Nashville – The Calling

This morning I was able to catch a glimpse of the beautiful sunrise over Nashville. What a beautiful picture God has painted here! While sitting on a bench, I began to think about my time here in Nashville.  Four years ago, I decided to take a great deal of faith and move 1,000 miles from my small town community to Nashville, Tennessee.  At the time, I was unaware of the things that God would do in my life. Looking back He had a purpose and that was to reach out of my comfort zone and have a fresh new start with Jesus.  In Genesis 12, Abraham received a calling from the Lord telling him to leave his native country, relatives, and family to go to an unknown land. The Lord told him that he would be the father of a great nation and will be blessed and will bless others. When I think of Abraham’s call story, I also think about Noah and how he was called to build the ark before the great flood, Jacob who heard God’s will for him in a dream, and Joseph who learned in a dream that he’d rule over others. Through my whole Nashville experience, I have come to find that God has a purpose for each of us. To reveal your life purpose, God may call you out of a role or situation and call you into a new beginning. Both legs of the journey are equally important tests of obedience for you: to be willing to leave the old and begin the new. 

Taking The High Road

Taking The High Road

Let me first note that this blog is a journal of my faith walk with Christ. The purpose of this entry is not for sympathy. It is to acknowledge that my love belongs to someone much bigger than myself, Lord Jesus Christ.

I have often wondered if there are people out there who often go through some of the same things I do. This past week has hit two extremes. It has been the most heart wrenching, filled with attacks from the devil himself. However, there have also been instances where life couldn’t be any greater.

The devil himself came in hot, dressed in full attack mode. From belittling my faith to presenting me as a very poor Christian example, he spoke ruthless comments of hate. It was a message that I couldn’t believe I received, but then again the devil can take on many forms. He brings us up just to break us down. That’s his nature. He only succeeds if you let him.

When I read through this message, I knew exactly who I was in Christ. It is what God KNOWS about me that is more important that what others THINK about me. Through it all, I trusted God in me. There was no need to prove myself to anyone other than God! I felt, that the only way that I could stand before this was to kneel before God. Therefore, bowing out in prayer isn’t defeat to me; it is taking the high road. Through each struggle comes an important lesson. Sometimes it does speak directly to us; however, other times it doesn't. The important lesson from this experience was that

The last word isn’t important because God knows our hearts. God is with you and better in you! Just let go and let him!

On a high note, I received various emails wanting more writings and video blogs! This is very exciting to me. It proved to me that there are many people out there who appreciate Christ and the love that I have for him. The remarks of one individual will not change my love and appreciation for our LORD! Instead, it will push me to help this individual seek out Christ.

When I often wonder if people encounter the same experiences I do, I realize that we all have our own battles that we are faced with. We all deal with these experiences differently, but it is important that we remain Christ centered through our reactions and responses.

 Blessings.

Christian Cowboy Devotional

Welcome to the first episode of the Christian Cowboy Devotional. The Christian Cowboy Devotional was an idea that I had a few years ago about wanting to show others how cowboys and music artists, who live their life day by day on the road, continue to pursue and even dig deeper into their faith. Always being on the road and constantly away from a home church can affect the spiritual relationship one has with the Lord.  

The Cowboy Christian Devotional will be released each week on Faith Friday. The reason for this is because I feel that there are time throughout the week that we remain steadfast in our relationship with Christ; however, when Friday night rolls around Christ may the last thing on our mind. Temptation during this time of the week can be more prevalent especially when you are traveling between rodeos or shows.

My hope is that the testimonies featured the Christian Cowboy Devotional will not only serve as inspiration but also as motivation. As the Christian Cowboy Devotional continues to grow and evolve, we will be featuring faith stories from your favorite rodeo famous athletes as well as country music artists who are passionate about their relationship with Christ. The featured individuals will be those who have inspired their fans to purse something bigger than themselves and who continue to motivate and challenge others to chase after their dreams. If there is an athlete or artist that you would like to be featured on the Christian Cowboy Devotional, please contact Bobbi LeAnn at bobbilean@live.com. 
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Happy Faith Friday!! 

This week on Faith Friday we are featuring the testimony of Lexi Larsen, the Country Music Association's 2014 Artist to Watch! She was born and raised in the Sandhills of western Nebraska. Lexi speaks about how she came to know Christ as well as how she remains constant in her faith on tour. Check out her testimony on the Christian Cowboy Devotional and let us know what you think!

Blessings!