Dear God, thank You again for my job and for the money that it’s bringing in right now to help us pay off our debt.  Lord, i can’t describe how excited i am to be paying off our bills!  Thank You again!  Please help sustain me and the family as i’m working long crazy hours these days.  Just help me to be a good dad, and to be a good husband.  Thank You for Meagan for understanding and being so helpful.  Please help us reach our goal today of completing 300 sites for LexisNexis.  I know You can help us.  Please Lord.  Thank You!

Tags: debt, work

Our Daily Bread

Dear Lord, thank You for the things in this world that make us think of You, including Steve Jobs’ passing.  Lord, I pray that You have shown Him mercy, and that His soul’s in heaven.  Thank You for the things You allowed him to create and bring into this world.  Lord, I am extremely thankful for my job, and the overtime i’m getting is just incredible, so thank You so much for Your generosity.  I pray You would give me wisdom about my next job, and that You would help me to be content where i am if this is where You want me.  Lord, that Elevation job seems so tempting and ideal, but what I have here is like perfect for my family.  Lord, i just want to say that I’m yielded to Your will, and want to whatever it is You want me to do.  While the Elevation job looks extremely tempting, i’m going to leave it alone, unless You orchestrate it differently.  Lord, i love You so much, and want to be Your servant.  Wow, sadly that was hard to type.  Where did my servanthood go?  Lord, i really do want to be Your servant whatever that means.  Please help me to be what You made me to be and that i would bring You glory.  I pray that You would give me strength to do and say the things the i’m often afraid to say, if it’s right saying it.  Lord, i Love You and thank You.  Lord, please make Mia well, as she just got a pretty nasty cough, and please protect our family from the sickness that she has.  I Love You!.

Just read “Our Daily Bread,” and it was pretty poignant, the verses being Matthew 5:14-16 and talking about being a light on a hill and letting our light shine before men.  Lord, that’s my prayer, that whatever i do that i would shine.  Lord, I admit that i am weak in this area, and want to be stronger.  i pray that You’ll make me stronger.

Tags: career, family, job, Steve Jobs

Our Daily Bread

Dear God thank You for all of the overtime You allowed me to get, and thank You so much that we were able to pay off our first bill!  Lord, i pray that You would just help me to stay focused and to keep working hard so my paychecks will keep being good.  I pray that You would help us to knock out our debt as quickly and efficiently as possible, and that You would also help us to be wise with our money after we do.  I pray that You would give Meagan and i wisdom when it comes to parenting.  I also pray that You would give us both patience for both the kids and for eachother.  Please forgive me for my impatience, and bad attitude that i’ve had, and please help me when i get in those moods… I don’t want to feel like having a family is prison… It’s just ridiculous sometimes.  I pray that You’d allow our family to have an extremely tight bond.  Lord, i pray that You would hold both of my children (your children) in the palm of Your hands, and that You would never let them go.  I pray that You’ll help us to model Your love so that they see You through us. I pray that Mia would accept You as her savior if she hasn’t.  Lord, i love You so much and thank You for the amazing family You’ve given me!

Tags: debt, family, work