Well, John Piper is a prolific journaler in private, and many of you know that already.

But why does he do it today?

We find out.

Thanks to this question from a podcast listener, Pastor John, hello, my name is Danny.

As a 19 year old, I'm interested in starting a journal to track the outworking of God's

providence in my life.

I know that you have journaled for a long time.

When did you start?

Why did you start?

And how much time do you spend journaling each day?

And why do you continue to do it today, assuming you still do?

Right.

Well, I do still journal, but it might not be what people think.

Let me, let me begin by saying behind my practice of writing in my journal are some

huge assumptions that I should probably make explicit.

One is that an infinitely holy, wise, powerful, good, loving, just God exists.

That he created the world and everything in it and has absolute authority and rights

over everything in the world, including me and that I, by nature, am selfish to the

core and in rebellion against him and constantly prone in myself, my old self, constantly prone

to exalt myself above him and above others.

And he owes me nothing, but that I deserve his just anger.

And yet these are all assumptions that I bring to journaling.

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