Get lost in a good way.
“My ways are higher” (Isaiah 55:9), says the Lord.
And boy did He show us just that.
In June 2021 a door opened to His Collection. It was unexpected & better than our thoughts could have imagined (Isaiah 55:8).
Earlier that year, Amanda & Jenny sat in prayer, laying down their will for the company and asking God to reveal His.
They knew in their spirit God was taking them to new heights and was beginning to do something new (Isaiah 43:19) but they didn’t know how to get there or the exact direction God was calling them to walk in just yet.
So they prayed. Listened. And took action in the direction He faithfully provided.
What came next was a beautiful testimony to Ephesians 3:10-12 —
“The purpose is that through Messiah’s community the multi-faceted wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places, which is in keeping with the eternal purpose that He carried out in Messiah Yeshua [Jesus Christ] our Lord. In Him, we have boldness and access with confidence through trusting in Him.”
As the girls sat that day in a local coffee shop, praying and listening for God’s wisdom to be revealed to them, they heard the direction they were intended to go.
The desert.
Jenny began to research West Texas, an area she had felt led to for years, and as faith would have it, she came across the site for The Big Bend Cabin, Boca De La Roca, located in Terlingua, TX just 5 miles outside of Big Bend National Park.
Putting God’s word into practice, she knocked on the door and before they knew it, the door was open to them (Matthew 7).
The Holy Spirit had led the girls to a cabin which not only set the scene for their upcoming desert themed photo shoot, but it also provided a testimony of how faithful & wonderful our Creator is.
Ross, owner of the Big Bend Cabin, first felt the call to move out west in 2013. He even knew he would someday have a vacation rental property in the area.
In 2015, he came out to the Big Bend area to begin moving forward with his calling. In 2016, his family left their city life behind near Dallas, TX and began planting roots in West Texas, just outside of Terlingua, TX.
Ground was broken to begin building the cabin the following year in 2017 as well as the birth of Ross’ first born. By the time the cabin was finished in 2020, Ross fathered 3 children with his wife and completely overhauled their lives to reflect the calling God has placed on his life.
During the building process, Ross’ relationship with our Creator only grew stronger. God continued to show him the way and guide the process by supplying his every need. According to Ross & his wife, they counted over 15 variables which were out of their hands. Things like the land purchase, the building of the cabin, monetary provisions, and things which just ‘plopped in their lap’ at just the right moment to help aid in the completion of this project.
When Ross shared his testimony with us, he explained how God’s hand had always been in his life but through his wife, her family & the process they walked out with this cabin, he became a follower.
“Thanks to God using my wife's family to explain the truth, talk about doubts/questions I'd had about God/Jesus for 25 years, and me witnessing living examples of what a follower of Christ should be, I came to believe in Jesus Christ around 2013, but didn't know Him until January 2019, and I was then baptized in March 2019. Long story short; I finally stopped running from His call, and stopped holding on to sins/desires that kept me from taking a "leap of faith". At that time, I realized that there was a difference between hearing God and listening to God (which results in obedience)... I decided to listen in January 2019.
God's hand has been on/in my life since I was born, and for many many years in my teen/adult life. I knew it, and could clearly see it, even back when I wasn't a follower of Jesus and back when I didn't have a whole lot of regard for my Creator. I thank God all the time that He didn't take my life during the times of disobedience, disbelief, and at times outright arrogance. I thank Him that he had mercy and patience.”
We may not know all of the reasons God led us to Ross & his cabin just yet, but one thing He has made clear is the blessing it is to share the story of how the Holy Spirit touched Ross, his family, and led us to the sharing of this testimony.
The rest is yet to come….
From His heart, to mine, to yours,
Amanda
To learn more about The Big Bend Cabin, visit bigbendcabin.com/
