Thanks and Prayer!

I want to write a letter to Jesus Christ thanking him for everything! Jesus i want to thank you for my salvation. I want to thank you for going to the cross and paying a price i should have paid. All i deserve is Hell! Thank you for caring enough about me to give me a new start. Thank you for my Family, my Friends, My wife who is so loving, caring and straight forward. Thank you for an Awesome Home Church where the people are as real as they come. Thank you for the staff there. Thank you for choosing me to spread your good news throughout this community and beyond! Thank you for your financial blessings in my Life! I've learned in a hard way Money means nothing unless you tell it where to go! Thank you for being in control of my finances. I screwed them up for long enough! Thank you for my 2 Children I commit to raise them for your purpose not mine. They are beautiful and i stay in Awe that you would trust me to raise 2 of your Children! Thank you for this Nation i live in you have blessed it so much. Father please forgive our country for all our wrong doing! Have mercy on us! I pray we turn back to you. We as a country have taken our eyes off of you! We are taken you out of schools, life and everything else! Our country kills your creation everyday with abortion! We are voting for same sex marriage. We are the number one pornography selling nation in the world! Please help our nation and I pray the Church steps up and starts addressing the issues that need to be addressed. We can't change the world but you can!

Wired!

Good morning I hope everyone’s having a great day. Mine has been awesome I just got through feeding my 5 month old. She is growing so fast! You see she depends on me to feed her so she can grow, she can’t feed herself yet. As I think about this it means more to me than just a feeding for my child. You see I know you have heard this over and over again especially if you attend a "Traditional" Church. You hear someone say I left "so and so church" because I wasn’t getting fed there. You see there is a difference when I feed my child. She is not old enough to eat on her own; however we as believers are old enough to know we have to eat. I’m not talking about the physical eating I'm talking about the spiritual feeding that has to take place everyday. We should have quiet time with Jesus everyday and trust him. We as believers can’t take this lightly. A lot of people will not read their bibles all week long and when Sunday morning arrives they have to wipe the dust off of there bible. Then they go to church and expect to hear from God. God may or may not speak to them and they think it’s the Pastor. They think he is not giving them what they need to here. When all week long they have put God’s word on the shelf! They have starved themselves! This will cause you to be blind to the truth! My Pastor said one time that a 99% commitment to Christ is 1% to short. I believe that with all my heart! He wants all of us not our leftovers! A song that sticks out in my mind is "Surrender All". Can you sing that song and mean it? Or is it just words? You see Jesus said he would rather you be either Hot or Cold not Luke warm. He said he would spew you out of his mouth! That’s not a good thing when the creator of everything says he would spit you out of his mouth! We need him in our life. Life without Jesus is impossible we must give him everything. We were not created for our purpose he made us for his purpose! Read Proverbs 19:21 it’s his plan not ours that will succeed. All we have to do is be a willing vessel. Are you willing to give everything to him? You can do it with his help not on your own! Is today the day you give it all away? Have a great day! Love You Jason)

Rules!

Man it’s been a very busy morning. I just got back from the grocery store and I’m going to do some clothes and then take my kids swimming. Its ridiculous hot outside so why not take a dip to cool off. My son has wanted to swim all week so we are going. I had my quiet time and Jesus laid this message on my heart so I'm going to blog about RULES! Yes following the rules. When I played pee wee football my dad was the coach. I was 8 years old when I started and I feared my dads rules at home and especially on the football field. I remember one practice specifically he had put me in the right guard position and explained to me it was my job to protect the quarterback and open up holes for the running back. So I remember the first play of practice that day he told me to block and to stay in my spot! So when the ball was snapped I listened I knocked the guy I was supposed to block down and then I seen another player (linebacker) coming to the right of the guy beside me and he missed the block leaving the running back stuck! Yeah! I just stood there and he got tackled hard. You see I had listened to the rule my coach (dad) had set, stay in your spot is what he told me, I did just that. You know I've been in churches that set the same rules. We get so caught up in following the rules we miss the big picture. You see if I would have moved out of my spot and hit the linebacker my teammate would have gained some yards. I would say 90% of the rules I was told to follow when I was a youth were man made not biblical! You see Ephesians chapter 2 verses 8-10 tells us “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are Gods workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. I think Paul said it right when he said this to the church in Ephesus! You see following Jesus is not difficult, it’s impossible! He gives us the gift of life because He knows we cannot follow all the rules! Only through him can we follow his will for our lives! One question for you! Are you so caught up in following rules that you are missing the big picture? The big picture is reaching people for Jesus whom he already has set aside for us to do, he prepared them in advance! Let’s face it if we tried to do everything people have told us we need to do to be more like Jesus, we would never be more like him. We would be so caught up in Ridiculous Rules we could not see his face and know what he has planned for us! Sometime today take a minute and get alone somewhere quiet and listen to God speak to you through the Holy Spirit don’t say anything to him just LISTEN! I’m going swimming now Love you and thanks for checking out my Blog!

