The Shift

By Jacqueline Johnson

There comes a point in life when you have to release all past hurts, pains, disappointments, and even betrayals and look at things in a different perspective. It is very crucial that we heal from everything that we encounter. Our test and trials drive us to our purpose only if we allow. Tears become a way of release. Betrayals force us to become more confident as we learn to build a solid foundation on which we stand. Disappointments help us find our true identity. We are now mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually ready to be an example to the next. And that point, my friend, is called the shift.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 4, 2018
• ISBN: 9781984518910

Jacqueline Johnson

Jacqueline has a Bachelor of Arts, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and a Masters in Special Education. Jacqueline has teaching experience and is now working as an Orientation and Mobility Instructor. Through her role as an Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Jacqueline has developed a better understanding of the complex issues surrounding vision impairment. “Sarah, Misty and Scribbles’ journey to the house by the sea” aims to bring more awareness in younger children and to address some of the misconceptions surrounding vision impairment.

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Contents

1.     He’s Near

2.     Back In the Race

3.     Fully Aware

4.     Bounce Back

5.     Reset

6.     We Are Not Exempt From the Press

7.     Love Brought Me Back

8.     Perfect Fit

9.     Look Into My Heart and Tell Me What It Is You See

10.   The Fight

11.   Chosen Vessel

12.   Now What

13.   Question Is

14.   I Am God, and I Approved This Message

15.   We Call It Done

16.   Turn Me Loose

17.   Picture This

18.   Cross the Valley

19.   The Flip Side

20.   Gotta Find My Way Back

21.   The Cry For Help

22.   The Hidden Message

23.   This Day

24.   I Need You

25.   The Statement of Declaration for the Victor

26.   Growing In The Dark

27.   In the Shell

28.   My Sacrifice Has Become My Way of Escape

29.   Ground Zero

30.   He Knows

31.   Leave a Message

32.   Look Again

33.   A Touch of Change

34.   And If It Never Comes

He’s Near

What you say really doesn’t matter.

I will not sit and listen to your jibber jabber.

Time and time again my heart was shattered.

Shattered pieces, I never ceased to gather.

Look deep within and you will see a vessel once abused and battered.

I fell, but I got up.

There is a possibility that I may fall again.

Nevertheless, it’s never my intentions to operate in sin.

Because of what I’ve been through, I am setting another trend.

Perhaps, one day, you will understand my grin.

Many times and many sizes were my tears.

Sometimes I was provoked by my peers.

Got caught without my gear.

Day by day, I learned to face my fears.

There’s comfort in knowing that He is near.

JJohnson

May 18, 2013

Back In the Race

There have been times when old habits, old addictions, and old ways tried to return.

It was then that I found it crucial to dwell on what I had learned.

I shall not return to the things that have kept me captive

nor to the things that have held me back.

So it’s necessary that I take some time to sit down, sit back, and to reflect

on all the things that I, now, neglect.

I’m back in the race now, and there is no turning back.

If I fall, I will fight to get back up.

If I slip, I’ll never be too proud to repent.

Should I get weary, I know how to stop and where to seek help.

Should I get weak, I’ll turn to my Source who is also my Creator.

I’ll just keep trying, keep fighting,

keep pushing because sooner or later things will get better.

So, I choose to take charge and deal with what’s at hand.

I shake it off.

I speak to my situation and let weights fall where they may.

I’m back in the race now, and there’s no turning back!

JJohnson

February 14, 2014

Fully Aware

I’m fully aware of my past.

I’m fully aware of decisions I made and company that I kept.

I’m fully aware of that.

It has been brought to my attention that my past is simply my past.

My mind has been renewed. I don’t think like I use to.

Strength has been restored. I’m no longer quiet; but, instead, I stand on what I know is right.

My identity has been identified. I’ve been qualified, chosen and tried.

I want you to be fully aware that I am only who God says I am.

I’m no longer who I used to be. I’m no longer what I used to be.

But, I strive daily to be and to do only those things that line up with my identity.

JJohnson

February 14, 2014

Bounce Back

In an atmosphere full of murmur and hatred

Surrounded by conversations of he-say and she-say

Struggling trying to make it through the day

Pondering do I run or must I stay.

Endlessly, promising myself that there is a better way.

Low self-esteem, feelings of worthlessness and misuse have accumulated

Reluctantly, I’m devastated.

Just when you thought I was about to quit,

I decided I’d bounce back with MY hardest hit.

JJohnson

May 19, 2013

Reset

I tried to reach you but I couldn’t get through.

Something was blocking me from communicating with you.

So, I tried again but you had too much to do.

I tried to get your attention.

Still, my name, you