About Me
- Jason Ashley
- I am a Husband to the most loving and beautiful woman in the world. I am the father of 3 kids that continue to challenge me in so many ways but they are awesome. I am also a child of the most high God and I am striving to live out The Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am also Co-Founder of The LOT Project. My home church is Newspring Church Anderson Campus. My prayer for you and I is that we are encouraged and challenged by the writings on this page. Some writings may be stories and some writings may be what God is teaching me from day to day. SO GRAB YOUR FORK AND LETS EAT :)
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Hope!
First thing I feel I need to do is say Thank You to all who kept Me, Chad and Tommy in your prayers yesterday. We appreciate you very much. Street Ministry is not easy at all but with your prayers it makes it better and more effective. The second thing I’m feeling strong about is we are just willing vessels that listen to JESUS. We can’t do anything to him be all the glory and when I boast about what JESUS is doing its ok, because it’s all about JESUS. We should brag on JESUS and share with others what he has did for us and what he has been doing in our lives. So please understand this blog is for JESUS and his glory not mine. Ok now for an update on what JESUS did in Greenville yesterday I am in AWE! Within the first 10 minutes we were on the streets 1 lady (Vivian) accepted JESUS as her SAVIOR. It was AWESOME. That was only the beginning it was raining but we pressed on after that. People flooded us wanting prayer and several surrendered there lives to JESUS. We hit the business owners of all the motels in this area that love having prostitutes and addicts come to them they thrive off of them. At these motels you can rent rooms for 1 hour YEAH! What does that tell you? Most of these motels have in between 200 to 300 prostitutes and pimps working the rooms there. That is the truth it is right in the community and it can be cleaned up. One Life at a time is how it’s done. Through people willing to help in Dangerous areas and your prayers so thanks Love you Guys!
Monday, August 25, 2008
What do you BELIEVE?
Good morning we on our way to do Street Ministry in Greenville. So please take a minute to pray for Jesus to saves lives and transform people hearts and minds today! Now, for my morning blog post “What I Believe and Why?” Jesus Christ is the son of God and the only way to Heaven PERIOD! Why I believe it? He said it John Chapter 14 verse 6 says “I am THE way the truth and the life no one comes to the Father except through me.” Husbands should love their Wives as Christ loved the Church. Jesus is first and Family is Second PERIOD! Why? Read Ephesians! Now, for a biggie! Telling people No a lot when something takes away time from your wife and kids PERIOD! Why? If you forsake your family it will all fall apart and by the way I’ve been there Praise Jesus he fixed what was broken! I believe The Holy Bible from Genesis to Revelation PERIOD! Why? Jesus said to and when I follow and APPLY it my life is so much better! I believe there are True Friends out there but just like any relationship you must work together! Why? I have 3 of them! JESUS, MY WIFE, MY ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER AND BEST FRIEND CHAD! I believe Christians give SATAN too much credit! Why? Its evident just ask someone how there day is going? Why you should not give him so much credit? He is SUBMISSIVE to JESUS and if you follow JESUS you have the authority to tell SATAN HELL NO! Now, for the touchiest subject yet! I believe ABORTION is MURDER! Why? Because that child was created for a purpose on purpose and it was not to be sucked out of the womb!!!!! Yeah SUCKED OUT! Oh! This makes me VERY ANGRY! Can you imagine how GOD fills he created this child! Now for the final Belief! I believe that being PASSIVE will hurt those around you more than anything and it will destroy you as a person and your family PERIOD! Why? I was PASSIVE once and I refuse to be that way anymore it almost cost me my marriage and several key relationships! Finally I believe Jesus Christ wants a relationship with you! Why? He said he stands at the door and knocks if you allow him to come in he will change you and your life PERIOD! He changed mine and Life has not been easy but I am going through it with Him instead of just myself! Praise Jesus! I simply shared some of the things I believe. Do you know what you believe and why you believe it? If not today write it down and always STICK to what you believe if not you will FALL FOR ANYTHING PERIOD! Love you guys! Jason
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Im Whooped!
Hello! I worked 12 hours last night and im sleeply. So to all my peeps blogatcha later! My next post will be titled "What I Believe In" and WHY!
