There are a lot of things that I do not know.

 

I am stubborn.  I am prone to anger.  I am easily offended.

 

But I know the Answer.  And I can give testimony after testimony to declare His goodness.

 

He cares about me.  

 

  • In the fall of 1987, I found out something on the shower floor of an old locker room.  I sat without hope.  Fear, shame, and failure were all I could think or feel.  But God showed up.  And He showed up so strongly that He changed my entire being.  He cared about me.
  • In 1993, when I realized that I had completely corrupted my dating and life, He showed me that I was doing it the wrong way.  After He worked me over on who I was, I met a girl named Angela Brooke Tuominen.  My life has never been the same.  He cared about me.
  • In 2007, when I spent too much money and bankrupted our family, Angie and I sought Him.  In prayer, and discussion, and reading the word, we came up with a plan.  Slowly and surely, He walked us out of the depths of debt.  And in doing so, He brought us TOGETHER.  He cared about me.
  • In our struggle to financially recover, God convicted us that we were not done with having kids.  And so, against the advice of those closest to us, Angie and I had another child—Justine Carissa Johnson.  No one would doubt Carissa’s value … or purpose.  God cared about us.
  • In 2010, when my father died a terrible death, He asked me to speak at the funeral.  In my anger and sadness at that assignment, I soon learned that He had me speak SO THAT HE COULD BRING HEALING TO ME!  God cared about me.

 

Over and over and over again, He has showed up.

 

And I continue to write these things because I want you to know that if He can show up for me—He can show up for you.  He WILL show up for you.

 

He is none other than Jesus.

 

And He has written us a love letter from the other side of history.

 

With His Word, another God-seeking believer, and His Spirit, you have all that you need.

 

And His word never returns void.

 

Isaiah 55 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:  It will not return to me empty,

but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

 

No matter where you are.

 

Or what you are going through.

 

Or what mountain stands between you and your dreams.

 

He is there.

 

And He has climbed that mountain again and again.  He is patient.  He forgives.  He works sometimes IN SPITE OF YOU.  And He will fight for you to the end of Himself.

  • When you fall short of payment, He will show up with a checkbook.
  • When you do something that embarrasses Him, He will stand beside you and take accountability.
  • When you fail, He will cry.
  • When you succeed, He will dance.

 

There is not better place to be than in the good graces of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. 

Do not look for answers. 

Look for the Answer.

 

 

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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Coach J