First Things First

Matthew 6:33 says, seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. We were about 5 miles from our cottage when I heard the Lord speak to me.We were passing a church that I had seen and it caught my curiosity on my last visit to the Austin Area. The church, Cowboy Church! I passed this church while scoping places to stay last visit, I wasn't sure I would ever see it again, but it reminded me of a video interviewing this type of church during our Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS for the kids last year.

Well, I noticed the guys were out working on the ranch, which is the church also, and knew that the Lord wanted me to stop by. After 42 hours of travel, we were all real tired, but I knew we were supposed to make this stop. Sure enough, the pastor, Bubba Fowler, was working on the water pump house when we pulled in. It was quite an amazing opportunity for us, the kids had time to stretch out and play on some tractors and ranch equipment, while Rick and I gave a hand to fit the door for the pump house.

This truly was God's desire for us though we in the flesh were not happily responsive, but what a

great blessing to find Bubba. His like-mindedness in Christ has given us immediate comfort and fellowship in the Lord. He is our Pastor in Texas! What an amazing Texas experience! Honest to goodness cowboys, loving Jesus! We were sure that this would be the church we visit the following morning.

~Walt Sr.