A Sister in Christ has Passed

Lenise Braurer went to be with the Lord last week after a long battle with cancer. She and her husband Dr. Al had attended the local church here in Aeneas Valley, which they had helped to start. They had moved away a couple years ago to spend more time with family, which she loved dearly.

Lenise lead the women'a ministries, was a great organizer, and used her artistic talents to design the church logo and sign. We would listen to her "laughing llamas" during bible studies at her home, which inevitably made us all laugh. 

Rest in Jesus, Lenise.

May you find all things new in Him,
Frontier Woman @ FrontierChristianLiving

Wisdom is the Answer

Based on today's sermon. 1 Kings 3:7
When King Solomon had a dream where God asked him what he wanted, Solomon's answer was wisdom. Most of us would be asking for riches or other things, even health and a long life. By answering God with wisdom, Solomon actually covered all bases. What a great answer. I never would have thought of that.
Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous. Having a lot of knowledge gives pride. Wisdom allows one to use the knowledge with the understanding that one is not at the center of the situation. Many have a great knowledge of the Bible and can repeat verse after verse and yet are without the wisdom to understand how/when to apply it. This is so often missing because the person has not allowed God to build the relationship so the Spirit is allowed to direct the person on when/how to apply scriptures. Faith is often missing with those who have a "head' knowledge as opposed to a heart understanding of God. The more one uses knowledge and reason, the more difficult it is to know God's heart and will. It takes practice through a myriad of life situations to learn to have faith and lean on God. Knowledge of Him personally, trumps knowledge of the Bible alone. (This is totally my opinion and experience.)
Solomon's father David was a man after God's heart, yet God did not allow David to build the temple. That was left for Solomon to do. David had the blood of many men on his hands as well as having had an affair and arranging for the death of the woman's husband. Solomon was the resultant child of that affair. Did God punish Solomon? No, He had Solomon build His temple. Was Solomon perfect? No! He wasn't. Yet God still used him.
This gives us all hope. Whatever our background, whatever we have done, God sees us differently than we see ourselves. He sees who we can be and all we have to do is turn to Him. The thief on the cross near Jesus, affirmed who Jesus was and asked Jesus to remember him. Jesus told him he would be with Him that day. No baptism, no religious to-do list. Just an acknowledgement and belief.
Things we do without God often negatively affects others. That is a great reason to try to stay in God's will. If we decide we know God's will, we can often be wrong because the decision is based on what we think we know. Does it (the object/direction of our decision) require faith to happen, because we cannot see how it can happen otherwise? That is more likely to be in God's will. He loves to surprise us when we see how he made it all come together and know that whatever it was is only a small part of what He is doing. He is the master weaver of lives and situations. Timing and faith are everything.
Let God show you how involved in your life he is and wants to be more so. You don't have to be perfect, just willing to try. Ask Him for wisdom and guidance. You can find yourself blessed beyond belief.

May you find all things new in Him,
Frontier Woman @ FrontierChristianLiving

You are not Alone

Praise the Lord, we are not alone.
It has been over two years since I posted. The Lord put us aside for growth and personal relationship with Him. Our faith has grown tremendously as we watched from outside the fellowship. We attended churches elsewhere waiting for God to bring us back into the fold. It was a time of much prayer and waiting.
He brought us back in to the church, which is experiencing a new beginning of sorts. A new pastor has accepted the position to lead us, the sheep, the Bride of Christ. He is lead by the Holy Spirit. His preaching is strong, yet sensitive to the Spirit and he loves God's sheep. His name is Dennis Henley and his wife LK is a delight. A warm, godly woman who is upbeat and loves to teach the women about how God works in our lives.
The church has almost doubled in attendance as people come and spread the word to their friends that there is a difference here. If you get the chance, come and join us at 717 Aeneas Valley Road. Service starts at 10:30.
Oh, and you may notice that neither the yellow and white circus tent is there nor the army tent. We have a real building! While still in construction, it is warm, light, an big enough to hold well more than the 50 or so coming already!
There is coffee and usually some goodies to snack on after the morning's message. No need to dress up. Some do, some don't. It is totally alright to be casual, like you dress everyday.
And there is no lightning striking or buildings catching on fire when people step in that may have never gone to church. It is a welcoming environment. We would love to have you come visit us.
You are not alone:
If you need prayer, stop by early on Sunday morning or drop us a note at the above address. Our phone has been on hold with all the construction and should be back on again this summer. We regularly pray for this valley and for God to touch the people herein.
I hope to post soon about how God has been working in our lives. There is much to tell! He has been very busy with us. Good thing He is God with infinite bandwidth.

Experience the God of everything yourself! Ask Jesus into your heart.
Frontierwoman