Lakisha, the Author

Daily Devotional – 12/21/15 “Acceptance Speech”

Oh my God! I cannot believe it! To God who is the head of my life, to family and friends and all those who support me; I am truly grateful to be standing here today. Wow! I’m in amazement as I stand here to give my acceptance speech.

What am I accepting? Chile, I am accepting back everything the enemy has ever taken from me. I am rehearsing my acceptance speech for the time that is about to come when I’ll get everything I’ve prayed for. I’m practicing my acceptance speech for when sickness is cured. I’m putting the final touches on my acceptance speech for when my deliverance happens. I’m in the mirror daily, preparing my acceptance speech for the new house that I’ve yet to have built and for the debt that’s about to be erased. I’m reviewing my acceptance speech for the doors that are about to open in my favor. I’m getting ready for the places my talents are about to take me. Oh, I’m anticipating the great things that God is about to do; so I’m getting my acceptance speech together. I’m making sure my throat is ready for the shout of praise that will happen and I’m getting my feet ready for the dance that’s about to come forth. Oh, I’m standing on God’s promise and He’s about to loose everything the naysayers thought they could keep of mine. It don’t matter about what I wear, the acceptance speech is the most valuable part.

What about you? Have you started on your acceptance speech yet? You know for the blessing that’s headed in your direction, for that breakthrough that’s peeking in, for the deliverance that has your name on, for that healing that’s about to be manifested in you and for the peace you’re about to receive. Have you started yet? Have you gotten the words together for your acceptance speech yet because the enemy is about to give you back everything he has taken. Are you ready? God is about to loose chains of circumstance, break down the walls of bondage, pluck up the negative seeds that were planted in your name and snatch out sorrow. Do you have your speech prepared? I don’t know about you but I’ve been practicing mine and I’m ready for the victory party! I don’t know about you but my speech is ready, I’m simply waiting on God to say go! I don’t know about you but the enemy has had my stuff way too long and I’m about to get it back. What about you? Have you written your acceptance speech yet?

“The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.” Psalm 94:21-22

Daily Devotional – 12/19/15 “If you happen to see tomorrow…”

I’m working on a Saturday so why not share a devotional. Why? Well, somebody may not make it to Sunday morning. Why should you praise God today? You might not make it to Sunday morning. Why should you praise God every day? You might not make it to Sunday morning. So, I simply stopped by to tell you; praise God right now while you’re on top of the dirt because it can change, quickly within the blink of an eye. Oh but if you just happen to wake up tomorrow, then your praise today will be extra timber stored up for your fire. If you happen to wake up tomorrow, then it’ll be more praise to add to yesterdays. If you happen to see tomorrow …

Oh, I know it’s the holidays but if you happen to see tomorrow; rejoice in the fact that you’re still alive. Yes, I know you’re not in the spirit, you haven’t even put up decorations, you can’t buy the ones you love what they want, you may have to work, you may not have food to cook or new clothes to wear but you might not make it to the holiday but if you happen to see tomorrow; that ought to be enough to know that God is going to work this thang out, in your favor. How do I know? Because He did it for me and that means He’ll do it for you too. Stop sitting around having a pity party for one because if you happen to see tomorrow, you defied the odds of the enemy one more time! I know it may be easier said than done but try it. Try smiling, try giving someone a hug, try laughing and try living. I may not know what the next moment holds but I know who holds the next moment and that alone is enough for me to want to try. You might not see tomorrow but if so happens you do; dance to let the world know you’re alive. Oh, if you happen to see tomorrow, exalt God because you’ll have a chance to make yesterday better. If you happen to see tomorrow …

Daily Devotional – 12/18/15 “Try the door one more time!”

I was watching this show on the ID channel last night. Well, I think it was ID; anyway, it was called surviving evil (I think) and this lady was attacked by her teenage neighbor. After raping, beating and slicing her wrists; he locked her in a crawl space, nailed the door shut, place an object in front of it before setting the house on fire. She had tried numerous times to get the door open, as the smoke-filled the room, and she couldn’t. Then she prayed. And she prayed again. The last time something told her to try the door again and when she pushed on it, it started to open. She might not have known who told her to try again but I do. At the end of the show as the host was talking to the lady, she said something that went all over me. After she asked her how she survived, the host said, “Try the door one more time.” Bay-bee!

Now, understand, if you aren’t spiritual then you’ll miss this. But I need you, yes you, the one who’s been struggling in this spiritual walk, you who’ve been toiling with your assignment, you who’ve been dealing with some stuff in your ministry, you who’ve been standing in the hallway of possibility, you who’ve been waiting on the steps of elevation, you who’ve been sitting on the chair of faith; I need you to try the door one more time! But this time when you push, push with the faith that you’ve asked God and He’s about to do it. Oh Saint of God, I need you to try the door one more time! It doesn’t matter that it didn’t open the last time, try it one more time. It doesn’t matter that you’re getting weak in your waiting, try the door one more time. It doesn’t matter that someone is telling you to give up, try the door one more time. Oh, I know you might be tired of trying, tired of dealing with hellish folk, tired of going and nobody will come for you, tired of giving and no one will help you, tired of smiling when you want to cry but try the door one more time. The door is God and He won’t allow you to succumb to your wounds. Try the door one more time!

