Hi, my name is Taja Johnson and I am the hands behind Lift & Be Lifted. My desire is to share Jesus and what He is speaking to me in hopes that whoever stumbles upon this page would meet Jesus and passionately pursue Him. I pray that His words will uplift you as you seek Jesus continually while supporting and encouraging others through the journey. Lift & Be Lifted is centered around two scriptures the Holy Spirit spoke to me. The first scripture is from Matthew 22:37-39 “Jesus replied, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Jesus wants to be everything. Until He is everything, we cannot love ourselves or even love our neighbor in the same love as Christ. The second scripture is from 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 which says “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” Since we house the Holy Spirit as believers, we are to take care of this earthly vessel to live a life healthy and pleasing to God. We do this first through knowing Him, through reading the Word, through prayer, and also through fitness and nutrition. When we love Jesus we will take care of our bodies. Therefore, when we love Jesus we are able to live an abundant life of longevity used for the building of His kingdom.