The building blocks of a great life, learn from them, yours and others.

Rhon Johnson

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Power Quote:

The man that does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all – doing nothing.

Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790)

The only way for silence to be misquoted is for someone to be able to read your mind. No worries there. Many times throughout our lives we may find ourselves in a situation where we are being verbally attacked behind our backs. Our first reaction is to start firing back. But we should not allow ourselves to come down to their level. We need to keep our mouths closed, and continue to go about our daily routine. They will eventually fall into the trap that they have set up for us.      

Rhon Johnson

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Scripture Reference:

Proverbs 17:28

Even a fool, when he holds his peace is counted wise: and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Sometimes the battles we encounter in life can seem extremely intense. The thing that we need to remember when we are in the heat of the battle is that battles are a part of life, and even more so if you have come to know Christ. But here is the question, whether we are in Christ or not. What are we fighting for? I can’t answer for you, but I will share with you what battles I fight on a regular basis. Everyday I fight a battle in my mind for righteousness, and I don’t mind telling you that there are days when I lose that battle through some of the decisions I make. But no matter the outcome though, I rise up the next day and head back into fight. There are so many other things that I am fighting for, like the sanctity of my marriage , my children’s future, and our communities here in America. I want to make a difference here in this life time I have. Often times I feel like I am failing at my attempts. This is a battle in itself. One things for sure,  these battles are worth the fight. So my last word to you today are this, fight in such way that would cause you to win. And remember this also, some battles are not worth fighting, and some battles are not yours to fight. Knowing the difference will make you a feared warrior on the battlefield.

Rhon Johnson

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Scripture Reference:

1 Corinthians 9:26(b)

so fight I, not as one that beats the air

I Know a lot of us experience the Monday Morning Blues, especially if we have to punch a clock somewhere. The funny thing about Blue Monday is that it usually starts on Sunday afternoon when the realization of heading back to work the next morning sets in. We get that feeling in the pit of our stomach that says we HAVE to report to a job and trade work for money in order to live and pay our bills. Well with the way things are right now, we should be thankful to have a job to report to. Its all in how we look at things that will that help us to have a good experience in the process.

Rhon Johnson 

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Power Statement:

Life’s great opportunity often open on the road of daily duties.

Jesus represents the man of all men. He lived a sin free life, endured unbelievable pressure and temptation to the point of sweating blood in the Garden Gethsemane, took on 39 stripes across his back from the cat of nine tails, carried his own cross to Golgotha , wore a crown of thorns on his head, was betrayed and denied by two of his closet disciples, took on huge spikes in  his hands and feet, and then hung on a cross to bear the sins of all mankind. And even after that, no man took His life, He gave it up for me and you. My God What A Man!!! One day, it is my hope to be like Him. But to answer the question, yes, real men do cry.

Rhon Johnson

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Scripture Reference:

John 11:35

Jesus wept.

Spring cleaning use to be dirty words when I was a kid. It was simply taking an inventory of what you had and getting rid of everything that no longer needed to be there. We can do the same thing for our lives. There are some things that many of us are hanging on to that we just need to get out of our lives. Take an inventory of your self and identify things in your life that need to go. Then toss them out! Remember too that some of these will not go quietly.

Rhon Johnson

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Power Quote:

If it is not used to better you, then it is a hindrance.

Rhon Johnson (1966 –      )  

I used to think that to be broken is to be so beat down that you just give in to whatever. I later found out that to be truly broken is to be obedient to what we know we are supposed to be doing with our life. It is not a state of hopelessness, but a place of piece in our heart that allows us to focus forward because we are no longer putting out fires from living that other life we lead before we submitted to who we really are. That is what it means to be broken.

Rhon Johnson

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Power Quote:

If you’re broken, then you’re ready.

Rhon Johnson (1966 –      )

Most of the time, I  begin my post with a question because a question gets us to thinking about the subject at hand. So here it is. Do you know that we have a great counselor? One who wants to be involved with everything that is going on in our lives. He is ready at all time to counsel us on the issues at hand. Most of us don’t really realize that his counsel is readily available to us. So, we just head into situations without seeking his wise counsel and then can’t seem to understand when it turns into a mess. I am very guilty of this often. I have failed to seek his counsel because I was not mindful to do so, but my biggest pains have come when I just simply ignored the fact that I should be seeking his advice. I have done this because I knew his counsel was going to be the opposite of what I was wanting to do. BIG MISTAKE, every time.  I know that there are situations where we may not have the time to stop and seek him, but most of the time we do. We should be mindful of this as we go about our business. It will save a lot of time, money, and heart ache.

Rhon Johnson

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Scripture Reference:

Proverbs 15:22

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counselors they are established. 

Are you one of those people who are always criticizing others? I know at times I catch myself being critical or thinking critical thoughts towards others. I think it is a daily battle that we all should be fighting. But there are some of us that are not fighting this battle. Whatever comes to their mind about any given individual, they let it roll right out of their mouths. Here is the biggest problem with criticizing others. Most of us don’t have the know how to combat those critical comments and are therefore bullied into trying to please people that really don’t matter. This critical spirit has forced a lot of people to become someone they’re not, and created a domino affect in every area of their lives. Criticism is a destructive and powerful force, because we all want to be accepted by others. We should use our mouths to build up our neighbor even if we see flaws in their character. You may be thinking, who is my neighbor? Well, where ever you are at any given time, just look around you. The people you see, those are your neighbors.

Rhon Johnson

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Scripture Reference:

Mark 12:31(b)

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no commandment greater than these.

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Power Quotes:

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

Benjamin Disraeli (1804 – 1881)

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Do not remove a fly from your friends forehead with a hatchet

Chinese Proverb

The words that we speak are so powerful. With that in mind we need to put a watch over our mouths to make sure that we don’t use our words to cast down another. We also need to be crafty with our words and take every opportunity to use them to lift up the heart of someone else.

Rhon Johnson

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Scripture Reference:

Proverbs 12:25

Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it stoop; But a good word makes it glad.