Author: Theresa Harvard Johnson

Theresa Harvard Johnson is the founder of The School of the Scribe and progenitor of The Scribal Anointing® teachings, the 21st-century revelation of the office of the prophetic scribe. She has authored more than 25 books to help prophetic scribes navigate their calling, taught thousands of scribes globally and developed safe spaces online and in person to foster prophetic community. Theresa holds an M. Div. in biblical studies and an M. A. in professional writing. As a scribal historian and mentor to many, she has pioneered exclusively in this area for more than two-decades.

The Healing Power of Forgiveness

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Copyright 2014 Theresa Harvard Johnson
If ever there was a poison plaguing the Body of Christ, it is the toxins that fall from deep roots of unforgiveness. I can testify to this truth in my own lif. I desire to be WHOLE and fully free from the issues of my heart that have bound me for over 30 years… and that have found themselves threatened to be compounded with each new wounding.  You see, wounding will occur! How we respond to it and process it, however, is another story. In my own life unforgiveness was one of the most misunderstood hindrances to my freedom from sin. By revelation, I learned that it was also the cause of a re-occuring illness in my life that I just gained healing from due to a process of letting go.
 
I had my understanding tucked away in a tight box that says: “I have already forgiven.” People of God, I am here to tell you that forgiveness can be a lifetime “in the making” and that the measure of forgiveness that we believe we have given may not represent the depth of forgiveness that God is seeking in us. Could it be that the “forgiveness” that we sometimes believe we have is only a surface level… of which we have convinced ourselves that it is complete?

Opening The Gates (2)

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Copyright 2014 Theresa Harvard Johnson
This clip from the movie, 2012, opens with people plunging to their deaths as they take extraordinary, desperate steps to live. They simply want one day, one more minute… one more breath. While we all know this is a movie for entertainment purposes, in shows us plainly in the Spirit  that many, many people want to LIVE.
 
As I watched this moive from beginning to end, I found myself thinking: “They can live. They can have a life even greater than this natural on. They can have it in Jesus who has already saved humanity. We simply have to be desperate enough to tell them… and let them know that the gates are open!”
 
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Opening The Gates

Posted on by Theresa Harvard Johnson
Copyright 2014 Theresa Harvard Johnson
This clip from the movie, 2012, opens with people plunging to their deaths as they take extraordinary, desperate steps to live. They simply want one day, one more minute… one more breath. While we all know this is a movie for entertainment purposes, in shows us plainly in the Spirit  that many, many people want to LIVE.
 
As I watched this moive from beginning to end, I found myself thinking: “They can live. They can have a life even greater than this natural on. They can have it in Jesus who has already saved humanity. We simply have to be desperate enough to tell them… and let them know that the gates are open!”
 
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Part II: Godly Confidence vs. Pride, Arrogance & False Humility (2)

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Copyright 2014 Theresa Harvard Johnson
 
Believing in who God has called you to be is not necessarily being prideful or arrogant.
 
Walking in and walking out who God has called you to be is not prideful or arrogant.
 
Acknowledging who God has called you to be is not prideful or arrogant.
 
Pause.
 
First, let those three sentences sink into your spirit and saturate there.
 
Next, let’s take a look at some basic definitions of pride and arrogance. Pride is deep rooted self-admiration tied to one’s view of their own achievements, twisted personal power or even one’s own abilities, gifts and talents. It is literally stepping into a role in which a person becomes their own God. Arrogance is the elevation of pride that causes a person to feel and exhibit feelings of extreme self-importance in which they respond to others and the world out of a “god-like” mentality. They demand a level of service that is completely selfish and self-centered. (Psychology Today Magazine has an excellent article that distinguishes between the two entitled, The Key Difference Between Pride and Arrogance. See footnotes at the bottom of this article to explain other characteristics of this article.)[1]

Part II: Godly Confidence vs. Pride, Arrogance & False Humility

Posted on by Theresa Harvard Johnson
Copyright 2014 Theresa Harvard Johnson
 
Believing in who God has called you to be is not necessarily being prideful or arrogant.
 
Walking in and walking out who God has called you to be is not prideful or arrogant.
 
Acknowledging who God has called you to be is not prideful or arrogant.
 
Pause.
 
First, let those three sentences sink into your spirit and saturate there.
 
Next, let’s take a look at some basic definitions of pride and arrogance. Pride is deep rooted self-admiration tied to one’s view of their own achievements, twisted personal power or even one’s own abilities, gifts and talents. It is literally stepping into a role in which a person becomes their own God. Arrogance is the elevation of pride that causes a person to feel and exhibit feelings of extreme self-importance in which they respond to others and the world out of a “god-like” mentality. They demand a level of service that is completely selfish and self-centered. (Psychology Today Magazine has an excellent article that distinguishes between the two entitled, The Key Difference Between Pride and Arrogance. See footnotes at the bottom of this article to explain other characteristics of this article.)[1]