Courage To Choose

We can have the courage to choose to let the pain that we experience in life, propel us into our future – a future filled with purpose and hope, so much so, we can begin to share light into someone else’s darkness. 

We can choose to allow our pain to help others who are experiencing similar, so they’re not alone. Once we begin to think of others, getting our minds off ourselves, light breaks forth.

When we begin to serve others, loving them where they’re at, instead of focusing on our own desires, we amazingly find ourselves becoming fulfilled, instead of feeling empty…because God fills our void, which is often times very vast.

God orchestrates our lives to let our dreams become more of a reality, as we soon find out that the giver also becomes the receiver.

If we must look behind into our past, rather than dwell on it with regret…let us learn and grow from it as if it were a school, viewing a Glorious sunset on the horizon with our dreams still waiting for us to start catching them – but now suddenly with purpose! 

What purpose? A wonderful purpose to Serve God by Serving others. Loving God and loving others, even when they are not so lovable! By serving others, lifting them up, encouraging & helping them through our gifts & talents that we each were born with, and held deep within our hearts, brings a special fulfillment that we all truly need.

When we love God & when we love others, they begin to see a light within I n their darkness and they get to find hope for their lives.

My purpose is to honor and glorify our… my… Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I shall strive to honor Him and give Him Glory through all that I do, including all that I write, communicate and sell.

Though I may fall short many, many times, being human & all, when I gaze upon the mercy in His eyes, within my heart, communing with Him in prayer with repentance, supplication and a thankful heart, I get to see Him causing All things to work together for good—orchestrating blessings upon blessings, because I love Him.

I get to see my freedom to love and to have the courage to do what God has placed in my heart, witnessing His strength and compassion coming through, holding me up, carrying me even, when my burdens often times become too overwhelming.

I get to witness my history, and where God came in and helped me, and pulled me out of the pit. I even notice where He’s changed and still is changing me for the better.

I get to enjoy Blessings that I don’t really deserve. I get to see God work within my life and the lives of those around me.

I get to embrace His peace, even in the most trying and challenging times, surely surpassing, transcending even, my own mere understanding, and I get to focus on Jesus, keeping my heart and mind on Him, even finding joy in the moment.

I get to share the goodness of Christ and His Good News of Salvation to anyone and everyone; and how we were all eclipsed by His glory, and are covered under the shadow of His wings.

We are saved and protected by His Holy blood that was shed for us up on that cross in Golgotha (the place of the skulls), once We Believe and Receive Him as our Lord and Savior.

Oh taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the man that trusts in Him- Psalm 34:8

Commit to the Lord, whatever you do and He will establish your plans Proverbs 16:3

So by God’s grace go I! Through all my insecurities, through all my fears, through all my anxieties I shall try to push forward, taking that step of faith, knowing that Jesus will be a lamp onto my feet and a light into my darkness. He will show me the way because He is the way and He makes a way

where there seems to be no way! I will push, and God will pull me through my challenges and difficult circumstances in life.

Remember, God makes streams in the deserts and water gush from the solid rock! He calms the storms of the enemy and commands them to stop!

God restores the years the locusts have eaten; and boy have they eaten away at so much within my life in my lifetime, as they have yours!

It’s time to call out to God and let Him be at the helm. Let him work through you to help others and to fulfill your purpose with joy, all for his good glory.

Soli Deo Gloria: for the Glory of God alone ♥️✝️♥️

What are you waiting for?

Are you using the time that you were given within your lifetime for something good, for something positive… for something as meaningful as where to spend eternity??? Or are you wasting your own time and inadvertently the time of others?

Go ahead…You have the Freedom to choose to Love with Strength & Courage and Dream Your Dream … Love Much, Help Others and Live Victoriously Fulfilled!

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About Me

Hi, I’m C. Rae Johnson

and I am a Traumatic Brain Injury survivor.  I know first hand what it’s like to struggle…physically, emotionally & financially while learning to accept the “new” me & adapt to changes in relationships and also career & job choices due to limitations developing from my brain injury.  As a result, I am deeply committed to sharing with you understanding, compassion, empathy, practical help and inspiration through my own personal experiences, challenges, tough struggles and life events; to hopefully encourage you to Not ever give up – but rather hang onto “Hope”!

I want to encourage you to find hope and healing, to better cope with the many life challenging events you may be faced with, “what life throws at us”, to be able to Endure and Persevere through life’s toughest battles, and to live a victorious life – becoming a Warrior on a journey toward a Bright Future. 

You can learn about what you are struggling with, while finding promising suggestions that have personally helped me throughout my recovery process as well as cascading health issues, broken hearts, strained relationships, disrupted plans, and more; that can positively impact future challenges in promising ways. 

You can still have Dreams and make new Plans for a Future filled with Hope!

Remember, there is “Hope” that a “Good” can come out of a “bad”!

Experience & Background:

Carolyn Rae (C. Rae) Johnson is a wife, mother and grandmama. Carolyn and her husband John (the “Rockman”) share their home in Western NY with their family, including furbabies, and are both part of a bigger blended family and as a result, have a ton of life experiences ready to share with you on what to do & what Not to do in challenging relationships. A new book will just have to follow soon! ;) 

  C. Rae has a medical and fitness background and is truly dedicated to serving others by sharing knowledgeable truths blended with uplifting insights regarding her own personal experiences in dealing with Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Concussion Syndrome, Auto-Immune Disease, Fibromyalgia & all the relational strains they can cause – in the hopes of helping others. 

C. Rae has started an online social media support group for TBI & PCS sufferers and their caregivers and is in the process of starting more relating to her writing; (check back often for details). She is motivating many others through her own personal experiences, believing that “experience” is the best school of life to be able to better help others going through what we have already been through; difficult & challenging life-altering events.

C. Rae Johnson encourages people to Never give up but to Always have Faith and Hope.  Her brain books have been featured on Motivation & Muscle and Keys2Concussion podcasts and she has been a radio guest on both WDCX & ESPN Radio “The Raw Truth”, and also “NBL LIVE”. 

C. Rae also writes on the tough topics of relationships & marital strains, spirituality, spiritual warfare, and addictions.  Look for her new book release:  “CUT” The Hidden Scars, discussing the taboo of self-cutting as an addiction.

C. Rae Johnson’s story of overcoming victoriously is also featured in Faith & Fitness online magazine in the Aug/Sept issue titled “Endurance is Faith to Persevere Past Injury”, under her real name Carolyn Johnson.  To read full story go to http://faithandfitness.net/persevere

Book categories include Brain nutrition & health, exercise, Freedom, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Post-Concussion Syndrome, related health issues such as Auto-Immune Diseases & Fibromyalgia, relationships, marriage, as well as faith, spiritual warfare, hurts and addictions.