About ICOI

I CAN OVERCOME IT but I CAN'T OVERCOME IT ALONE

December 17, 2023 is the day my dad passed away from a severe heart attack as he was getting ready for church on Sunday morning. I got a phone call at around 8 that morning from my grandpa saying that my dad had had a heart attack and he was on the way to the hospital. I was told to take my time but to head down to the hospital. I got up and went and took a shower in order to get ready to go to the hospital to see how my dad was doing. When I got out of the shower my phone goes off again. It's my grandpa, "Cason, Ben (my dad) has passed away." I had no idea what to think. No idea of what to do. Is this real? What do I do all day? My grandpa had told me to just stay at home and they would let me know what was going to happen.

It was about a week or two after my Dad had passed away that I was standing at his old house with his wife (my step mom). She said, " You know I think your Dad met Jesus."

I replied, "Why is that?"

She then told me the story that I have played in my head hundreds of times.

She said " When your Dad had the heart attack he collapsed to the floor in the bedroom unconscious. When he came back to it he told me that he loved me and then all he said was "Im going". When the paramedics arrived they asked your dad where it hurt and he said "no where"."

I am no doctor but I think if you were having a massive heart attack you would have pain somewhere.

My Dad knew God. He had surrendered all to God. On hunting trips he would play the song I Can Only Imagine by Mercy Me over and over again because he loved that song and he loved the message. On December 17th of 2023 my dad didn't have to imagine any more. He found out what heaven looked like and I truly believe he met Jesus.

The death of my father was something I would have never asked for. However, today, I thank God for it. My dad was ready to go. He knew where his faith was. I did not. Through the death of my dad I have come to know and understand God more than ever. It took the death of my earthly father to really understand the amazing love of my Heavenly Father.

If you have made it this far, you are probably wondering why I just told that story. The reason is, ICOI stands for I Can Overcome It. You can overcome the grief of losing a loved one. You can overcome addictions. You can overcome temptations. You can overcome all things. However, God is an important piece of the puzzle. When I realized the love of God and what that meant it opened my eyes wide to the fact of God being the ultimate father. Sometimes, we have to let our kids fall down flat on their face even when we tried to help them a thousand times. God does the same thing with us. I CAN OVERCOME IT is meant to be a battle cry for yourself to remember but it is important to realize that you can't do it alone.

PUSH PAST PAIN.