10/20/09 Tuesday

Lord,

Thank You Father for speaking to us last night. Lord, Your instruction was clear. Proverbs 19: 2- It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way. Lord, Tina and I both feel like we have no knowledge of our financial picture. We really need to find out. Lord, I pray that today I could make time to get into all of that. Give me the urgency to gain knowledge. Help me to not be hasty and rush into things. I want to know not only what and why I want to do something but most important why You want me to do something.

Your blessings are so new every day. I am excited to see what You would have me do today. I am wondering about James. I haven't spent that much time in prayer for him because I have faith that You are in control. You are able to work in that situation. I pray that You would soften Ryan's heart. It is hard for me to understand all that is going on in that. You know Lord.

Lord, we are trying to create a business. Part of me feels like I have to much going on. The other part sees that if I put the time in now I will have more time later. I feel like I have all of these people who I need to have work for. This winter I think it will dry up quite a bit. Help us make it Father. I have complete confidence in You. Lord, we have come to know Your word is true. You have shown Yourself over and over. Thank You for Your unfailing love.

Lord, today I will try not to get excited and commit to things that I don't understand. Help me to look for opportunities to communicate the gospel.

I love You

Jason

Wednesday 10/14/09

Lord,

Thank You for another day. I have been feeling tired and unhealthy. Seems like I feel this way often. Father, please grant me a small piece of You this morning. I just want to sit at Your feet and know You are my Father. I want to think about Your goodness and Your love for me.

10/13/09 Tuesday

Lord,

Thank you for Monday. Father, I am so excited to grow today. I can't wait for the opportunities You give me to glorify You. I pray that somehow today I would be able to make Your name known. Father, help me see You and really look at the insides of people. Lord, I have some people who are working with me who I know need a closer, more personal relationship with You. (I guess we all need a more personal walk with You.) Give me the chance to share Your love and grace with each of them. My major problem is margin. It seems Lord that there are things like write letters with each paycheck. I find my time being sucked up by Glenn Beck and Fox News each night. I want to fight that waste of time. Help me to be wise with my time. Right now with all that is happening I know that I don't have room to waste time. I have to spend each moment correctly and such out each second to spare it for Your Kingdom. Help me in that pursuit.

Lord, I pray that we can be a family and A+ can be a company that honors You. I want everyone to know that we are different. You make us different, Lord. I pray that I would put You first today in everything. Help me to seek Your kingdom and Your righteousness first and everything else second.

I want you to know that I still want to pray for Michael B and his family. Lord, it is such a hard thing to understand how someone can throw away everything. Lord, be with them and give them peace and comfort. Surround them with Your love. Joe and Brook are also going through a huge deal right now Lord. I pray that You would give them strength and may we find ways to show them how much You love them. Today is the first day that Ashlin works at the house. I pray that You would bless that.

I love You Father

Jason

09/10/12 Monday

Father,

I first want to quiet myself and just sit here a moment and still my mind.....................Lord, this morning I want to put Your Kingdom first. May I IN ALL THINGS acknowledge You. Lord, I find it so difficult to be in the office surrounded by the whirlwind of activity and consider You. I know that I have a peace in the midst of it most of the time, but there are times when it seems to be overwhelming.

Father, it seems that I am so selfish in my time. I have found that my prayers are selfish in nature. I rarely have burdens for others. Lord, break my sin and cleanse my soul. Examine me and identify the wickedness inside. Pull it out that I might be aware of who I am. May my pride be killed. I pray specifically for Joe and Brook. Their family is in such a chaotic place. Lord, give them peace today. Take care of their needs. Each small thing I pray that they would not overlook it and realize it is You showing them Your love. Reach out dear Mighty God and lift them to a place to glorify Your name. How great is my God. I am so excited to continue to see Your Glory!

Father, keep them on my heart. May I burden for them.

Lord, I pray for A+ Cleaning. It is slow now. I am thankful for the slowness Lord. I pray Father that You would help us take the next step. Help me to cast off anything that slows us down from running the race not to be successful but to lift You up and to make disciples.

I love You Father

09/10/08 Tuesday

Lord,

I want to follow You today. Tina, and I are going to (if You allow) get all of the invoices for last month and statements done. I am really excited and ready to go. Last night was a great time. We eat dinner with Otsuko. Lord, thank You for the blessings. We prayed Lord for two simple things. We prayed for shirts for the boys and pajamas for Elariah. You provided both yesterday. Lord, may we begin to trust You for more and more. We say we do but we don't have any action beyond the things we find ourselves reacting to. Help us be more about acting on situations based on our faith.

