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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2017
Face your giants and move forward Brauer Preschool hosting
tional wound-that’s been bleed-
You’ve probably heard the places where you’ll see them
Easter candy fundraiser
ing for way too long. Perhaps story: he took his slingshot and often.
We all go through hard times
in this life and have issues we
need to deal with. While it’s
not easy to face challenges or
things that have caused pain, it
can actually help us if we let
God use them to do a good
work in us.
James 1:12 (AMPC) says,
“Blessed (happy, to be envied)
is the man who is patient under
trial and stands up under temp-
tation, for when he has stood
the test and been approved, he
will receive [the victor’s]
crown of life which God has
promised to those who love
Him.”
This verse is talking about
how going through difficult
times and resisting temptation
to sin tests and tries us, reveal-
ing our true character. It pre-
pares us to pass our tests so we
can be promoted and move for-
ward in God’s plans for us.
It’s time to stop running
from things that are hard, that
we’re avoiding or putting off
because we just don’t want to
confront them. I’m talking
about issues like debt, an
addiction, poor health due to
bad habits, unhealthy relation-
ships, messes caused by bad
choices that have led you to
live in self-pity…or anything
else that is making you feel
guilty, frustrated and weary.
Maybe you’ve been living
with a broken heart-an emo-
you have an anger issue, bitter-
ness, or insecurity that causes
you to be easily offended and
hard to get along with.
Whatever your “issues” are,
they are not just hang-ups,
weaknesses or things you have
to live with. They are giants
coming against you in your
walk with Christ. And as a
believer in Jesus, you don’t
have to live with any giant-you
are a giant killer.
Confront Your Giants
In 1 Samuel 17, we read
about David, the shepherd boy
who conquered Goliath, the
Philistine giant who was
oppressing the Israelite army.
David’s brothers were soldiers,
and his father sent him to the
battlefield to take provisions to
them. When he heard about
Goliath, David asked, “Who is
this uncircumcised Philistine
that he should defy the armies
of the living God?” (v. 26).
It bothered David that these
Israelite men of God were
standing
around,
letting
Goliath intimidate them, so he
said, “I’ll fight him.” But King
Saul didn’t think he could
defeat the giant.
So David told Saul how he
had killed the lion and the bear
when they came after his
sheep. Then he said, “And this
uncircumcised Philistine shall
be like one of them, for he has
defied the armies of the living
God.” (v. 36).
five smooth stones, “ran quick-
ly toward the battle line” (v.
48), and killed Goliath. David
used what he had and ran
toward the battle-not away
from it. God blessed him and
made him a giant killer, and He
wants to do the same thing for
you.
Learn the the best
strategy for battle
The first step in confronting
your giants is making the deci-
sion that you won’t live with
them any longer but you will
trust God to help you do what
you need to do to be free of
them. Your attitude should be: I
am a giant killer, and I’m not
running from my problems
anymore. I’m going to take
responsibility for the messes
I’ve made and stop making
excuses to avoid them. I’m
trusting God to show me what I
need to do, and by His grace,
I’ll do it.
Remember that we are part-
ners with God: We have a part
to do and He has a part to do.
He won’t do our part, and we
can’t do His part. When we do
what we can do, He will always
do what we cannot do.
But we have to be willing to
obey His direction, doing what
He shows us to do.
The next step is to study the
Word; look up every scripture
in the Bible that addresses the
issue and meditate on each one.
Write them down and put them
Baha’i to discuss qualities of love
On Monday, March 13,
beginning at 6:30 p.m., every-
one is invited to join a group
from varied spiritual paths to
discuss “Qualities to Love.”
The Baha’i writings say,
“There are four qualities which
I love to see manifested in peo-
ple: first, enthusiasm and
courage; second, a face
wreathed in smiles and a radi-
ant countenance; third, that
they see all things with their
own eyes and not through the
eyes of others; fourth, the abil-
ity to carry a task, once begun,
through to the end.”
Bring information you may
have about this subject.
The gathering will end at 8
p.m. with prayers for the
requests left in the Prayer Pole
in the garden of the Florence
Playhouse and those shared by
the group.
For more information call
Suzanne at 541-590-0779.
Ruth Miller to speak at FUUF Sunday
Tomorrow’s worship serv-
ice, March 12, from 10 to 11
a.m. at the Florence Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, will
be led by Rev. Dr. Ruth Miller.
The title of her message will
be “Seeds of Potential.”
“Don’t forget to move your
clocks up for DST on Saturday
night. It’s almost spring,” said
Miller. “As the sun shows its
face, more and more hours of
the day, the soil is warmed and
the seeds and blossoms start to
open up with life.”
Miller said that, in the same
way, new seeds of possibility
open in hearts and minds.
Miller will put on her “futur-
ist” hat and share some of the
ideas and technologies that are
emerging to shape the world to
come.
The UU Fellowship, 87738
Hwy 101 at Heceta Beach
Road, is wheelchair accessible.
Each service concludes with
refreshments and a dialogue
circle to explore the questions
that come up during each serv-
ice.
Call 541-997-2840 for more
information.
Community Suppers to continue next week
Free Florence Community
Suppers, which began in
February as a way to bring
families and community mem-
bers
together,
continues
through March.
Community Suppers are
held each Wednesday at one of
four local churches and is
sponsored by St. Andrews
Episcopal, New Life Lutheran,
Presbyterian Church of the
Siuslaw and Florence United
Methodist Church.
The next supper will be
March 15 at United Methodist
Church, at Second and
Kingwood streets
Future supper for March will
be:
• March 22: The Episcopal
Church, 2136 19th St.
• March 29: New Life
Lutheran, 21st and Spruce
streets.
Anyone who would like to
join in a friendly meal once a
week is welcome. Donations
towards the cost of the meals
will be accepted but not
required.
Come for a meal, no strings
attached.
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Pray and ask God to help
you apply His truth to your life
It can also help to read books
about the subject, and if you
need it, get professional help,
like counseling.
As you spend time with God,
praying and studying Scripture,
He will work in your heart,
healing your wounds, strength-
ening your faith, and showing
you how to move forward to
overcome your giants.
The truth is, you don’t have
to live defeated, with a broken
heart and emotional pain. Make
your mind up today: “I’m not
going to get stuck in the past
and give up my future because
of something that hurt me.
I can’t go back and undo it,
but I can go forward in Christ.
I will have a whole heart and be
healed because Jesus came to
heal the brokenhearted. I am a
giant killer.”
Joyce Meyer is a New York
Times bestselling author and
founder of Joyce Meyer
Ministries, Inc. visit www.
joycemeyer.org.
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Alice Brauer Christian
Preschool will be taking orders
for See’s Easter candy as an
Easter fundraiser.
The preschool will be sell-
ing the candy from March 13-
24.
There are several flavors of
candy from peanutbutter eggs
to boxes of nuts and chews
wrapped in festive wrapping
paper, ready for Easter bas-
kets.
To order candy, contact
Meggan at Alice Brauer
Christian Preschool at 541-
999-6026.
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