This is the time of year when we all start to get a little stressed about gettng all our qualifiers in for the finals. We start checking the ACTRA website to see what our numbers look like. We try to figure out how many we have in that have not been reported yet.
I remember a few years ago when some roper friends of mine were desperate for qualifiers with time running out. They started up north in Yreka, Calif., and hit every roping between there and Salinas in one weekend to get five qualifiers in. They were really trying hard to qualify and they barely made it.
I’m so glad to know that as the Lord calls us into a relationship with Him, we don’t have to be qualified. He qualifies those he calls. He says to come as you are.
Matthew 11:28 says “Come unto me all you who are weary (stressed) and I will give you rest.” He qualifies us as we yield our hearts and lives to him. Be encouraged, rope great, and know that His desire is to be with you always. Qualifying in progress...
Kip Holbrook lives in Oroville, Calif., with his wife Ann and son Jordan. He has been in all facets of ministry, from full time paid pastor for 12 years and then as a lay pastor for about 20 yrs. He speaks regularly at a local church in Chico, and frequently speaks at cowboy church services. Other duties include teaching group Bible studies, camps, as well as personal counseling and weddings. Kip runs a consignment lot also in Oroville selling cars, trucks, boats, travel trailers, 5th wheels and horse trailers. He began roping in 2001 and has been hooked ever since. He has ridden horses all his life, starts his own horses, shoes them and has worked as a cowboy in Nevada on a couple of large ranches. He truly has a love for the western way of life and is passionate about his relationship with Jesus Christ, where he finds real purpose, joy and hope.