Lord, help us find what we believe about You and act on that belief. Help us get away from reacting on things that we feel are urgent. Lord, help me examine each decision I make and ask am I putting Your Kingdom first. Lord, in each path I choose help me base my decision on faith in You not in my abilities. I think this life would be so strange and exciting Lord. Lead me into it.

I love You, Lord

Jason

09/07/10 Wednesday

Father,

Lord, thank You for Your love and compassion. Father, I am beginning to wonder if You have placed me here where we are today as a business to have a chance to get close to these individuals who have begun helping at A+ Cleaning and Maintenance. Lord, I know I fail at sharing Your love and mercy with people. Thank You for Your patience with me. It seems like You are going to be giving me opportunities to grow in that. I am so excited to be lead by Your spirit. You might just have to shove me out of the way in many instances.

Dear Lord, thank you for encouraging Tina last night. It is such a blessing to have a wife who seeks after You the way she does. I am so grateful for a wife who teaches the boys to know and love You the way I have seen her teach them. I seem to take her so often for granted. Forgive me for that. You have given me so many wonderful gifts.

Lord, please bless today. I have several things which I really do feel that I need to do today. I want to look at today as You see it. You have such a different perspective than I have. It seems that the things that You think are important probably don't even catch my eye. Lord, direct my eye and help me to prioritize the things today which You want me to count as important. I so want to know You better and to know what You think I should do. Take my schedule and work it.

I love You Father.

Jason

090510 Monday

Lord, I really have begun to hate coming into this place each morning. Father, it seems that the business man that I thought I was I have realized I (humbly) am not. I now so little about what it means to actually run a business. I am really good at having the business run me. Father, forgive my pride. I think that I have so many gifts and abilities. I am really nothing more than a man who is so poor in spirit.

I am so thankful for a God who is not changing. Lord, You are my constant, never changing King. I need You now. My spirit is so low. I feel inside that it is a good and natural place to be but I hurt. I haven't been able to get this stupid business second in my mind to You. I want to put Your kingdom before everything else in my life. I have failed in that. I have had thoughts of growth and not waited on You to work.

Give me patience. Help me find You and Your plan in this mess of a business. I need You.

Thank You for Your goodness Father. I am grateful for all that You do. Forgive me for all that I overlook that You bless me with.

May You speak to me through Your word.

Matthew 4: 17

From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

Matthew 4: 19

"Come, follow me", Jesus said," and I will make you fishers of men."

Matthew 28: 18

"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Father, You have called me to call people to repent. You have called me to follow You so that I will be a fisher of men. You have called me to make disciples, baptize them, and teach them how to live. Help me see the next step. Help me know if this business helps me do that or not. I want to throw off anything that slows me down so that I can run this race as fast as I can. Lord, may I be so busy about Your work that I have trouble finding margin for the things of this world: business, play, entertainment, work, vacations. Give me a direction and a clear purpose. Help me to race to Your goals. Help me not get distracted by all that the world says I need to get done or do. May I define my responsibilities by Your kingdom and not by this worlds pressures.

I love You

Give me Your Power and Clarity

Jason

093009 Wednesday

Lord,
What a morning! I had coffee and breakfast at mom's and dad's with grandma and grandpa. Not to mention that I slept because of not feeling up to par. Lord, thank You for your grace and love. I need Your wisdom and strength today.
I am in need of You.
I love You
Jason

092909 Tuesday

Father,
Thank you for who You are Lord. I can't even describe how great You are. Lord, there is a mental block that I get when I think about You. I want to know You, yet sometimes all I think I know about you is an intellectual knowledge. I know You are a great God who has created this world and me. I know You are good, honest, powerful, just, self sacrificing, creative, loving, forgiving, patient, glorious. Lord, as I know all these things about You I want to know YOU! I want to know what Your voice sounds like when You whisper to me. I want to see You and feel Your presence. Jesus, come in my time of thinking about You. May You speak to me through You word today.

Acts 1: 14 All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
I wonder what they were all feeling? Where they excited and wanting the Holy Spirit? Did they know what that was? Jesus called it a gift my Father will give. He said that He had spoken about it before. He said that they would recieve power so that they could be witnesses.

Lord, this next month may I devote myself to prayer. May I find a way to focus on You and talk with You in order to get to know You better. Lord, as I do this come and meet me, that I might get familular with Your voice and begin to better know You.

