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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016
Stress management with God
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It seems that stress is the dis-
ease of the century. Products
and programs to manage stress
are a multi billion-dollar busi-
ness, whether the “cure” is
medicine, counseling, books,
seminars or classes. But I’ve
discovered that God’s way of
managing stress is the most
effective way to live.
Jesus says in John 14:27
(AMP): “Peace I leave with
you; My [perfect] peace I give
to you; not as the world gives
do I give to you. Do not let
your heart be troubled, nor let it
be afraid. [Let My perfect
peace calm you in every cir-
cumstance and give you
courage and strength for every
challenge.]”
I know what it’s like to live
under the burden and pressure
of stress, and I know what it’s
like to have God’s peace. I can
honestly say that I will do
whatever I have to do to have
God’s peace in my life, because
it is not God’s will for us to live
with stress all the time.
It’s easy for us to feel like we
can’t avoid being stressed-out
because it’s just the way the
world is today. But the truth is
just because stress is a disease
of our culture doesn’t mean we
have to adopt the ways of our
culture and live the same way.
We have two options: We
can continue to be stressed-out
until we fall apart, or we can
learn how to receive the peace
Christ gives in every circum-
stance, rather than letting stress
get into us.
The cure for stress
For many years, I lived with
constant stress. I was sexually
abused by my father through-
out my childhood. Then when I
left home at the age of 18, I
married the first man who came
along because I was afraid no
one else would want me — and
that led to five years of misery.
He ended up abandoning me.
By the time I was 23 and met
Dave Meyer, I was a mess! I
was worried, full of fear, inse-
cure and had a poor self-image.
So I tried to find value in
what I did and became a
workaholic.
Over time, I developed phys-
ical problems, like frequent
headaches and backaches, and I
created problems in many of
my relationships because I was
unhappy and hard to get along
with. I finally came to the place
where I decided that I would
not live that way any longer.
Whatever it took, I was
going to have God's peace and
live a peaceful life!
James 1:21 (AMPC) says,
“…In a humble (gentle, mod-
est) spirit receive and welcome
the Word which implanted and
rooted [in your hearts] contains
the power to save your souls.”
Although I was a Christian dur-
ing this time of my life, I need-
ed to “get saved” in my soul-
my mind, will and emotions.
I needed to renew my mind
with the Word of God so I
could know the Truth and be
set free from the root issues of
my stress.
This is how it works: When
we study God’s Word — read-
ing it, meditating on it, getting
it deep down in our hearts — it
changes the way we think. This
Nashville gospel group to perform in Florence
The Blackwood Legacy
Quartet, direct from Nashville,
will be in concert Sunday,
March 20, at the Church of the
Nazarene in Florence.
Admission is free to the
community-wide, nondenomi-
national event and a free-will
offering will be received for
the group.
The popular Blackwood
Legacy Quartet blends the best
of traditional Southern Gospel
with today’s newer Country
Gospel for a unique mix for
audiences of all ages.
The group most recently
performed at the prestigious
Fanny
Cosby
Memorial
Concert, televised live across
the U.S. from Nashville.
Group owner and bass
singer, Rick Price, was origi-
nally a protégée of the late
Cecil
Blackwood,
of
Blackwood Brothers fame, and
began his 40-year career
singing with the Blackwood
Brothers in 1977. He was hon-
ored with induction into the
Gospel Music Hall of Fame
FUUF to talk of
value of personal
dignity Sunday
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Tomorrow, March 13,
from 10 to 11 a.m., at the
Florence
Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, the
Rev. Ruth Miller will lead the
worship
service
titled:
“Inherent Dignity in Every
Person.” Miller will share a
historical
story
about
“Patricius of Kilderry,” a
slave who became a spiritual
icon.
Miller will use this story to
exemplify that there is inher-
ent dignity to be found in
every person.
The UU Fellowship,
87738 Highway 101 at
Heceta Beach Road, is
wheelchair accessible.
Each service concludes
with refreshments and dia-
logue circle.
For more information, visit
www.uuflorence.org or call
541-997-2840.
Get to the root of your
stress
Being set free from the pres-
sure of stress begins with God’s
Word, but we also have to
understand that if things are
going to change in our lives, we
will have to take responsibility
to change them with God’s
help.
