.com, ChristianMommyBlogger, and FaithAlongtheWay.  Check out this page for a full view of all of my preferred blog parties.

Award-winning author Gina Duke is a wife, mom and the Director of Women’s Ministry at her local church. With a B.S. in Organizational Leadership, she is able to bring a clear word for authentic Christian living. Through her book, “Organizing Your Prayer Closet: A New and Life-Changing Way to Pray” (Abingdon Press), she imparts 1 Peter 4:7 with the gift of structured prayer journaling. If you would like to schedule Gina to speak on prayer or host a prayer journaling workshop, click here for more information. You may also follow her on Twitter and Instagram @TheGinaDuke.

Check out my video for Organizing Your Prayer Closet!

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Filed Under: Prayer Journaling Tagged With: Christmas Gift idea, Organizing Your Prayer Closet, Prayer Aid, Prayer Guide, Prayer Journal, Structured Prayer Journaling

About Gina

Gina Duke is the award-winning author of  Organizing Your Prayer Closet: A New and Life-Changing Way to Pray (Abingdon Press), that introduces the gift of structured prayer journaling.  You can enjoy her weekly #ShePrayerJournals weekend workshops on YouTube, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @TheGinaDuke.

Comments

  1. Mary Lou Caskey says

    December 4, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    What a beautiful gift!

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    • ginaduke says

      December 4, 2014 at 2:17 pm

      Thanks, Mary Lou! I think so:)

      Reply
  2. Julie from ChristianMommyBlogger.com says

    December 4, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    I wouldn’t call this shameless promotion! How else would we hear about such an awesome prayer journal? 🙂 This looks so helpful – sounds like the perfect Christmas or birthday gift!!

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    • ginaduke says

      December 4, 2014 at 2:17 pm

      Julie, You are sooo sweet! Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Kristi Miller says

    December 4, 2014 at 4:04 pm

    It sounds wonderful!

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    • ginaduke says

      December 4, 2014 at 6:08 pm

      Thanks, Kristi! Structured prayer journaling has been a gift for me, and I am happy to share it with others.

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  4. ~ linda says

    December 16, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    This looks like the most organized prayer journal I have seen. No wonder it won the best award. I found you through Holly Barrett’s linkup and glad I did.
    Caring through Christ, ~ linda

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    • ginaduke says

      December 16, 2014 at 7:11 pm

      Thanks, Linda! It is a very helpful format for prayer. Glad you stopped by! ~gina

      Reply

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