The Other Side of Through a Book of Inspirational Poetry

By Cynthia Johnson

Other Side of Through encourages those reading this book to keep moving forward in Jesus. We say we live, move, and have our being in Jesus. Jesus went through things. We too must grasp hold of the fact that we will go through things. Some things may be pleasant, others not so pleasant. There is comfort, however, in knowing we live, move, and have our being in someone who has already said, It is finished. John 19: 30 states, Jesus, therefore, had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished. He bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. Jesus has already gone through for us. If we live, move, and have our being in Jesus, the things we are going through are already finished. Jeremiah 29: 11 states I know the thoughts I think toward you, saith the Lord; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. We have an expected end that has been determined according to Gods plan for our lives. My prayer is that after you have read The Other Side of Through, you will be motivated to keep moving forward in Jesus toward your destiny

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Dec 19, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490862392

Cynthia Johnson

I am a middle-aged African American woman who is native to Oklahoma currently living in Texas. I have two beautiful and successful daughters and a handsome grandson. I enjoy reading, fishing, gardening, and writing. I feel that writing is my purpose and would love to become an inspiring author. I have been in the Counseling field since 2005 and love to guide people to live purposefully, but writing is my passion. It is the thing that brings me joy and I hope reading my work brings joy to my readers.

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Scripture taken from Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible by Finis Jennings Dake, King James Version

ISBN: 978-1-4908-6238-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4908-6239-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014921592

WestBow Press rev. date: 12/19/2014

Contents

Charity

Declaration of Faith

For Dad

Forever Sheltered from the Storm

God’s Gear

I Am; I Do

Keep It 100; Keep It Real!

Mommy, Sing Me a Song

My Soul Has Been Anchored in Thee

Negative T Turned to Positive T for Me: The Plight of a Spiritual Mother

Thank You, Momma, for Praying for Me

The Beauty of the World Is in the Eyes of the Beholder

The Coffeepot, Coffee, and Water

The Fibers of the Cloth We Call Life

The Land of Talk

The Other Side of Through

The Potter and the Clay

Walk It Out

When in the Life of a Man

Where Do We Go from Here?

Who Are You?

Why Not Lean on Me?

Youth on the Move

You’ve Got to Bring Your A Game

Acknowledgments

This book is dedicated to Cierrah and Courtney, my two beautiful children. Thank you both for allowing me to do what I do. Thank you for sacrificing so much. I appreciate the support you both have given me in my ministry and all areas of my life. I love you both dearly and am so glad that the Lord trusted me enough to give me two wonderful people like you. As a family, we go through it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly … and we are making it, one step at a time. I am proud of you both! I look forward to ministering as a family once again (To whom much is given, much is required [Luke 12:48])!

I would also like to thank my mother, Lessie; my sister, Rosa; and my brother, Eddie, for sticking by my side in all things without saying I told you so. Thanks to my family (Hicks, Mathis, and Burden)