Help!!!!

Hi! I hope everyone is having a great day! I got out of bed early this morning and went to the grocery store. The prices are up but I am constantly reminded of how lucky we are in this country to have a selection of food! I also thank God to have the money to buy food some people are not so fortunate. It’s a challenge to take 2 kids to the grocery store some of you know this. However this morning my kids were awesome! The baby was just watching everything and my 5 year old son was helping me load up and unload as we checked out! Then it hit me he wanted to get involved. He wanted to make a difference! He did and I was so thankful! So today smile at everyone you see and help them in anyway you possibly can! They will appreciate it! Your smile may be the only one they see all day and your helping hand could be what make’s them smile! Remember Jesus constantly set examples for us! We should do the same for our children and others around us! I will be going to work 12 hours tonight and tommorow so i will be missing in action until Sunday! Blog at you later!

Changing Lives!

What a day! I have 4 kids this morning all under the age of 5 years old the youngest 5 months. Wow! It’s been a challenge 2 of the kids are my on whom I have everyday which is awesome. The other 2 are a friends and they are being great! I always said I wanted lots of kids so I’m getting a taste of having 4 small ones running around. I’ve worked with kids at Church along time and I believe I have learned more from them than anyone else. They have no worries and a very free will! We should be more like children Jesus said that! Today I will be talking about things I learned from quiet time this morning and I learn in my everyday life. Enjoy! I hope this challenges you. It challenged me! Changing lives and making a difference! Sounds hard but its not! Sit back take a deep breathe and think who has made an impact in your life? What is it they do that seems to make a huge difference? It may be something as small as a smile everyday when you go into work or as big as someone watching your kids for you to have a DATENIGHT!!!! Yes DATENIGHT it’s very important but that’s another blog for another time. Sometimes we may not realize the impact and are not aware of the difference we make! I encourage you to get involved in your community. If you are currently a member of a church get involved don’t sit on the sidelines and warm the bench! The Coach (Jesus) wants you in the Game! Smile even when you don’t feel like it. Your smile may be the only one someone sees all day! If you are blessed financially and know someone struggling help them out don’t just pray for them! It may be your neighbor or someone else! The money is not yours anyway! There is no greater feeling than serving someone. It feeds your soul. I’m not just talking to the Christians either if you don’t have a relationship with Jesus serving may be what he uses to draw you to him! If you are not a believer I’m telling you to get involved! You may be living in sexual sin, abusing drugs and alcohol using things to feel that void in your life. I know because I’ve been there I am going to get personal with you. Before Jesus saved me I was addicted to alcohol, drugs, and pornography I tried to use those things to make me happy but they didn’t they almost destroyed me! I’m telling you, you’re not the only one who has issues! I’m also telling you. You don’t have to live like that anymore! I don’t know your problems or your issues but I do know a Sinless man who was 33 years old went to the cross and paid the penalty for your sins. We were separated from God and God sent his only son to die for us so that we may have life to the FULL! He was beaten spit on and think about this for a minute nailed to the cross NAILED! For you and I. Then he rose out of a borrowed tomb. You see it was borrowed he wasn’t going to need it but 3 days! That’s awesome! I want you to look back over your life and remember a time where you asked Jesus to come into your Life and make you brand new, you told him you are a sinner and you need forgiveness! If you can’t think of a time the time is now. I would not normally do this but I feel I need to. I want you to pray right now no matter where you’re at DEAR LORD JESUS I ADMIT I AM A SINNER AND I NEED YOUR FORGIVENESS. I BELIEVE YOU DIED ON THE CROSS AND ROSE AGAIN AND IM ASKING YOU TO COME INTO MY LIFE AND MAKE ME BRAND NEW. WASH AWAY ALL MY SINS. FROM THIS DAY FORWARD I WILL FOLLOW YOU ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE THANK YOU JESUS AMEN! If you prayed that prayer right now there is a party going on in Heaven in your name! I would like to help you get involved on taking your next step. If you prayed that prayer I would love to here from you through a comment, an e-mail. I will mail you a Bible if you don’t have one. Jesus is REAL! Have a great day!