Today we have a big job to do. A farm house in the country to clean. I have scheduled 6 people to go to it. I hope that they can complete it in about 4 hours. Lord, I pray a blessing on that job. May You use it for Your glory somehow. Thank You for the chance to meet Mrs, Harris last night. I pray that You would bless them and may the pricing on her house work out.
I Love You Father

092809 Monday

Lord, I suppose I have seen myself this morning in a most accurate light. I am so selfish and sinful. I would rather think of myself as righteous but I know that I am far from it. My current condition is founded on what I have done and what I am capable of doing. I am so fallen Lord. Why You would not cast me out is so confusing to me. I am nothing, yet You love me.

Father thank you for Your family. It was a good time meeting with them Sunday afternoon. We met and talked about what everyone is going through. Lord, there are so many different situations in our body. I think about Joe and Brook. They seem to come hit and miss. Joe is laid off from work. Today they are going to see about tests for their daughter to see if she needs open heart sergery. I wonder how we could surround them with Your love, so that they could see You more clearly.

You are so good to us Lord. Last night I was thinking about that at home while we were outside with the kids around the fire. You remain faithful to meet our needs. Everything good is from You. I am so grateful for the grace You give. I am already feeling the weight of this week. We are walking through this transition of seeing the business as a thing not as part of me. I need Your strong hand to guide. Lord, I want to follow You if seems most of the time. Help me to grow in faith. Guide me into all righteousness for Your names sake. Help me to lift up Your name Father.

I pray for George today. May he come into a relationship with you. Thank you for Hope and Katty. They are such a joy. Please Lord give them Your spirit when the time is right. Thank You for the leverage that You have given me to speak into both of their lives.

I love You Lord
Jason

092509 Friday

Lord,
Thank you for today, and the chance to meet with the guys for coffee. Lord, it is something special to have family like You have blessed me with. I know that sometimes I don't know what I have. There are those who are living this life in such a lonely condition. Help me be able to reach out and share with them Your love and acceptance. Thank you for the chance to chat (briefly) with the folks from the church that has been coming to Eva's on Friday morning. I pray that we might be able to get to know them better.

Today seems (so far) to be so packed with activity that I am nervous I could become overwhelmed by all of the events and tasks. My to do list is already longer than I want it to be. Lord, You are in control of the details and I submit those to You. Please take my day and make it what You will.

I pray for those who Aplus depends on. Be with our subs today, that Satan would stay away and that they would see this is a company You have created for Your glory and purposes.

I love You and am excited about what you are going to do today and tonight with folks at our place.

Jason

09September Goals

092409 Thursday

Dear Father,
Thank you for last night. We had such a great time with Grandma and Grandpa at Ryan's Steakhouse. Thank you for the time we have to spend with them. I wish I had more margin in our day to give to them. Lord, I am excited about heaven that we might not worry about the time constraints that this world has. It seems like there is only so much time to get things done. We have so many time savers and yet it doesn't seem like we are ever saving any time.

Lord, Tina has been challenging me about this prayer thing. I wonder how often I don't have because I don't ask You. It is something that I want to think through. So much of the time I simply want to go through this life being content with what You give me. Asking anything of you would indicate that I want something that You haven't given me yet. I don't think you look at it that way but I am having trouble even thinking of things that I would like you to do. Lord, You have blessed us so much. We have so many good things from You. The thing that I do need right now is for You to continue to bless the organizational process here at the office. I have been trying to get these systems set up and running for a while now. It has been rough but I feel like we are making progress.

Father, where would You like to lead? I get so wrapped up in things that I forget to consider if You are in the middle of my plans. Help me to consider You in all my ways and I know You will direct my steps. I love You Father.

You will never leave me or forsake me. I trust You for that. Help me to hang onto that promise. As our business and family continue to grow, I trust You to develop and shape them into things that glorify You. Help me to stay out of Your way. I can get stuck on myself Lord. I start to think that I am important. Give me the grace I need. Help me to stay away from distractions that slow me down. I want to run this race having cast off every thing that hinders me.

This past week You have given me opportunities to come into contact with people (through James) who I would not normally have come into contact with. Thank you for that chance. May I remember that these people are in my life that I might demonstrate and tell them who You are. I get so caught up in the business side that I forget that this business is worthless if it isn't a tool to lift You up. I am not very good at it. Give me the courage and willingness. I need You to take control.

