“My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.”
Psalm 45:1
Rejection, a Formidable Foe
Like me, you’re probably all too familiar with her. Maybe you’ve been looked over for a job, or your spouse left you for another. Or maybe your experience began before you left the womb — born to a mother or father who didn’t want you. Regardless of how she introduces herself to you, we all experience the pain she inflicts.
Rejection may be a formidable foe, but she does not have to be the victor. Although we may be left with battle scars, these healed wounds are not without purpose.
Keep readingLent: A Season for Sacrifice, Repentance & Prayer
As Christians, we honor the journey that Jesus took to the cross by celebrating Lent, a period of forty days beginning today, “Ash Wednesday” and ending on Easter Sunday. We know that Jesus triumphed over death through His resurrection, but He endured great sorrow and suffering as He willfully gave His life away on the cross.
This Easter season, let’s begin a journey of change…to prepare, focus, and reflect on the ultimate sacrifice that Jesus gave — His life.
Keep readingThe Tree Kite
Every time I see her, it reminds me that soaring high with ideas and dreams is a good thing, but it cannot be done without caution.
Keep readingHe Sees Me
Heather’s story is a living example that we don’t have to stumble in the dark any longer. God sees us. He knows us. He hears us. He will be our guide. We just have to give Him permission to lead. Because when we do, we will find our eternal HOPE!
Keep readingFor This Child I Prayed
To know Angela is to call her friend. But to meet her for the first time, you’d never know the struggles she endured — specifically, her journey to motherhood. She is an encouraging example of maintaining HOPE in the Lord — while in the midst of seasons of uncertainty.
Keep readingA Warrior’s Story
Regardless of our life journey, our Heavenly Father has felt every pain, circumstance, and challenge.
Keep readingHow a Runner Found Her Strength
Katrina’s story is an example of the hope we can find in Jesus. Even in the midst of desperate situations, if we call on the name of the Lord, He hears us and will be our rescue.
Keep readingWe Have a Choice — Chose Hope
Our world is desperate for hope. But what is hope? It is the expectation of what is certain. When we have hope, we actively wait for God’s fulfillment of the promises that He has given us. We do not have to remain victims to circumstance, chance, or coincidence. We have a choice. We can choose HOPE.
As we begin this new year, join fellow Warrior Raisers as they share their stories of profound hope fulfilled.
Keep readingDAY 3: Promise Keeper
Right now, in this moment, our generation has the responsibility and privilege to allow the blessings and promises of God to flow through us. Today, we are the history-makers. In this Christmas season and always, we can have hope. YOU can have hope!
Keep readingDAY 1: Anchored Hope
Our world is full of the unknown. People are more uncertain of the future than ever before. Worry and doubt consume our thoughts. We are like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind (James 1:5). So what can secure us in the midst of life’s storms? An anchor.
Keep readingPrepare Him Room
Join me and three of my fellow Warrior Raisers and writer friends as we journey through the Advent Season to Prepare Him Room! In this 4-week advent devotional, you’ll be challenged to discover the meaning of Christmas in new ways! I am excited to begin!
Keep readingGolden Repair
We all carry the scars of our past. The challenge is taking those scars and not hiding them. When we can be fully restored, healed, and made whole — our scars can be illuminated to give God glory.
Keep readingPray like Jabez
Through this man’s one-sentence prayer, we learn that a life begun in sorrow can end with abundance.
Keep readingGrownup Friends
Making (and keeping) treasured friends as an adult can be challenging…especially when you’ve experienced pain in relationships. With honest reflection, I share a moment of bravery to make a grownup friend.
Keep readingSwimming Sideways
“Swimming Sideways” is a reminder to not fight the current or swim with it…but to swim parallel..to safety.
Keep readingLife Lessons from a Feisty 4-year-old
Life Lessons from a Feisty 4-year-old. In my latest blog I share how I’ve been consumed with worry and fear for my child; unable to see the absolute beauty in her recent diagnosis.
I was unable to see her own beautiful acceptance of the way God made her.
Surrounded, Yet Alone
Mark 5:21-34 is one of the most beautiful pictures that Scripture gives us when it comes to being surrounded, yet completely alone. And, even in a pressing crowd of people, our Lord knows us, sees us, and will never neglect us.
Keep readingWhen Seaweed Surrounds
In the midst of the raging storms of life we can have perfect, shalom peace.
Keep readingWHEN LOCUSTS SWARM…
By Angela Johnson | March 31, 2020 The other day, my husband and I were discussing fasting and what that looks like. He had been reading in the book, “A Hunger for God,” by John Piper and came across this phrase: “Fasting awakens a hunger for the supremacy of God in all things for the…
Keep readingYOU ARE…ENOUGH
By: Angela Johnson The first thing my new friend said to me was, “Come on over, we will be down in the basement because my husband and boys will be upstairs and I didn’t want to kick them out.” When I arrived, my friend’s husband escorted me to the basement and I was met with…
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