Barbara Johnson

Being codependent means that when you die, someone else’s life passes before your eyes.

Barbara Johnson

Forgiveness is a stunning principal, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. I know what regret feels like; I’ve earned my credentials. But I also know what forgiveness feels like, because God has so graciously forgiven me. Forgiveness frees you of the past so you can make good choices today.

Barbara Johnson

God will never let you sink under your circumstances. He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.

Barbara Johnson

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense regardless of how it turns out.

Barbara Johnson

How will you use the years God gives you? Will you be remembered for being a fault-finder? Or will you be known for your quick smile, the laugh lines around your eyes, and the twinkle deep within? After all, God gives you your face, but you provide the expression!

Barbara Johnson

I don’t have to figure out why or how or when. God has a plan, and I’m committed to it. That commitment frees me from having to worry about the details.

Barbara Johnson

I think living to be one hundred would be great, but living to fifty twice would be so much better.

Barbara Johnson

I’m glad God has all the answers, ’cause I barely understand the questions.

Barbara Johnson

If we give someone a piece of bread and butter, that’s kindness, but if we put jelly or peanut butter on it, then it’s loving kindness.

Barbara Johnson

If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.

Barbara Johnson