Whats your TEMP?

Had help from a great friend of mine named James on this post. Good evening friends! I am going to write about temptation tonight so here we go. Luke 4:13 Even when you defeat one temptation, Satan only leaves till a more opportune time which is when you are weaker or a better opportunity to strike presents itself. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No matter what temptation has overtaken you it is common to all man you are not the only one who struggles with it. However it is within human resistance to defeat. God is so compassionate that he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your ability to beat it. But with temptation he will give us the strength and a way to escape. Look at the life of Job. 1 Peter 1:6 We should be glad when we are distressed by temptations it is so the genuineness of our FAITH may be proved. 2 Peter 2:4-9 Even as God spared Noah and his family and saved Lot but destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah he will also rescue his children from temptations. So from now on when you feel overwhelmed by temptations cry out to God with your whole heart and stay on your face in front of Jesus Christ. Jesus is the true example of how to defeat Satan and his temptations. He stayed prayed up and he defeated Satan with his Holy Father's words. So I challenge you to fill up your hearts and minds with God's word. Are you spending time with Jesus daily? Are you running to win? Or are you running barefoot struggling to take your next step. Love you all Jason. Also check us out online @www.thelotproject.com

PASSING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW! Its great to be back. I have been taking a blogging break, which is great to do once in a while. I am simply going to just share whats going on in my head and my heart. If you are offended I DON'T apologize. Here we go the other day I received a phone call (Which happens a lot about 130 received a day) and I was disturbed by what I was asked to do. I was told "Jason I just ran into a homeless guy he has no food and he is hungry so I gave him your card" WHAT THE HECK? You mean to tell me you depend on me to do everything? Just because I am a homeless outreach and street minister does not mean I can meet every need!!!!!!! I was not mad or angry in a bad way! I was just disturbed that the person seen the need, had the resources to meet the need and instead of being obedient to Jesus and feeding the hungry the person passed it off on someone else!!!! I truly believe that's the problem in Christian culture...people see needs and instead of meeting them when they have the resources to do so THEY PASS THEM ON TO SOMEONE ELSE!! Ever wonder if that person might have been put in your path for a reason? That's one thing that I love about the church in the book of ACTS they seen a need they met it. No matter what the need was the bible says there were no needy among them!!!! So they set the standard for how we should meet needs on an individual basis and as one body that has many parts. But if the body has missing parts it can not function like Christ intended it too! For too long people have been giving the Lord a half hearted effort! Then we wonder why the Church in America is steady declining!!! IT'S BECAUSE PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS AND DON'T SERVE ONE ANOTHER. People in the church depend on the leaders to do it all when in reality there is only ONE LEADER... THAT'S JESUS CHRIST! We are all commanded to LOVE one another and it's not a suggestion ITS A COMMAND! I will end with 2 questions to ask yourself. Are you serving the needy or passing it along to someone else? Are you serving your home church? I pray in Jesus Holy name that this blog post breaks through to those who read it and I pray for people to have the LOVE Jesus has! Remember ONE GOD, ONE LOVE, ONE WAY!

Building A Team!

Not sure where I got this but its AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Build the team with God leading the charge and with leadership modeling it!
Build the team with patience, perseverance & self-sacrifice.
Build the team with people who are sold out with you for the greater cause.
Build the team with one person at a time, no matter how long it takes.
Build the team with the understanding that people, leaders will fail..but God will never fail
Build the team with the openness to allow others to lead in area's they are better in
Build the team with the expectancy that we are about creating HOPE for people
Build the team with confidence, motivation & encouragement...momentum is essential
Build the team around the cause, vision.
Build the team around relationships that create community for others to engage & connect.
Build the team through constant prayer for God to open doors to meet the right people.
Build the team with realistic goals and achievable benchmarks..and stick to them.
Build the team with CRAZY-FAITH to believe that one-day it will reach it's full potential.
Build the team with the understanding that "Your Not" the only team on the field. Learn how to Play the game w/ others!
Now if you do these things will your team succeed? Not sure, but find what works and what doesn't for your team and work it the best way you know how!

Random thoughts!

