Archive for March 2012

I’m Afraid That

When we say, ‘I’m afraid that…’, or ‘I fear that…’, we are allowing our own creative power to produce something in our lives that we do not want. Our imagination was given to us for the purpose of creating the future we desire. Say what you want and not what you fear.

Rhon Johnson

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Power Quote:

Fear is sand in the machinery of life.

E. Stanley Jones (1884 – 1973)

Iron Sharpens Iron

Here lately, I had attended a six week class for men at our church. The information that came forth literally cut me wide open. I just didn’t understand how important it is for men to have healthy relationships with other men that have already passed through where they are headed. After the teaching, we had to break into groups and openly discuss how the topic for that day applied to our  lives. I ended up in a group of four where two of the men where at least twenty years my elder. What a blessing to hear them openly discuss what they experienced while traveling the road I am currently on. This principle applies to you too ladies. We can become better people and avoid many set backs in our lives by pursuing and building these type of relationships.

Rhon Johnson

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Scripture Reference:

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

Don’t Jump Ship

Your Deliverance Is Already Scheduled. Have you ever jumped ship to soon concerning anything in your life. I know for sure that I have on many occasions. I have also been standing on the rail about to jump when I realized that the ship wasn’t really going down. I had believed a lie in my head and was about to give up on somethings that I would regret later if I had not come to myself. But when it comes to our relationship to God, I believe that concerning the things that we are believing  for Him to do in our lives, we jump ship on them because we refuse to do our part or especially when we have done our part and it feels like nothing is going to change. Listen carefully, God is not a sloppy God. He has things in order. He has our deliverance scheduled. All we need to do is our part, which is whatever He tells us to do. Don ‘t jump ship before your scheduled appointment with your victory.

Rhon Johnson

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Scripture Reference:

Matthew  24:13

But he that endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Mistakes

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)

Keep Your Peace

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.

The Battle

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

Monday Morning Blues

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.

Do Real Men Cry?

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

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 –      )  

Broken

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 –      )