Philip K Stone

Moaning Society

Have you ever noticed the level of complaint in our society, ok sometimes there are good grounds for one to show their frustration at poor, slow or an unprofessional service, but of late I seem to have come in contact with people who have spent years getting to were they are in society and now at the click of their finger tips they expect something done, Shop keepers to them are slaves and servants instead of someone assisting them in their purchase decision.

We grumble when the weather is bad, when the person in front of us goes through a red light, (which I think is justified), we find fault in people when life is going well for them instead or encouraging them to continue in their success. Of Late I’ve been asking a simple question when people come into my mind “Is there anyway I can help them?” Sometimes people need tools to assist them, others need advice, some need a few quid, a pat on the back, a cuppa coffee,

I’m going to be very honest in saying that I’ve always been a critic towards successful people, at their actions, reactions, lifestyles, sometimes its been hard to see others do better than me, but over this past few months I’m realising that God has blessed them in different ways than He has blessed me, God wants me to use what He has given me, He wants me to use ‘What’s in my hand’ God wants me to be Phil Stone, To have my own identity, we talk about the fastest growing crime in the UK at the minute – identity theft, well in trying to be like others we are stealing others characteristics and traits by copying their ways, the problem comes when we copy others but don’t have the resources to be those people and then that’s why people get depressed, Just look at the Celebrity culture that millions of teenagers and adults try to live.

I’m still alive…

Just in case you were wondering, i’m Still Alive, just have had little time to share thoughts lately on my journey through life, work is Busy and now I have a Co-Worker by my side to help reduce my work load – So Glad at that ; ) Gods been working in my mind a lot these days, getting ideas and visions.

Yesterday we celebrated Maddies Second Birthday, What a Beautiful Girl God has blessed us with! Its amazing how much my kids educate me everyday!

Gotta run here but share a few things later this week!

God Bless

Norman Emerson

This afternoon Norman Emerson passed from this scene of time, My Prayers are with His Wife Peggy at this time also and Sons and Daughter, Norrie, Alan, George, Patricia, Geoffrey, Kenny & Philip and the many Grandchildren and Great Grand Children.
Please Pray for the Emerson Family at this time. Thankyou

"Truely Blessed!"

5 Years ago today I had privilege of marrying My Best Friend – Amy, She was very beautiful on the 3rd October 2002 and remains very beautiful today! What a rollercoaster journey we have had together, God has blessed our union so much and I want to Give God all the Praise & Glory for the many good times and the not so good times. With Ben and Maddie we have had our home richly blessed and we both look forward to the arrival of number 3 in February!

An occasion such as today will not pass without many thoughts of Amy’s Mum, We both miss her and are grateful for the influence Philip and Jill have had on our marriage!

Thanks to God, Our Families, Friends, Work Colleagues etc for your encouragement, friendship and influences in our lives, to sum up the last 5 years I have 2 Words

“Truly Blessed!”

Rotten Living

“Shall we accept Good from God, but not trouble?” Job 2v10

Often I bump into many that just expect God to make everything that happens to them be good, to the point some have said if God did ‘that’ to me I don’t know if I could do this Christian thing anymore. To many of us keep the praise when things are going well and blame God when things are not so good, but Why? Can we not just learn to be like Job, and expect God to make some things in life testing and hard?

This past month or so, a few people I have known have left this scene of time, for some it has been a long illness that has taken their body to a place beyond repair, for others an instant change of health has caused their life to end, For others they are currently going through deep trials and very testing waters which don’t look promising, but I know God can make their world change in a second. For to long I have just expected God to give me the three score years and 10, so that I can enjoy retirement and long life, the fact is now I have had a reality check that has helped me realise that ‘this life thing is what is going on when I’m planning for the future’, its brought me to a few crossroads,

• Deciding to have a live today philosophy,
• to Live a Love that leaves an imprint of Jesus,
• to Spend more time with Amy, Ben & Maddie,
• to sort out any relational issues
• to involve God more in small decisions

  …the list goes on, I’ve been challenged lately to ask myself what Legacy I want to leave behind me, ‘True’ has started in Church, simply its a resource to help those searching for God in deeper ways to explore Gods desire for their life and ministry, and to put feet on those desires.

  True in its first week has caused me to stop everything, look at what’s going on and listen to God in the stillness. Rotten stuff happens to good and bad people, it happens to Christians, Muslims, Atheists, whatever people call themselves, God is no respecter of persons, but I’m learning quick that my total dependency needs to be found at the River of God, and in my Saviour Jesus Christ!

  When Rotten Stuff hits your life (because it hits us all) Here’s a few questions for you…

1.Will we Bless the Lord or curse Him?
2.Will we Acknowledge that God both Gives and takes away?
3.Will we sin with our Lips?
4.Will we try to see Gods Big picture of the storm when we are in the middle of it?

Hope this gets you thinking, Have a super day!