Friday, August 22, 2008
SUBMISSION!
Hello! I hope everyone is having a Great and Productive morning! I’m going to be talking about submission to day and not the Ric Flair kind where he makes his opponent submit because of the figure four. I am going to be talking about the order of submission within the home. It’s tense already so I’m going to start off with a Joke but reality! There was a female (American) reporter who visited Kuwait and was outraged! She noticed that the women walked at least four steps behind their husbands. With great agitation she told the woman that this was taking submission too far. Several years later the same reporter returned to Kuwait and found the men walking 4 steps behind the women. The reporter was thrilled. She then talked to a Kuwait woman and expressed how happy she was to see things had finally shifted and now the Husbands were being submissive to the Wives and following their lead. She told the Kuwait woman now progress would really be made for women’s rights. “What caused the change,” she asked! “Land mines,” was the reply! You know we laugh at this joke but this really happened! Now to the main point many Christian men sense that their wives have one thing they need to do and that is to submit. In Ephesians 5 21-33 the Apostle Paul presents a prelude to a woman’s submission to her husband. The first thing is notice it’s a dual submission. Submission is found in the passage as a wife to a husband, a husband’s identification with Christ’s sacrifice, a child’s obedience to his parents, and an employee obeying the employer read Chapter 6 as well. Ephesians Chapter 5 verses 21-28 says “21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the Church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the Church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to Love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.” We all know Men Love themselves! If you don’t think so look at one today and tell him he is ugly! Watch the response you get! Ha! Ha! The final point is Paul said it best in these verses. I believe as Dino Pedrone said one time. A happy family is one that knows God’s order and sacrificially submits to each other out of reverence for Christ. This type of submission produces a sense of dependence on God that is healthy and fulfilling. This is true Biblical submission. So the question for you, Do you have order in your home? If not why, I personally have never made a mistake following scripture you will not either! Love you guys! Jason
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Ask, Seek, and Knock!
Hi! Everyone I am going to talk about a couple of things this morning when it comes to Street Evangelism. If you have a Passion to go outside the Church walls and hit the streets there are 3 important things to remember! The 1st is Pray for protection and ask God to cover you and use you for his Glory. The 2nd is you have got to be BOLD which means very courageous and over step some boundaries and stick your chest out. The 3rd thing is always Ask, Seek, and Knock. Don’t go from door to door that does not work anymore. The knocking I’m talking about is if you come to a place where you are stuck ask Jesus to open the door and provide a way he will. Always ask him for advice and seek his will not your own. That is my opinion on 3 things we do every time we hit the streets for JESUS! Now for my blog posting today I will be talking about Asking, Seeking, and Knocking! I think Pastor Bud McCord said it best when he broke this down n a book. It went a little something like this! The constant asking, seeking, and knocking, Jesus tells us to do, reveals something very important about us. When we constantly ask, seek, and knock, we reveal that we see the Father as the One who can supply our needs, reveal our path, and open closed doors. Asking, seeking and knocking reveals our true opinion of God. NOW FOR THE BACON! The absence of asking, seeking, and knocking is a sure sign I do not see God as the solution. It is a sign I am off looking for solutions elsewhere. When we have come to a place where we have no answers, no direction, and no door opening power, we should ask ourselves a serious question- “Have I stopped asking, seeking, and knocking as Jesus said I should?” In Matthew Chapter 7 verse 7-8 (NIV) It says “Ask and it will be given to you: seek, and you will find: knock and it will be opened to you. "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Sometimes we look at a situation and we cannot begin to find answers, paths or power. That does not mean God has run out of answers, directions, or power. We may have decided He has no more interest in our situation, but Jesus said to ask, seek, and knock. Some good questions to ask in difficult times are: What does God make of this? What can God make of this? The important thing is not what we make of things but what God makes of things. Here is a great example of this. When Jesus fed a HUGE crowd with 5 loaves and 2 fish by the way a little boy had them. His disciples did not even bother to ask what God could make of them. Jesus said a prayer and the rest is history. If you get one thing out of my blog post today let it be this next part! Never, never, never stop asking, seeking, and knocking. To stop is to say God cannot make something of what we face. HE CAN! HE WILL! Just ASK! I know it was along post but I felt it needed to be shared. Everyone have a Great day at work and I pray what ever comes your way today you will Ask, Seek, and Knock!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Real WOMAN!
