{"id":16065,"date":"2026-03-10T12:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/doodling-can-help-draw-you-closer-to-god\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:00:50","slug":"doodling-can-help-draw-you-closer-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-faith-prayer\/doodling-can-help-draw-you-closer-to-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Doodling Can Help Draw You Closer to God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Stay here and keep watch with me.\u201d Matthew 26:38 (NIV) <\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been a doodler for as long as I can remember. I\u2019d always viewed my habit as a silly distraction until I attended a daylong retreat. We were invited to bring our Bibles and some colored pencils or markers, so off I went in hopes of finding a new way to experience God. When I arrived, I was handed a packet of notes and a schedule, indicating several hour-long segments of silence and full-page designs suitable for adult coloring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is your time alone to spend in silence,\u201d the retreat leader said. \u201cDon\u2019t worry about looking for the presence of God. You are already in His presence. Don\u2019t feel like you have to be productive by reading bunches of Scripture. Try to unhook your rational mind and take it down into your heart. Doing something with your hands like doodling or coloring or even knitting often helps. Simply watch with Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/post\/mara-measor-the-power-of-prayer-doodles\/\"><em><strong>READ MORE: THE POWER OF PRAYER DOODLES<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So off I went to sit on a rock and started doodling on a blank sheet of paper. Soon I flipped it over and tried sketching the mountain and lake and trees in front of me. I didn\u2019t let the quality of the work distract me. Instead, the simple experience of drawing drew me into a rich and focused awareness of God\u2019s presence and creation. I brought home many spiritual nuggets from the retreat, but the most freeing was the defense of doodling, which brings me nearer to God.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lord, I\u2019m thankful for the many ways to more deeply experience Your promised presence.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Digging Deeper: Psalms 39:5\u20136, 46:10<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"213\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-25445\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/dg2017_3d_ffb_2.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 0px;border-style: solid;height: 188px;width: 125px;float: left;margin-left: 10px;margin-right: 10px\" title=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopguideposts.org\/catalog\/product\/view\/id\/2827&amp;utm_source=11U717012T_4_XX_GPS_16-07-00_64264&amp;sourcekey=11U717012T&amp;utm_campaign=dgp-web-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Daily Guideposts 2017 <\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Daily Guideposts 2017 <\/em>encourages you on your walk with God by providing refreshment and guidance through all-new first-person devotions for every day of the year. 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