Wednesday, September 3, 2014

It's been awhile...

It's been quite a stent since my last post. The things the Lord has brought me through in the past ten months have been an incredible journey. I'm not sure if there's truly a way to explain it all in a single post, but I'll give it a shot. Like a preview...

First there was marriage! Yep that's right, I'm married to the most amazing woman ever, my beautiful wife Kayla. It's been incredible as we've walked through the path that Christ has set before us. I'm beginning see how powerfully the Lord can use a marriage to truly shape and mature you as a man. I'm very blessed!

Second, there's a little baby Ausban on the way! And I'm super pumped about being a Dad! It's been so fun already and baby's not even out of Momma's tummy yet! If I thought getting married would stretch and grow me... well having a little baby is like twice that! It's out-of-this-world awesome to begin to have a deeper understanding of God's love for His children by stepping up into the role of a father!

And lastly, to top off this brief little update, the Father has blessed our little family so much in placing us here in Montana. He's given us a home, a job, and time to seek His face for the direction and wisdom for the this next season. We're expecting little baby Ausban any day now, and we're super excited to see what He has next for our little family!

So, that's the briefing. There'll be more to come as the Lord provides time! For now, be encouraged in the Lord! God has an incredible journey for each of us! No matter what He has before us it can be the most incredible season if only we're willing to see things through His eyes. I have more on that subject, but till then, be strong in Jesus and make the most of every moment He gives you!

Jake.

Monday, July 8, 2013

William booth


“I consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost; Christianity without Christ; forgiveness without repentance; salvation without regeneration; politics without God; and Heaven without Hell."
–William Booth

Saturday, July 6, 2013

My heart cry

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light. 

Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower:
Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.

High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

Sunday, June 30, 2013

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, 
proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, 
fierce, despisers of those that are good, 
Traitors, heady, highminded, 
lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 
Having a form of godliness, 
but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, 
and lead captive silly women laden with sins, 
led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to 
come to the knowledge of the truth. 
(2Timothy 3:1-7)


Wednesday, June 26, 2013

I glance over the shoulder of a young Englishman, 
in all the optimism of youth. He reads a book; 
his face intent. He would be a follower of Christ; 
but, horror of horrors, he is reading the testimony 
of an atheist! "I am not a Christian because I do 
not see Christians. Were I a Christian I should 
believe and obey the words of Christ, Who described 
the world as going in a mad rush to the eternal torments 
of hell, and that without any need that it should be so, 
for Christ died for men that all who believe may be saved, 
and commanded His followers to make the news known to 
every creature. Christ threw away His life to save the 
world! Christ called on His followers to throw their world 
away and sacrifice their lives and all they held dear to 
save their fellows, not merely to publish the Gospel, 
but to prove its truth to an unbelieving world, by 
showing through their obedience, that they themselves 
believed the what they preached." "Were I a Christian," 
continued the atheist, "and if by so doing I could save 
even one soul from hell, I should consider myself 
well repaid for having spent my whole life in perpetual hardship, 
agony, ridicule, and shame." This book shut with a snap. 
The young man had made his decision. 

(Excerpt from Parable of the D.C.D.)