Nicole Johnson - Women of Faith

Nicole Johnson provides drama for Women of Faith. She is extremely talented and funny. She also had some wisdom to share with the women who came to the conference. She talked about feeling invisible and unappreciated and how to turn that feeling around because God sees. Her prayer was "Help me be invisible that your love will be more visible. I yield my credit for your glory." Wow! Imagine - there's the theme - imagine what we, as women, would be like if we truly lived like that all the time amidst the daily grind.

Speaking of daily grind, Nicole uses coffee as an analogy (her current book is Fresh-Brewed Life). She talked about being fresh-brewed - not stale, old, or leftover. She talked about connecting with other people. When you are invited for "coffee," it's not about needing a drink, but about spending time together. She pointed out that coffee grounds go through a lot before becoming coffee. She said, "Life's greatest value is often found in its broken pieces."

Nicole spoke about a beautiful stained glass angel ornament made from the glass blown out of the Oklahoma City federal building when it was bombed. Interestingly, my uncle, in a nearby building, was blown out of his chair during that incident in OKC. Anyway, beauty from ashes. That ornament serves as a reminder that God can take pieces of your life and make something beautiful!