When Values are Compromised

Tom Johnson is an award winning graphic designer who has designed shirts for Donald Trump and many other celebrities. He worked for a private label clothing company after September 11th when the advertising industry fell on rough times. It was also a dark time in Tom’s life, but he clung on to his faith in God.  He started reading the bible every day at lunch to get through the abusive conditions at work. Tom recalls, “Being creative every day gave me confidence, but the designs compromised my values. They were very suggestive in their wording and it started to weigh heavily on me.”

Tom, with the help of his deeply devoted wife began looking for deliverance and met with a Pastor who prayed for God to provide Tom a new opportunity to escape the life that was holding him captive.  Little did Tom know his vision was with him even in his darkest of days.  He told me, “It was during that job that I was given a vision of what God was preparing me for. I was listening to Dr. James Dobson on the Focus on the Family show and he was talking about the filth found at some of the apparel stores. This hit me hard! I left that job and landed a new opportunity within 3 days.”

God was busy preparing Tom for better things that were to come.  He healed Tom’s marriage, helped him be a better Dad to his two daughters, and is now using Tom’s God-given talents for heavenly purposes. Tom and his family are launching almightees™, a Christian apparel line, at the Atlanta Apparel Mart. He is printing designs on t-shirts inspired from the bible in humorous depictions of vintage signs and company logos. As Nehemiah did so often while he was fulfilling his vision, Tom continues to pray and let God direct his steps.  No longer trapped in a moral dilemma of earning a wage at the price of his principles, he is able to pursue his passion and make a profit at the same time.