Hi! I hope everyone is having a great morning. I’m going to be blogging about a subject that was laid on my heart during my morning devotion. What is a “Real Woman”? Before I answer this question let me ask the men some questions. Are you following Jesus Christ? Are you being the leader of your home? Do you love your wife as Christ loves the Church? If not you don’t deserve the Proverbs 31 Woman. Hold on and strap yourself in tight here we go! First let me say to the Lady that reads this I am not judging you I am simply sharing what I have learned out of Scripture. “Proverbs 31” Some people talk about the Proverbs 31 woman as the ideal woman. That is so untrue the woman in Proverbs 31 10-31 is the “Real Woman”. She is the woman God intends all women to be. Not necessarily fitting the specific description, but certainly the general description. I read a devotional one time and Pastor Guy Melton used that same sentence. Now let’s talk about what our society calls this. Society would call this counter-cultural. Our Society has told Woman they need to be stronger than men the term “Feminist”. A Feminist thinks that her worth is found in a career and competing with men drives her to do the things she does. Most of the time she does not want to do these things. Sound familiar a lot of Men do this also and if you continue to be a Passive man your family will fall. It’s time for the Men in this Nation to stand up and be Men. Women out there if your husband is not leading the way you need to have a one on one conversation with him today. Tell him how you feel he can handle it! Women please listen and read for yourselves in Proverbs 31 10-31 this woman described is a nurturing mother, wife and woman of DIGNITY! This did not mean she didn’t have outside interest. She did in Verses 16-18 it shows she was a successful business woman. To be Godly women or mom does not mean you check your business sense and brains at the door. Later on as I read in this Chapter it says she was fulfilled and happy. She was committed to her family, husband and children. Because of her commitment they honored her and respected her. There are lots of rewards for being a Loving, Caring woman. This life is too short to be unhappy all the time. Let me first say if your husband is not being the leader in the home he has his own issues. You may need to have a talk tonight! For the single mom out there and I know they are a lot of you. I know its tough. My mom was a single mom as well. I don’t know you but I want you to know I Love You and your kids will honor you for doing the best you can do! You can do it! You can be successful! You will make it even when you fill your about to lose it! For all you Single Fathers out there you rock and keep leading your children it will pay off! Now for my venting session! To all you “DEADBEAT DAD'S” yes I said dad's anyone can be a dad but it takes a special person to be a FATHER! You need to wake up if you have kids and are not there and you have walked out on them they will not forget that! They are your responsibility and you are nothing but a BOY! You are pathetic and make me sick. You think its all about you. Newsflash it’s not if you have children take care of them. Spend time with them they will not forget the time you spend with them! Be a Man for a change The Job and Money you have will fade. The time you spend with your kids will pass on from generation to generation. To all the Men and Women out there who read this I hope it challenges you! Have an Awesome Day.
Monday, August 18, 2008
In AWE!
Hi! I hope everyone is having a Great Day! I am in Awe of what Jesus Christ has done in the last 48 Hours! Yesterday at my home Church over 200 people excepted Jesus! Yeah you heard it right Over 200 people. Last night I spoke at my uncles Church in Abbeville and It was Awesome I challenged people to reach out to the lost! I challenged people to get out of there comfort zones! It was awesome! Jesus led me all the way through it. I could not have done this. It was all Jesus! Thanks to all of those who prayed for me and supported me! Today the Greenville street ministry was awesome. People accepted Jesus for the first time and lives were changed! We did not see it coming but we Baptized people today in a motel pool. Yes I said a motel pool! It was right in the Heart of where we do ministry! When Jesus is leading you, do what he says no matter how crazy it seems! If its crazy or Dangerous Its Jesus because Jesus was Dangerous! He went where no one would go! We must do the same! One last thing every prostitute got a Red Rose today! We give them out to them with a smile and Jesus ROCKED there world! Thank you Chad for your vision, Tommy for your support and to all who pray for us . Its because of you willing to get uncomfortable Lives are being changed for Jesus Christ and HELL is getting SMALLER! Praise Jesus everyday!
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