So I have for many years struggled with taking medication routinely and in a schedule fashion. I’ve recently set up a reminder on my phone that has me check off the medication I’ve taken. A nifty feature is it will also let me know when I add a new medications I’m taken, if there is a known drug interaction it will alert me.
Part of the checking the box mentality has me clearing the reminder daily by taking the medication and checking it off as done.
Well yesterday as we were travelling back to Mykle’s dad’s in Huntsville, AL from our beautiful anniversary trip in Gulfport, MS I discovered that Apple had released the public Beta’s for apple devices. So while in the car, I downloaded the iOS16 and iPadOS16 beta’s once we arrived and got settled in, I fired up the Macbook Pro and downloaded the Mac OS Ventura Beta, along with the WatchOS9 Beta. So far I’m really digging the new updates, but time will tell if the updates are bug riddled or if one of the new features just pushes me over the edge. But for now, Phil is liking the new and shiney. I’ll update with my thoughts as things go on.
So Mykle & I took our first vacation alone. We travelled down to Gulfport, MS for our 1-year Anniversary/Honeymoon trip. While the drive was little long, it was certainly worth it. Beautiful views, we have a house to ourselves that sleeps six directly looking over the ocean. Along the ocean is a walkable sidewalk, next to a beautiful coastal highway. Last night as it got cooler out, Mykle and I took a walk down to the ocean to dip our toes in and the beautiful sand was so soft.
For dinner last night we tried a wonderful Hibachi place, food was delicious and as the the food was being cooked we were able to enjoy the scenic ocean view. We also decided that we would take a trip and explore the town a little more last night and definitely enjoyed our experience cruising the town together. She and I have both agreed we could make this a yearly anniversary trip and enjoy the heck out of it. Anyways, back to vacation enjoy our selfie with this post.
Well today is Sunday July 3rd, 2022. I went to church this morning and listened to an awesome Sermon from Pastor Lesli about glorifying God in all that we do. I came home and decided that while I was doing some housework, I was going to listen to some of the conference CD’s from Perry Stone’s Main Event conference. As I was listening I got so excited, the teacher stated that when Satan fell he only took 1/3 of the Angels with him Which means in Heaven we have two angels that are warring on our behalves. This means for any demonic attack coming against us that we have two Heavenly angelic beings that will war against them and allow us to come out victorious. This really excited me, so much show that I stopped shaving and called my mom. Anyways Be blessed on purpose and have an awesome week.
Throughout our life we have forgiven others for their wrongdoings toward us. But have we really forgiven them from the heart? Everyone has been hurt at some point in their life. It could be someone that said something hurtful to you, rejected you or said a false report about you, and you become hurt.
In Mark 11:25-26 it read’s :And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any; that your father also which is in Heaven may forgive, neither will your father which is Heaven, forgive your tresspasses.”
So, are we really forgiving others, or are we being bound by unforgiveness? You can tell someone, “I forgive you”, but if it is not from your heart, then it is just words without meaning. If we want to walk that path with Christ, we must be like Christ. God did not look down on you and decide that he wouldn’t forgive you just because you hurt him deeply with your sins. God has compassion and he forgives you, no matter what you have done. So why can’t we truly forgive the person that has hurt us? You will feel a great difference in your life when you truly forgive. A clean heart is a pure heart.
Publishers note: The above written text is copied from a sermon written by Brian Adcock of Bedford, In.
Testimonial: Sometimes God opens the door to forgiveness years after the hurt has taken place. In a place you’d never expect to have to approach this person and make things right such as a small country diner in the middle of nowhere…One thing I can testify to is that if it’s God telling you to say something, it will burn inside you till you do it. And I’m glad that to this day I made peace with the person that tried to kill me. I feel better about myself and about my afterlife.
Have you ever had someone in ministry, or even someone who knew you were a Christian ask you this? I for years dreaded this question because when I got asked what my testimony was the only thing I could usually think of, if I was lucky was something good that happened that week. Some weeks I dreaded that question because of my own negative and struggled to find something Good that had happened in the last week…However I can say Thank You Lord, I have a different perspective on life now. I’m no longer bound by negative but I know that my king died for me and that through him I do truly live a more abundant life. I am a child of the MOST HIGH KING! Amen!
Anyways what comes to mind when I think of my testimony is finally having God’s grace to forgive the person who tried to kill me when I was 16 years old. I won’t mention their name is it’s now under grace, but for years I always thought to myself then would ask for forgiveness, but I thought is this going to keep me from getting into heaven. The day that I made the step to forgive her wasn’t a day that I would have expected to either. I walked into a local eatery and was having dinner with my wife, I had saw her sitting with friends eating as I walked in but avoided making any contact with her. The entire time I dined I was thinking to myself you really need to walk down there and just tell her you forgive her. Today could be your last chance. I finally convinced myself to do it but I told myself I was going to do it as we were leaving so that we could enjoy our meal and I wouldn’t have to worry if anything went sour about my dining experience be ruined. After eating and paying I approached her table and I identified myself in a way that she would know exactly who I was. I then referenced the incident that caused me so many years of pain and even hate towards the individual. She denied it but she and I both know the truth, plus she had admitted to doing so in a court hearing once so hey I know what’s s true…Anyways, I just looked at her and as calmly as I could as I was super nervous I said I just wanted you to know that I forgive you before I turned around and walked out. Getting into the car, I felt as though the weight over 2 tons just rolled off my shoulders. More recently, I have been cleaning the pews of the church with an upholstery shampooer, while not grand it’s a step into serving the ministry that I’ve not previously been a part of. I’m looking forward to see where I grow within the ministry and look forward to many years serving Lyons Community Church or wherever God has me to be.
