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The first thing that really jumps out in my memory about the Matters of the Heat lecture was the way Pastor Adonica explained how to deal with situations and speak to circumstances. She said to think of the word of God as a court of law and say, “This is what the word says! It says I can have it! It is my right!” Then we should stamp it as a done deal! I’ve never heard it put that way. It was like a light bulb came on.
I learned a great deal about obedience and that delayed obedience is disobedience. The Holy Spirit is speaking to us all the time and we should let him guide us, but we shouldn’t just sit around and wait for him to speak. It is easier to direct something if it is already moving. We should always be sensitive and discern whether something is coming from the heart or if it is coming from some emotion. God always speaks to the heart. We should always obey and be faithful to what God is speaking to our heart because someone’s life depends on it. Matthew 16:27 says that there is a reward for what we do in obedience to the Holy Spirit. Rebellion and disobedience always have negative consequences.

Pastor Adonica also taught us that sometimes we have to let people deal with their own “can of worms”. We should not carry our own or other peoples offenses and we shouldn’t let what other people say affect us. We should not put up walls, but we should guard our heart. We also need to watch our mouth as we watch the attitude of our heart for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

These are all things I have learned from Pastor Adonica. I could still go on much further about what I gained out of her class. It was an awesome week! I hope that she will be teaching many more classes.