I love You
Sorry for rambling so much. Thanks for listening.

092209 Tuesday

Father,
You are so good. Sorry about sleeping in. I keep making the mistake of watching Fox news at night. Last night I ended up getting to be at 11:30. Lord, help me to control my passions and desires. Help me to do the right thing. You are so good. You have brought me into a business and have protected me through this hard economic time. I want to trust in you for more. Lord, Tina has been reading about Muller. I want that faith. I also want a dream as big as You have for me. Lord, if I am open to creating space in my heart for a dream that is big enough for you, would You give me the faith to rely on You to fulfill it and complete it? I have some small ideas.

Lord, I am so tired of the church relying on the government for its dependence. You have a cattle on a thousand hills. Money is nothing to You, yet Your people turn to welfare and the public dime to exist. We should be the ones who are lending and giving and supporting. Yet Lord I find myself in a position to have trouble giving. Help me clean up my mess that I might give to support our Family. I have faith that You are in the business of creating a way to bring Yourself glory. Lord, may I embrace Your glory in my desires and dreams.

Give me a bigger view of You. Help me see a small look at who You are and it will expand my ability to dream BIG. I ask that if I live the rest of my life as a normal person without any huge display of faith outwardly that it would be because You desire it so. Lord, I want to lift You up as a God who can be trusted completely. Give me the Dream and the Faith to complete it.

I love You Lord
Jason

092109 Monday

Lord,
Thank you for a great weekend. We were able to rest yesterday for the most part. We were able to worship with our family. Thanks for the blessings of the body that you have created. Lord I pray that you would do a work in George's live. I so desire that he would come to know you. Help me have the words to communicate who You are to him.

Today I have so much stuff to do. My office is a wreck and I have invoices to do. I also have Daniel coming and starting work today with James. I think I will have them in the shop most of the day. I have Sugarbush floors to do tonight with James. We will be there late so I want to spend time with Tina and the boys today sometime.

Lord please bless our efforts with Aplus. Sometimes I feel like it is consuming me and taking my mind from you and my family. Please keep me from that. I am always wondering where that line is from having to much time in or not enough. It has been a difficult transition to the office from the field. I don't even know if I have enough cash flow to justify the move. Although it all seemed to be necessary to continue to grow.

We had a great time Friday night at our ice cream night. Danielle and Al came and that was fun. Lord, I pray that you would bless that time each week. I want You to get glory and get to draw more people to yourself. Help me find a way to bring you into the night in a non threatning way.

Lord one other thing that has been on my mind is Ashlan working with us. I pray Lord that you would work out the details. Help us know how much we can pay her and how to best use this to teach her how to be a help mate for her future family. Lord, I know you want the older women to train up the younger. Give us that opportunity.

You are all I want to desire. I couldn't ask for a GREATER God than you. I can't even imagine that you love me like a Father. Thank you so much. I know that I need you a lot. Keep working on me. Change me more and more into Christ.
I love you
Jason

091709 Thursday

Lord,

Thank you so much for all that you have been doing in my life. Father, I have been so busy getting AplusCleaning going that I feel that I have neglected our relationship some. Lord, help me make my bed time a priority and help me to search for you each morning. Father, you know that my desire is for you and your glory. As much as I say that I know that my heart is evil and selfish. I can not find anything inside myself to draw me to you. Lord help me to rely on you for everything. Even my desire for fellowship with you.

Thank you Lord for Your love. It has given me hope. I have trouble understanding and believing You do love me -kinda like Tina has trouble sometimes knowing that I love her. Help me with that Lord. I want to be so close to You that I understand how you feel about me. In our case it is sometimes hard for me to stay tuned into You because of all of the noise that is around me and that I create in my own head. Now Father help me to be still and dwell on You. Clear out the noise that surrounds my day. I want to focus on You.

It is so hard to stay focussed on You as I am with others. I tend to loose sight of You at the sight and presence of them. Help me to be still more and as I talk and exchange with others may You be there as well. Help me to see You. You have promised to never leave me nor forsake me. I hold to that with desperation. I so need You.

A small amount about my day Lord.

I have been setting up the business to run as a business. It has been a difficult transition. There is so much to catch up from and so much to do and figure out how to do. I have been having issues with workers, customers, and just systems. It has been fun setting it up, but I do not know if I am bringing enough in each day to live on. Give me faith that You are going to provide all my needs.

091609 Wednesday Night

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