If you knock at someone’s door, do you know who will answer it? We so often knock at doors throughout our lives without thinking about the consequence of what will happen when that door is opened. There are so many doors we can choose from everyday. When we knock at these doors they are opened to so many things. Everything from sickness, adultery, drugs, & even some leading to death. We choose the door that we knock on, but when it is opened and we enter in, then we want to blame others for our actions.
There should only be one door in our lives and that door is “Jesus Christ”. In Matthew 7: 7-8
7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
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We must make sure that it is his door on which we are knocking. If it is, it definitely will be opened to you.
Satan likes to make his doors appealing to us. And when they are opened to us, we see a broad pathway with many alluring things to draw us in. But when we look upon the “Door of Christ”, all we see is an old rugged door with scars and holes where nails once were. And when it is opened to us, we see a narrow pathway with only the “Word” to draw us in. Don’t let the doors deceive , because the end result will be eternity in either Heaven or Hell. Which door will you choose?
This message was written by Brian Adcock during his stay in Prison 2008-2016
Well it’s getting closer and closer to March 25-26, 2022. I’m so excited to take a trip to the Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum with the church. When Leslie announced the church wanted to take a trip and visit this, that it was open to anyone as long as they paid their way I was beyond excited. I actually thought my mom would enjoy so I invited her, and my brother Paul was interested as well as Jr and even my nephew Kelan. So now it’s pretty much going to be a family affair haha.
Anyways, I did get the chance to talk to Lesli about a week ago about how this whole getting there thing was going to work and we basically decided that we would meet as a group at the church in Lyons, we would leave from there and try the best that we can to Convoy as a group to Kentucky and arrive at Ark Encounter at roughly the same time. Currently the plan is to get to the parking lot about 9a and enjoy a day there. I’m hoping having activities like this will get my family to be more open to coming and checking out my church.
So anyone that’s known me personally for a while probably knows how much I can’t stand B.O. like it literally makes me sick to my stomach. Well this morning I walked out of the house not even in a rush, but forgot to apply deodorant before leaving. So of course upon discovering this I half freak out because I don’t have any deodorant in the rental car and I have to go into work at 9a. It was 7a when I realized this, knowing it took me an hour to get to Bloomington this morning to drop Mykle off because of the Icy Roads I knew running home for a stick was out of the question. Before Mykle got out of the car, I had her check our bank account I figured there was more than enough and there was but didn’t want to spend money she had planned for something else. So I go head towards Walmart after dropping her off. In my head I’m thinking “If I forgot to apply deodorant before work, what in the world does the day have in store for me?”. So I park and start heading for the door and noticed there is an elderly lady leaned up against the back end of her car, obviously unsteady on her feet in Icy conditions. I stopped to ask her if she needed a helping hand to get inside the store and offered her my arm. She obliged and I walk with her in, she begins to tell me that she fell already once this morning and was sore, but knew if she fell again she most likely wouldn’t be getting back up without having to go to a Nursing Home for Rehab. (Inside chuckle cause I work for Garden Villa and the specialize in this) so we walk slowly towards the door and she tells me she had just been sitting in her car praying and Asking God that he not let her fall again and that she was so thankful and blessed that I came along.
So I we get inside Walmart and she goes her way and I go mine. At this point the whole this day is going to be a rough one starts to dissipate and I began to think Wow, man I was in the right place at the right time for her. Then it dawned on me. I wasn’t just in the right place at the right time, God allowed me to be an answer to her prayer. I forgot to apply deodorant so that I would go out of my way to Walmart to purchase a stick, I would just so happen to arrive and walk in at the time she needed a steady arm to get her across the parking lot. Thank you lord for allowing me to be a vessel for you and for allowing to be the answer to someone else’s prayers. Allow me to continue to be used in the manner and to do it in a good attitude. Amen.
I’m not sure if I shared it with everyone whom is reading this but last month Prophet Bob prophesied that our church would do 30-days of Fasting & Prayer. I didn’t do a Food fast, but a social media fast. As someone who commonly “Doom” scrolls through facebook or browse’s Twitter for new tech articles to read yesterday was a hard day. I wanted so hard to keep opening the app, opened it up a couple times but as it was loading I closed it and had to remind myself that I was fasting. I don’t consider that cheat as it was rather a moment of human weakness but I overrode that in reminder and in prayer that I was trying to accomplish something bigger. I signed up for both Friday 4th & 11th. I feel next Friday will be more impact for me as it will be a second time of doing so and feel I should also have better self control over myself in this fast.
I can’t wait to see how not only how I grow but how our church body grows as well. Lord thank you for covering me in grace and allowing me to continue to grow in you.