Darrell Johnson

Christ follower, husband, dad, granddad, Auburn alum & horticulturist.

[Byron Donalds @ByronDonalds]

To you, it's just a Cracker Barrel parking lot. To me, it's where I gave my life to Jesus Christ.

I was 21 years old. I was working at the Cracker Barrel in Tallahassee after some of the worst years of my life. I'd made mistakes. Real ones.

I grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, raised by a mom who worked hard and didn't accept excuses. But I made decisions that should have ended my story before it ever really started. By the grace of God, they didn't. But every day, I was carrying them.

One afternoon, a church group came into the restaurant, just back from a revival. I served them their meals like I served any other table. But something happened while I was serving them. I can't fully explain it to you. The Lord spoke to me. He said, “Stop running from Me.”

It knocked me back.

I went to find the table, and they were all gone. I could see through their windows that they were getting on their bus, and I knew deep down that if I let them drive away, I was going to keep running. So I went outside. The last woman, just as she was stepping onto the bus, turned to me and asked, “Are you okay?”

I told her, “No ma’am, I’m not okay.” I told her the Lord was telling me to stop running.

That whole bus emptied out, stood with me in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel in Tallahassee, Florida, and prayed over me right there.

I gave my life to Christ that day. Right there.

I still get emotional about it. Because I know what I was before that moment, and I know what He's done since. He gave me a wife who shares my faith. He gave me three sons. He gave me a career, a community, a calling I never would have dared to ask for. He took a kid from Crown Heights who’d run out of chances and gave him a life that doesn't make sense apart from grace.

People ask me sometimes why I talk about it. Why I bring up the parking lot. Why I don't just keep that part private and let folks see the polished version.

I'll tell you why.

Because there's a young man out there right now — maybe in Tallahassee, maybe in Tampa, maybe in Miami, maybe in a small town in the Panhandle — who thinks his story is already over. Who thinks the mistakes he's made disqualify him from the life he could have had. Who thinks God doesn't want anything to do with somebody like him.

I'm here to tell him: that's a lie.

In life, you're not who you are at the lowest point. You're who you choose to become after.

The Lord met me in a Cracker Barrel parking lot. He'll meet you wherever you are.

You just have to stop running.

[✞ Richard ✞ @Richard_gh1]

Three most important events:

[Become A Saint @BeSaintly]

The divorce rate is 0.08% for marriages where the spouses pray together

Prayer saves souls and it saves marriages.

[Divinely Designed @DivinelyDesined]

Scientists mapped a piece of brain the size of half a grain of rice.

One-millionth the size of the human brain.

It took them a year and over 1.4 million gigabytes to scan it.

They found over 57,000 cells, 150 million synapses, and even some new structures they didn't know existed.

Mapping the entire human brain in this level of detail would require all the data storage generated on Earth in a year + a 140-acre data center.

But the human brain itself can hold up to ~2.5 million gigabytes of information - enough for ~3 million hours of HD video or 342 years of continuous viewing.

It can process roughly 10 quadrillion calculations per second - enough processing power to run over 4,000 high-end gaming PCs all operating at peak ability.

And it only runs on the amount of power needed for a single dim light bulb.

No technology even comes close to doing what the brain can do.

The more we learn about biology, the more complex it becomes.

This is God's Glory on display.

[Skip Heitzig @skipheitzig]

Sometimes God leads us into uncomfortable circumstances. Always remember, the will of God will never lead you where the grace of God cannot keep you. When you are not strong enough to endure, lean on him to be your strength.

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

As disciples, we are called to be a BRIDGE to Jesus Christ, not a wall that someone is going to have to climb over to get to Him.

So please observe Lakepointe Church's dress code: Please wear *something* - that's it. Just come to Jesus.

[Deborah Ocheido @d_ocheido]

Marry someone who knows Jesus genuinely

Not a church goer

I’m not saying he or she plays Elevation worship on Saturdays when doing chores

I’m saying someone who has been to the cross and has met Jesus for real

It is the fear of God that keeps your spouse faithful

[Samaritan's Purse @SamaritansPurse]

Samaritan's Purse is responding to tornadoes in Lamar and Lincoln counties in Mississippi.

Volunteer with us to bring hope in Jesus' Name to families who have lost so much. Go to https://t.co/B2AFhby8s1 to learn more.

📞 If you or someone you know is in need of help, call our homeowner line at 833-747-1234.

🙏 Please pray for our staff and volunteers who are on the ground, serving families who are hurting.

To learn more, visit https://t.co/uxL5W499fC

#SamaritansPurse #InJesusName #FaithInAction

[Tim Tebow @TimTebow]

Be the person in someone's life who refuses to let them settle.

Think about the person in your life who believed in you before you believed in yourself. Who pushed you when you wanted to quit. Who refused to let you play small.

Now ask yourself — am I being that person for someone else? Someone around you needs that right now.

[Gerry DeFilippo @Challenger_ST]

“I love to be coached.”

I said it once, I’ll say it again. This is what it means to coach. If you hate this, you are SOFT

“I believe in you, but you have to want this moment.”

Know the difference between mindless yelling & motivating someone you love & care about!!

[Darrell Johnson @dwjohnson96]

Amen

[Darrell Johnson @dwjohnson96]

@TheUASignGirl Agree 100%

[Darrell Johnson @dwjohnson96]

@V_Lady2024 Been there, done that!

[𝐿𝒶𝒹𝓎 𝒱 🥀 @V_Lady2024]

That’s how its DONE!!!
Farmlife JohnDeere

[Talk Church @churchtalkative]

Stop looking for signs.

Just pick up the Bible and read it.

God speaks through His Word.

[Dr. Tony Warrick @IAmTonyWarrick]

The talents you were given are not for your benefit. God gave them to you for the benefit of the people around you. You are shaped for significance and will become significant by using your gifts, talents, and abilities to help others.

[Covenant Army Marriage @ck4lifemarriage]

Husband and wife, going to church together is not a routine. It is a spiritual alignment. When you worship the Lord side by side, you are declaring that God is the head of your home and the center of your covenant.

[Holy Humor @holyhumorr]

Me trusting God's plan as the world descends into chaos.😎