• Victimhood Mentality

    Symptoms of Victimhood Mentality: You feel like life happens to you and you have no control. You are constantly going from one crisis to the next and you feel like “life” is out to get you. You identify as a victim. It is always on your mind, you spend a lot of time thinking about

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  • This week I was reading the story of Joseph in Genesis. He was given dreams by God that his brothers mocked and did not like. His brothers eventually sold him into slavery after they considered killing him. While in slavery his masters wife took a liking to him and when he would not have sex

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  • Written by Patty Johnston Verse: But we have this treasure in jars of clay (earthen vessels) to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 Original Translation: ‘we have’ in Greek is echomen. It comes from the Greek word echo, which means to have, to hold, to possess

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  • Pause before you respond in anger. Pause before you get offended. Pause before you make hasty decisions. Pause before you give up. Pause before you speak. Pause and pray first. Sometimes we can be so quick to respond based on our emotions. I used to be a very emotionally driven person. My emotions were in

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  • My mom, Patty Johnston, is starting a new series in the Fullness of Joy Facebook Ministry group. I will also share them here on our website. Written by Patty Johnston: Throughout this year, I plan to share scriptures where we dig deeper into the original meaning of words in that scripture. I’m finding that once

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  • Prayer Request

    So many times we stay quiet about the battles we are facing. We are ashamed or even feel like no one cares, but that is a lie from the enemy in order to isolate us in our pain. He wants to separate us from God and also other Christians. There is power in numbers and

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  • A New Year

    Did you make New Year’s resolutions for 2025? Are you already finding them hard to keep? Have you given up on any of them yet? I used to make the same resolutions year after year after year and each time I meant it with my whole heart and I really thought I was going to

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  • Difficult Seasons

    Let’s be honest life can be hard and at times painful. We can go through physical illness, divorce, death of a loved one, death of a dream, loss of a job, lost ministry, failed relationships, and all kinds of other pain. We all face battles and struggles in our lives, but when we face those

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  • Personal Reflection

    Many times when we first give our lives to the Lord we are on fire for Him. We begin seeking Him in every area of our lives and everything else takes a back seat to Him. We want to learn about what pleases Him and how He wants us to live our lives. It is

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  • I was invited to teach on the Luke 418 Youtube channel. I taught about how to handle when we are going through difficult situations. Below is the outline used for the teaching and the link to the video is at the bottom. Walking Through Difficult Situations What happens when life doesn’t look anything like we

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