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No Regrets

How do you deal with regrets once you have repented? Do you easily accept God’s forgiveness and move on, never really thinking about your sin again?  Or do you think that the amount of sorrow you feel over your sin somehow justifies your right to be forgiven?

2 Cor 7:10 says this: “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.”

So what does this mean? Does God want us to forget? Or does He want us to keep our regrets in front o...

Do you say “yes” too much?

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Measure your Life in Love

I grew up in a home where it was understood that holidays were required family gatherings. It was an absolute. No excuses. But that didn’t mean everyone looked forward to them. That didn’t mean everyone got along. Sometimes we just tolerated each other long enough for the family photo at the dining table. Far too often, we measured life by appearances.

My mother passed away before my first child was born. With three unmarried brothers, holidays were now my on my watch, and I wanted things t...

coaching blurb

Whether I’m speaking around the country or coaching women in my office, the two things I see over and over are how much women desire to feel confident in their identity and secure in their relationship. If that’s you, I’m glad you stopped by. Hi, I’m Christy Johnson, soul health coach and author of Love Junkies.

Twenty five years ago, my life was a miserable mess. I wore myself out trying to please everyone around me and constantly compared myself to others. I didn’t realize it at the time, b...

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Whether I’m speaking around the country or coaching women in my office, the two things I see over and over is how much women desire to feel confident in their identity and secure in their relationship. If that’s you, I’m glad you stopped by. Hi, I’m Christy Johnson, soul health coach and author of Love Junkies.

Twenty five years ago, my life was a miserable mess. I wore myself out trying to please everyone around me and constantly compared myself to others. I didn’t realize it at the time, bu...

Packing Memories

A sold sign stood proud in our yard on 82nd Street. I sat in the living room surrounded by boxes and bubble wrap as a strange feeling of bliss and panic crawled up my chest. We had less than three weeks to move. After raising our blended family of four children, my husband John and I were going to build the house of our dreams. As I glanced around at the evidence of the last eleven years, however, I felt hot tears welling up. How am I going to pack up all of these memories?

The last time I...

All Things Beautiful

These were the words spoken by Gabriel to Mary informing her that she was going to have a baby:

The Holy Spirit will come on you and the power of the most high will overshadow you.

An interruption. An unplanned pregnancy. A divine conception.

God does that a lot.

Besides babies, He births other things in us. Things that we didn’t plan or come up with. He interrupts our life for a divine purpose by impregnating us with a dream and a vision. He creates a mission and calls us to do things t...

How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

I hate New Year’s resolutions. I start out with great intentions, but they rarely stick past the first few weeks. So several years ago I quit making resolutions. Instead, I began asking God for a New Year’s Revelation—a word directly from His heart to mine. A word that would empower me to new heights in Him, a word that would give me strength and direction to face the challenges of the New Year.

This year, I began praying in November and asking Him for a word. I got hints, but nothing that...

The Difference Between a Resolution and a Revelation

I hate New Year’s resolutions. I start out with great intentions, but they rarely stick past the first few weeks. So several years ago I quit making resolutions. Instead, I began asking God for a New Year’s Revelation—a word directly from His heart to mine. A word that would empower me to new heights in Him, a word that would give me strength and direction to face the challenges of the New Year.

This year, I began praying in November and asking Him for a word. I got hints, but nothing that...

From Pull-Ups to Grown-Ups

I wrote this post five years ago. As a writer, I give every story a test. If it doesn’t give me chills or bring a tear, I go back to the keyboard. This one still makes me cry. It’s one of my all-time favs. I hope you enjoy.

I’ll never forget the first time I heard God speak to me. I always imagined it would be a dramatic encounter like Moses’ burning bush experience or the angel’s appearance to the shepherds in the field. My “word from the Lord” wasn’t anything like that, though. The “angel...