Freedom!!!!

Wow! today has been great. First I would like to share with you how awesome my day has been. I got up this morning and went and cleaned our children rooms at church. My son is so awesome he is only 5 years old but he helped me this morning with everything. It’s amazing how much of a servant’s heart he has to be so young! The highlight of my day was talking with a staff member. I am so thankful for her she always smiles regardless of the situation she prayed for me and rocked my world. We all need people we can count on. We need to pray for them as well. Prayer works! I am telling you it works! I am going to be talking to you today about freedom! My dad has been in Federal Prison since I was 14 years old I am 26 now so it’s been tough not having him there. However I believe with all my heart it saved his life and he is closer to Jesus than he has ever been. He has been on my mind and I want to talk about Prison. It’s a different kind though. I want to talk to you about imprisonment to fear, possessions, lifestyles, and money. Are you in bondage Is it your past that haunts and controls you. I believe Rick Warren made a good point when he said “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.” It’s true on this very day it can be lifted from you. Is it fear that holds you back? He also had an awesome definition of fear. Fear is a self imposed prison that will keep you from becoming what God intends for you to be! That has been true in my life. One verse has helped me with fear Joshua chapter 1 verse 9. It says “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go” That’s so true he never leaves. You see Fear can be a lifestyle that is dangerous if you live in Fear you will never succeed! We have to take steps in our daily lives and take them with no Fear. You see possessions control a lot of people’s lives. You see today’s society tells you the more things you have the happier you will be. That is a lie from the pit of Hell. If you count on possessions you will always be empty! I’ve been there trust me. Money is the key factor behind this mindset you think the more money I make the happier I will be this is another lie! I’m not saying it’s wrong to have money or nice things I’m saying if they control you its wrong. Do you need to change somethings? Are you down in the dumps and feel heavy?Are you trying to hide something from God or hide your face from him? I’m going to give you a scripture to read, 2 Corinthians Chapter 3 Verses 15-18. See Jesus can provide freedom! The question is are you willing to ask him for help! I did and he has rocked my world I pray you do the same. Take time to pray for Prisoners today! Especially those who are imprisoned to the things I’ve talked about! I Love You Guys Have a Great Day! Jason

Greenville!

I felt like crap this morning and did not even want to do outreach in Greenville. I wanted to sleep in and be lazy. Here is the deal I made a commitment and had many goals set to achieve today. I thought, what if Jesus while getting spit on and beat beyond recognition would have give up! We would still have no way to God. He didn't he pressed forward and kept getting up every time the Roman soldiers would knock him down. PASSION is what he showed! I got up went to the gym. Me and my wife whom I LOVE VERY MUCH got the kids ready and i was in Greenville at 8:30. I thank Jesus I got up and did not give up! Lives were changed today and people met Jesus for the first time. Jesus also rocked my world today! Oh! and just to let everyone know WE LOVED ON EVERYONE we listened to them and did not throw Jesus in there face. If you let them see Jesus in you through the Love you show. They will open up and pour out there heart to you. Screaming at a lost soul for acting like a lost soul is pointless! Although there is such thing as tough love! Jesus! Remember one life at a time! I Love You Thank You for reading!