“This is Home!” I heard God so clearly on Sunday, May 24, 2021, but yet I felt tears running down my face, as I would not have chosen this church for myself and my family. It all seems crazy as I look back over this past year. May 31, 2021, will mark a year since God had us step out of Word Of Life Family Worship Center, our church family, and our home of over a decade. May 31, 2020, we walked out of Word of Life not knowing where God was calling us to or to what, we were fully trusting Him. I remember Pastor Randy asking when we sat down with him and Pastor Linda at the beginning of May 2020, “where are yall going?”, we told them we didn’t know. We thought of one place He may have been calling us to but weren’t totally for sure. He was saying Go and we were being obedient. We tried several churches, He even arranged for us to be Ordained into Ministry in June 2020. What ministry we didn’t have a clue about. Were we supposed to start a church or were we supposed to be evangelist Children’s Pastors since we had been in Children’s Ministry since we were teenagers, we had no clue? We tried to think things out, but we all know that isn’t how God works. It’s crazy how He leads and guides. He would continually let us know we were on the right path by giving signs throughout the year. Even though sometimes it felt like a wilderness the signs showed us we were on the right path.
One of those signs that God showed us was River City in Waco, Texas. We always knew God had called us to River City temporarily, for a season, even from the beginning we knew He was placing us at River City for a time but it wasn’t our home. We trusted God that He would lead us when it was time. We truly believe our time at River City was to teach us the River City Love, the God kind of love. River City taught us how to love in a way that we never had before. I truly believe that without River City I would not have the peace and love for people the way I do. This Church grew me in a way I didn’t even know I needed. I am a question person so I was constantly asking God “Why are we here, why did you bring us here?” I remember one Wednesday Night for the monthly praise service the P & W team sang “Lean Back” by Maverick City as the song started I had never heard it but that didn’t stop the tears when I heard these words:
“You’ve brought me here to rest
And given me space to breathe
So I’ll stand still until It sinks in”
I started bawling and it didn’t stop there it continued as the team sang these words:
“Thought I knew what love was
Thought I knew what love was
I thought I knew what love was
But it’s so much better, it’s better”
and at that moment I knew exactly why we were at River City. God revealed His love and the love He wanted me to have with each one of His children. Remember people are our purpose, not our problem. If you have not heard this song I am telling you, you have GOT to go listen.
Well after reading a post from a friend we had been feeling a pull to this Cowboy Church for a couple of weeks(however we don’t normally do Cowboy Churches because honestly, in the past they don’t line up to the way we believe. We have even tried one during this past year and it was a No) anyways Saturday night Micheal asked do you want to go to that church and I said: “no, because we are supposed to have a guest speaker tomorrow at church.” He said ok, well we woke up Sunday morning getting ready and we were running late Micheal asked again if we wanted to go to the Cowboy Church and the boys were like no let’s go to River city, so we decided we were still going to River City, we get to Groesbeck and it’s 9:44 and I said “Micheal we aren’t going to make it till almost 11, we are so late” and he stops and I said “boys I know you don’t want to but we are late and I checked the time of the Cowboy Church and they start at 10:30, so is that ok?” They finally agree so we went we find a seat listen to announcements and a few songs they sing for you to mingle and right before worship starts God tells me “This is Home!” I start tearing up because I’m like God No, I know how Cowboy churches are, please Lord. Then worship starts and I’m crying because after a year we finally know our home God has spoken and told me this was it. So it was a relief knowing where God was calling us to and why He called us out of our church home over a year ago. The worship was anointed like no other Cowboy Church I’ve ever been to, and then the preaching starts and I see the boys getting involved and Micheal too, so I start asking myself I wonder if they know, what if they don’t want this to be home, but I KNOW what God just told me. So it’s over we leave I don’t say anything to Micheal or the boys, as we talk to the pastor and a few other people. We get out the door and Micheal asks “what do yall think about it?”, and they proceed to confirm yes this was the place and I start tearing up telling them what I’ve just explained to yall and what God had said. I don’t know why I was worried about it, because if God had said this was home to me He would have all that worked out. Sometimes the things we concern ourselves make no sense at all. Our days in the wilderness are over. I don’t know exactly what God has planned, I don’t know why He called us to this church, but I know his plan is WAY better than mine. We trust Him and know this is exactly where we are supposed to be. So I say This Is Home to Cowboy Heritage of Freestone County. I would have never thought I would be calling this my home church, but God!! He always has a way of making us step out of the box!! So I just give Him praise for the journey behind us and the one in front as we know He guides each and every step. Thank You Lord for your faithfulness!!