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Just hold on!
I’m thinking of all the times I thought things in my life would just never get better. I thought of all the moments I made mistakes I thought were too big to ever bounce back from. I thought of all the times I lost faith and thought the worst was inevitable and life would just…
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Fail forward!!!!
Don’t let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game. – Babe Ruth You’ve heard that before right? Good. Maybe now you’ll actually believe it and apply it. We all think of failure as this death sentence to our destiny but it isn’t!!! Failure is the best thing that can happen to…
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In case you need a reminder!
We are liberated from fear, we are destined to conquer mountains that have stifled our ancestors. We are powerful beyond our own understanding and lovely beyond our own perception. The very thought of us, pushed God into action to create that masterpiece you are for the purpose HE pre-established. You are a light that directs…
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Wednesday wondering…
This morning, I woke up with my thoughts bouncing all over the place. My mind races from the state of the church, what God has to say to me personally, to Adele and then back. Our minds are strange this way, we somehow build connections and references without ever acknowledging it. Are we so caught…
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You don’t get to be ordinary…
I got tired of praying and fasting. It felt like it didn’t make sense, like nothing was changing, and I found myself slacking off. Each time, a situation arose and it was necessary for me to intercede on someone’s behalf. Funny right? I bargained with God because I just wanted to chill, to not have…
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The purge…
I wish I didn’t have to write this. I wish I could present scars to the world instead of the open, gushing wounds that I have to offer. I wish that being someone who God has called to help people heal didn’t mean I have to feel the immense pain I encounter. It’s as if…
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Letter to the single mom…
Dear beautiful, After having my daughter, I felt like I didn’t deserve God’s grace because of what I’d done. My virginity was this treasure I kept; it set me apart and made me special now it was gone. I felt worthless and finished. The open shame of my secret sin and the public evidence of…
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Perfect weakness (Keep going)
This morning, I began my drive to church without the energy to minister in dance or the desire. I just felt drained altogether but I decided to honor my commitment to God and do what I had to do. My prayer on the way to church was a little something like: “Lord I can’t do…
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Our children are the change…
I think it’s necessary to listen to the voices untainted by bias, prejudice and pain. Children have such a beautiful and pure understanding of humanity and all the wonders thereof. Let’s always let our children be heard and teach them to be responsible for what they release into the atmosphere.
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Remind me who I am Lord!
Hey my love, You have probably read lots of content on how to be a wife, how to be a great friend but what about how to be… you? One of the main things I learned during my 100 days of singleness journey was who I am. It is imperative that we are able to…
Shakeisha C. Johnson 