Yesterday we completed our second event of the year at Little Flat Creek Ranch. Today we have our third one. And from June through October, we will be there several more times. All told, we have been blessed to serve guests there over 30 times since 2018. Hunting, fishing, shooting, etc. We even host some of our Women’s Retreats there. Our relationship with the owners and managers has blown me away. And it continues to grow. What’s even more incredible to me is how our relationship started. It’s too lengthy to put into this devotion. Here is the short version.
In 2017, Barbara and I were asked to serve as hosts for the Catch A Dream Foundation. I am sure you have heard of Make-A-Wish. CAFD is the hunting/fishing version of it. As we were going through the application process, we got to meet with the president of CAFD. And we met with the owners and managers of Little Flat Creek Ranch. After I got sick and had surgery, we had to push pause. Everyone understood. Then, after Charlie 22 Outdoors was founded, I bumped into the owner of LFCR. He wanted to hear more about what we were doing. And that led to us hosting our first Whitetail deer hunt on their property in 2018. As stated earlier, we have been on the Ranch around three dozen times now. There really are no words that I can say to describe how blessed we are to get to work with them. No words. When you get time, find them on the Internet. You will see why I say that.
God puts us on a path that leads to eternity with him. unfortunately, this path is not paved. It’s not smooth. It’s not flat. It’s a path that is full of bumps. Turns, twists, obstacles, etc. The enemy does all that he can to you push us off of the path. Pull us off the path. Whatever it takes, he does. Believe me I know. He’s pulled me and pushed me many times. He does this because he knows that if he can get us off the path, he then can influence us. Let’s remember he is a snake. And a lot of us will jump off the path we are walking on when we see a snake on it. What’s cool about our God, not only does he put us on the path, he provides us the power to stay determined on the path. And less remember this as well, Satan is a snake because God has disarmed him and defeated him. We didn’t know it when we founded Charlie 22. But God put everyone involved with LFCR in our path for a reason greater than we could ever realize. We know our mission is to show hope, love, and a personal meaning through God’s grace. And that’s exactly what’s happening at that piece of the creation.