So the first thing we need to
do is pray and be willing to
hear what He has to say about
the real root of our problem. If
you’re already doing your part,
then be determined to trust God
to fix things. But if you’re not
walking in wisdom or you’re
doing things a certain way just
because that’s the way every-
body else is doing it, then fol-
low the direction He is speak-
ing to your heart to make a
change.
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We must pray and obey! This
means we make a commitment
not to live based on the culture
around us but by the leading of
the Holy Spirit, who lives in us
as born-again believers in
Christ. Our mind-set should be:
With God’s help, I’m ready
to make a change. Then as we
do what He shows us to do (or
what He shows us not to do),
we’ll be able to live in peace.
Pursue the peace Jesus is
offering you today. It’s not the
kind the world gives — the
kind you have as long as your
circumstances are the way you
want them to be.
The peace Jesus gives makes
you calm and undisturbed on
the inside, in your soul, no mat-
ter what’s going on around you.
Study other scriptures about
peace, like Philippians 4:6-7,
Colossians 3:15 and 1 Peter
3:11. Put your trust in God
completely and enjoy the life
Jesus died to give you.
Through Christ, you can
learn how to manage the stress
of this world, instead of letting
stress manage you!
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COURTESY PHOTO
Blackwood Legacy Quartet
with the legendary group in
1998.
Spokane native Luke Yates
sings baritone with the group,
and is also an accomplished
pianist and Nashville recording
artist.
Tenor singer Paul Secord,
formerly a featured singer for
Disney World, is one of the
most talented in Gospel Music
today. Lead singer Hunter
Sparkman is a talented
Christian recording artist and
musician from Nashville.
Performing since 2001, The
Blackwood Legacy Quartet
was signed to Mansion
Entertainment in 2010, and
continues the grand tradition of
gospel music, performing near-
ly 250 dates annually nation-
wide.
The morning performance
begins at 6 p.m. at the Church
of the Nazarene, 1536 12th
Street.
For more information, visit
the group’s website at www.
BlackwoodLegacy.com.
Soup’s On to discuss need for political leaders
On Monday, March 14,
beginning at 6:30 p.m., every-
one is invited to join a group
from diverse spiritual paths
who will discuss the topic:
“The functions of religious
leaders and political leaders.”
The functions of religious
leaders and political leaders
should remain separate accord-
ing to the treatise by Abdu’l-
Baha, which clearly says that
whenever the leaders of reli-
gion seek a role in the political
sphere, it dissolves the unity of
the faithful believers.
The evening will begin with
bowls of cream of parsley
causes us to change the way we
talk, which changes our atti-
tudes, and then our behavior
changes.
At this point, the things
around us — our circumstances
— can’t control us anymore.
soup, homemade bread, fruit
and vegetables, followed by
the evening’s topic until 8:30
p.m.
The gathering will end with
prayers for the requests left in
the Prayer Pole in the garden of
the Florence Playhouse and
those shared by the group.
The Heintz home is at 875
Seventh Street.
For more information, call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-
590 0779.
Yard Debris Disposal
Next Date is March 19th
9am to 2pm
at the Kingwood entrance to the airport,
located at Kingwood & 27th St.
COST
Pickup load
$10
2016
Collection
Dates:
Small Utility Trailer
(Single Axle)
$10
March 19
Medium Utility
Trailer
(10-12 ft)
$15
May 14
Large Utility Trailer
(12-18ft)
$20
Greater than
20 cubic yards
$20 +$5/yard over
April 16
June 18
July 16
August 20
September 17
October 15
• Tree Clippings
• Leaves
• Grass Clippings
• Weeds
• Prunings
• Brush
DO NOT
Bring your:
• Food &
Household waste
• Animal Waste
• Plastics
• Construction
Debris
• Hazardous Waste
For questions, please contact the
City of Florence Public Works Department at 541-997-4106
The Grill & Lounge
at Sandpines
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SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2016
Welcome Wine served at 5:00pm
$55 Ind. $110 per Couple
*Includes gratuity, reservations required
541-997-4623 Ex. 106
Limited to first 44 reservations
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Highway 101 & 35 St.
541-997-4623
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