The View From My Seat!

What a great weekend! The presence of the Lord was surely at Cowboy Junction. The nice cloud coverage sure helped with the struggling A/C. Praise God the new one is on the way. I have said this many times but I must say it again, "My husband ROCKS." This weeks message was incredible. I love it when he takes a scripture that I have read so many times and shows me a new way to look at it. We talked about offense. Having thick skin but not a hard heart. If our prayers don't seem to be answered at this time, press on. Keep believing that the answer is on the way. When someone hurts us, don't let it affect our life or push us away from where God has us. He used the illustration of a sander. Some things in my life rub me the wrong way. But if I can keep my EMOTIONS in check I am that much closer to the final product. There is a smoothness that develops when we allow God to walk us through tough times. God never said we won't have difficult times. He never said that people won't agitate us and even disappoint us. But He did say that He would never give us more than we can handle. Our goal in this life is to be Christ like. Every day I want the splintered edges of my life to be sanded down. I am confident that it doesn't feel good but I am also confident that God is with me. He will never leave me or forsake me. I have to admit, I am an emotional person. One little thing can send me over the edge. This is not God's best for my life. I have to slow down and breathe. I'm sure many of you feel the same way. Let the anointing (the oil) of God cover you. When storms come your way, the water will roll right off. Matthew 15 was an eye opening chapter. I believe the Lord was showing us to push past the pain and confusion. Don't let anyone or anything keep you from the goodness that God has for you.

Missing You!

Have you missed me? I know I have missed you guys. Our family is back from Disney World and finally recovering from a tiresome trip. I have to be honest that it was nice to not have computer access for a week. Although our Disney resort offered Internet access in our rooms, it ONLY cost $9.95 for 24 hours. I tell you they get you every chance they get. But for 6 days I remained absent from cyber world. Most vacations are never long enough. This one was plenty long enough. We were exhausted and so ready to be back in our home. But it was amazing to see how much my children grew up in such a short period of time. We left the trip with Brady having some fear of the water and Hud was terribly afraid. By the middle of the trip, Brady had no fear and Hud had only a little. Brady rode every ride he could with hands in the air. He may have had his eyes closed but he rode it none the less. I was a proud momma in Orlando Florida. But now we are home and I am so thrilled. It is nice to know that you can leave on vacation and there are people in your life that keep the ball rolling. We heard that church service was amazing last weekend. Cigi brought a powerful Word and Lesley led everyone in amazing Worship. LaJeana continues to rock it in Kid's Church. Crill took care of our mail and Trey mowed and watered everything. Sadie took care of the office and Clay fed our calves. Shane flew solo coaching the 6 and under baseball team and Mike Clampitt coached CJC softball team for Ty. It is a simple reminder that we could not do what we do without each and every one of you. I want to say thank you to everyone who made our family trip possible. We missed you all and we look forward to the exciting things to come in July.

Time Out #2

What an amazing weekend we just had with Coffey Anderson. He was such a gifted artist and through his ministry 29 people received Christ this weekend. It is amazing to see what God did in just 4 days. When the people of God unite in one accord, the possibilities are endless. Like most of you already know, JCA raised $20,000.00 plus lots of private donations. The church has brought in over $15,000.00 from Wed. to Sun. We had been at a stand still with 42 bricks for 2 months. And after one hour of prayer as a corporate body, we now owe$27,000.00. Our entire property will be debt free in only a matter of time. It is amazing to see how fast God can make a way where there seems to be no way.

So I say all this to say "Adios"! The Bean Family is headed out of town this morning. We are taking a much needed family vacation. We are starting off in Albuquerque today and then headed to Disney World on Sunday. I am so excited to get away for a few days but I am even more excited to hear what great things happen while we are gone. I have an excitement in my spirit that there is more to come. I know that CJC staff is going to glorify God in everything they do while we are away. If all these miracles happened in just 4 days, imagine what He can do in another week. I see rain clouds forming and I am more than ready to get drenched. Keep your eyes on Him and remember the words of Pastor Ty, "Finish the last thing God told you to do until He gives you a new instruction." That is walking in your Father's will.

Love you all!

Time Out Update

Oh my goodness! Wednesday night was incredible. It was something I have wanted and needed for a long time. There were 87+ people that came together at CJC and prayed. I know there were some who had never done anything like this before. I pray that it blessed you as much as it did me. It was inspiring, moving and powerful. We prayed about our personal Christian walks, our church vision, and JD Brown our CJC missionary. We lifted up every child attending JCA in the fall and every youth attending camp in July. For one hour we strategically prayed for God to move in every area of our lives.

So why did we do this? Ty spoke a message last week about walking in the natural. There is only so much you can do in the natural before you must have the supernatural take over. There are so many things we are believing God for at CJC. We have come to a place that we believe we have done all we know to do. Before we can move forward, God is going to have to make a way. Our church is growing in every area. We need a school building and a facility for our children's church. We don't ever want to just make things happen. Ty and I desire to only move when there is peace. Peace comes only from our heavenly Father. We corporately stood together on Wednesday and declared that we are united. We will not be moved by need or feelings. We will only take a step as God directs. We want to hear from Him. We want to honor and glorify Him in every way. Prayer changes things and it prepares us for what is to come.

During this special night of prayer, I thought about my own personal prayer life. I need to take a timeout on a regular basis. I think we all do. There comes a time that we hit a brick wall. We just seem to be going through the motions of life. When we are willing to take a timeout and refocus our priorities, we put power back in our steps. My desire is to constantly be refreshed. I want the fire inside of me to be fanned. I want to see great things happen in my life. I want to see great things happen in your life. One of my favorite mottos is, "Do what you can do and let God do what you can't." "God, use me in any way you desire. Make a way where there seems to be no way. Bring the super to my natural. Together I know we can see the impossible become possible."