“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit–fruit that will last–and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.” John 15:16

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Ms. Nice Nasty series by Lakisha Johnson

Ms. Nice Nasty 2

Synopsis:

Didn’t your mother teach you that actions have consequences?

For Camille, her dream job was just dropped in her lap yet she hasn’t been able to find the brake on her life that’s still spinning out of control. After her swearing-in, she’s looking to celebrate a silver lining in the chaos but karma comes knocking. With a mystery person waiting in her hotel room, she comes face to face with a gun and the last person she’d ever expect to be holding it. Now she has to get out, alive, without alerting the media and the ballroom full of people waiting downstairs?

To make matters worse, her already shaky marriage is crumbling before her eyes and she can’t find the glue to fix it. With her husband’s pregnant side chick and all the skeletons in her closet, peeking out, will she be able to keep up appearances or will it blow up in her face?

Will her therapist finally get through to her or will it take an unexpected death to open her blinded eyes? Will it be too late? Has her actions left her with more consequences than she can conquer and will she survive with her mind intact?

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Ms. Nice Nasty: Cam’s Confession

Synopsis:

She thought revenge was the answer …

For Camille, she has always proclaimed to be “unapologetically Cam” but when it seems her life is going downhill fast and she can’t find the brake, it’s time she deals with the demon from her past that sent her on this downward spiral!

With the help or the badgering of her therapist, Camille tearfully admits the ultimate betrayal that forced her to hide the person she once was and become the person we’ve grown to love (or hate). She now has to face the real truth about the person she is and the reality of who she needs to be.

Yea, she thought the revenge she sought would be the water to the fire burning in her soul but it only added fuel. Now, with her life burning out of control, Camille Shannon will have to decide what to let go of in order to save her marriage and career.

In this special edition of Ms. Nice Nasty: Cam’s Confession; Camille finally breaks her silence and lets you in on a little more of her personal life. She’s still the erotic vixen you love to hate but is she ready to let Cam go in order to save what’s left of her life? Will therapy finally give her the breakthrough she needs to let the secret life go? Or will Cam still be in denial about it all? Find out in this 11,000 word addition to the full edition book of Ms. Nice Nasty.

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Synopsis:

Camille Holden-Shannon has always been who she says she is, a woman who can command a courtroom and bedroom without opening her mouth! She’s sexy, confident and not afraid; her credentials speak for themselves. She loves her family and her career but she cannot deny the fact that she loves sex and lots of it. She doesn’t break up homes; she simply gets what she needs and she’s gone!

Her career suddenly takes a turn in the right direction and she is thrown into the public’s eye and all hell breaks loose! A secret adds more fuel to the fire already burning inside her chaotic home and to make matters worse she finds herself being tormented by a ghost from her past! Can she hold it all together or will she break under the pressure? Will Ms. Nice Nasty hang up her stilettos or can she come out on top like she’s known to do.

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–Happy Reading
Lakisha

Daily Devotional – 12/17/15 “Dear John”

Dear John (Judgments, Obstacles, Hindrances, Nervousness),

I know you got the memo when I told your girl Jane to kick rocks yet you’re still hanging around. No, don’t act surprised by this letter, you knew your time was up too. I no longer need your constant judgment of me, they are meaningless now. Those obstacles you’ve been placing in my way, I’ve been given the GPS to go around them. Oh, you thought because I was nervous, I’d give in or if you kept being a hindrance, I’d say forget it; you were wrong, dead wrong! Your lease is up in my space. I no longer have room for you here because I’ve got new tenants moving in.

Yes, you read that right; new tenants. Their names are joy, peace, grace and mercy. No need of trying to hang around to meet them, you’re not their type; I know because you’re no longer mine. Thank you for the time spent though, it made me realize I can do so much better. I no longer worry about what others think of me. I no longer get afraid when I come to a road block. I am no longer bound by limitations of what I can’t do because I now know what I can do.

I know you think I’ll get weak and let you back in but you’re wrong. Just like I told Jane, I’m stronger now. Why the change in my attitude? Well, while you and Jane were sleeping, I got reacquainted with an old friend. We met a long time ago but I lost touch with Him but when I called Him, He came because that’s what friends do. He doesn’t care about my past because He’s preparing my present and prepping me for my future. He didn’t ask what I’d been up to, it didn’t matter to Him. He just came when I called and He’s giving me all I need to survive. So, you can go now; I’m good.

“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.” Romans 8:26