Hi, my name is Elize. I am a born-again Christian, wife and mother. I love writing about my walk with Jesus as it allows me time to be still with him. I hope you find hope and comfort by reading my blogs and also revelation about your own journey with God.
When I was younger, I found journaling really helped me process things. Writing slowed my thoughts down and gave me space to reflect. I enjoyed it, especially writing poems about life and getting older, trying to make sense of what I was noticing and feeling at the time. I was never trying to be anything special with it—it just helped. It gave me perspective.
As life moved on and took me in different directions, I slowly stopped writing. It wasn’t a conscious decision; it just faded out as I got busier. Looking back now, I can see that staying busy became a way of avoiding my thoughts rather than sitting with them. I filled my time so completely that there was very little room left for quiet. Without really meaning to, I also blocked out God’s voice – not by turning away, but by never slowing down enough to listen.
I think writing used to be one of the ways I created that space. It wasn’t about the words themselves, but about the stillness that came with them. When I stopped writing, I lost more than a habit – I lost a way of paying attention. Perhaps some of you reading this will recognise that feeling too.
Coming back to journaling now doesn’t feel like starting something new. It feels more like returning to something I once needed and now recognising that I still do. I don’t need to write well or often. I just want to slow down, be honest, and allow some quiet back in. My hope in sharing this is that it might gently encourage others to do the same – to pause, to reflect, and to make a little room for stillness again. Maybe, for all of us, this can be a place where we stop running, even briefly, and learn to listen.
If this resonates with you, perhaps take a moment today to sit with your own thoughts – no pressure to write anything perfect, just enough space to notice what’s been waiting to be heard.
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