As I sit here I am in AWE at the fact that my God has chose me to help lead such an awesome ministry. Folks this week has been a roller coaster its been filled with highs and lows. As I look back at it I would not change one thing instead I acknowledge the blessing of being able to serve God another week. Getting to see God move in my life and the lives of others leaves me speechless at times. This week I have been able to start mentoring a man named James. He is one awesome guy who has had ONE HELL OF A LIFE. But on the 14th of May he asked the God of the universe to come into his heart and since that day he has been following Jesus hard. Getting to spend time and mentor this man is an awesome experie bynce for me. Your prayers for him and for me are much needed.....Thanks in advance for them! I am also excited because on Tuesday we can start construction on the Homeless shelter(BUILDING 302) And with the help of some awesome people hopefully finish the lobby within 2 weeks and then start on the bed sleeping areas! Now for some more random thoughts my wife and children are doing great and the baby in my wifes belly is doing great as well, only 4 more months then we will have our 3rd child. My wife and I have decided(mostly my wife) to wait til its born to find out the sex of the baby which is driving me nuts! I WANT TO KNOW NOW! ha ha Well its late and im off to bed lots to do in the morning much love to all of my peeps! and always remember ONE GOD,ONE LOVE, ONE WAY! John 14:6

"REAL TALK" Story 1

This story from Jasmine is incredible I pray this story rocks your world and challenges you to JUMP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE!!!!! "Hello. My name is Jasmine Marie Smith. I am 19 years old. I lived on the streets for 3 years. It hasn't always been this way. My mother wasn't a hooker, my father wasn't a drunk. My parents divorced when I was 3. My father died ,when I was 5, in a car wreck. My mother dated many men none seriously until David. She started dating David when I was 13. He moved in with us when I was 14. At first David was really nice. He bought me things. He even went as far as buying me and my mom a new house. But then 6 months after he moved in with us he started beating my mother. He would go to the bar as soon as he came home from work at about 5 and not come home until 1 or 2 in the morning. He would come home and yank my mom out of bed and start barking orders at her. If she didn't do it fast enough he started to beat her. He would beat her until she passed out. Then he would go in get a beer and pass out on the couch. During this time he never touched me. He threatened me but never touched me. I begged my mom to leave him but she kept telling me she loved him and things would get better. She was wrong. They just kept getting worse. About six months after he started beating my mother he started molesting me. He would tie me down and molest me for hours. I told my mother but she didn't believe me. When she asked David he just denied it. This went on for just a little over a year. Then one night he came in and tied me up. But this time was different. This was the first time he raped me. That is when the problems got even worse. He continued to rape me on a nightly basis. About 2 months after he started raping me I found out I was pregnant. I knew who the father was. I didn't know what to do I waited 3 months to finally tell my mom I was pregnant and that David was the father. She called me a slut and liar. She packed my clothes and threw me out. That is when my life on the streets began. The first few nights I stayed in the park across the street thinking she would come for me. She didn't, she still hasn't. Six months after my mother kicked me out I delivered a beautiful baby girl. I delivered her in a phone booth and wrapped her in some of my clothes. I walked the 3 miles to the hospital and dropped her off there. I knew I couldn't take care of her. I knew she needed someone who could but it was the hardest thing I've ever done. I cried the whole walk to the hospital and the whole walk back to the park I was staying in. I had no money, no job, and no roof over my head. I knew I had to find some way to make money. So I started selling my body for money just to get by. I am ashamed now of what I did. I started eating at the homeless shelter and staying in them sporadically. I developed several friendships. The best one was with a girl about my age named Elizabeth. She had a similar story to mine. I remember one thanksgiving we walked together 5 miles in the snow to get a turkey dinner. It was a memory I'll always carry with me. That night was when I met Jordan. He was working in the homeless shelter. He offered to give Elizabeth and me a ride back to the park we were staying in. He took us to our "home". I thought that would be the last time I would see him but he continued to come back. I fell in love with him. He helped Elizabeth and I get jobs. He helped us get in contact with some people who would help us get an apartment so we didn't have to live in the park. He was like an angel. Eventually we started dating. I got pregnant again with his baby. We decided to get married. Six months after we got married I delivered a beautiful baby girl. We named her Ella Grace. My husband and my daughter are my world. Elizabeth moved into the apartment across the hall from me. Not to long after Jordan and I got married she married John. They are expecting there first baby next spring. Our stories have a happy ending but we need to continue to help the needy. Not all stories end this way. That is the reason Jordan and I have started the HTN(Help For the Needy) program. Anybody can make a difference in somebody Else's life if they get out of their comfort zone and just do something."

To My Kids!

I am not sure of the author.... but I want to be like this for my children. This poem will rock your world. *Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play *Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together. *Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles. *Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck and I will buy you one if he comes by. *Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned. *Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them. *Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys. *Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were born and how much I love you. *Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry. *Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars. *Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite TV shows. *Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that JESUS has given me the greatest gift ever given. *I will think about the mothers And fathers who are searching for their missing children, the mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms , and mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore. *And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thank JESUS for you, and ask Him for nothing, except one more day!