SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2017
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Pursue what matters most in your life
I spending most of my time
talking about? Where do I
invest the majority of my ener-
gy?”
Romans 14:17 (AMPC)
says, “[After all] the kingdom
of God is not a matter of [get-
ting the] food and drink [one
likes], but instead it is right-
eousness… and [heart] peace
and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
In other words, the Kingdom
of God is not about us simply
trying to get what we want.
Instead, it’s about seeking a
relationship with God and
experiencing true Kingdom
benefits.
It’s about having a greater
understanding of His righteous-
ness (our right standing with
Him through Jesus Christ), His
The things we pursue in life
have everything to do with our
joy and fulfillment. While it’s
certainly not wrong to desire
success, a better paying job or a
higher standard of living, the
Bible tells us that seeking after
“things” and making them our
priority will make us miserable
in the end.
Seek is a strong word. It
means “to crave, pursue, to
make sacrifices to get, to go
after with all of your strength
and all of your heart.”
I encourage you to take a
moment and ask yourself,
“What am I seeking? What am
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peace and His joy in our lives.
Only then will we find what we
are truly looking for.
In the beginning of our rela-
tionship with God, it’s all about
us... and for a while, this is fine.
I believe this is where we all
start. We come to Him with our
list of needs and desires. But
eventually, the time comes for
us to grow and mature.
I remember coming to a
point in my life when I had a lot
of “things” but realized I sim-
ply wasn’t happy. After praying
and asking the Lord what was
wrong, He spoke to my heart
and said,
“Joyce, you are too shal-
low,it’s time to go out into the
deep.”
Wow. That was difficult to
hear, but I knew exactly what
He meant. It was time for me to
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Naw-Rúz, which will be
celebrated Monday, March 20,
is one of nine Baha’i holy days
where work and school are
suspended. It is a festive
event observed with meetings
for prayer and music and danc-
ing.
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ends the Baha’i month of fast-
ing the celebration is often
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start living the “deeper life”,to
begin seeking God for who He
is and not just what He can do
for me.
You see, shallow Christians
want the fruit, but they are not
concerned about the roots. I
love Isaiah 37:31, which says,
“…take root downward and
bear fruit upward” (AMPC).
Just look at nature. Large
trees with thick, full branches
have a massive underground
root system that spreads both
deep and wide. Without this
support system, the tree could
never weather a storm.
In the same way, we must
develop deep spiritual roots
before we can truly enjoy the
big, full life God has intended
for us.
This includes cultivating a
relationship with the Lord,
Rotary’s
combined with a dinner.
Baha’is all over the world cel-
ebrate it as a festive day,
according to local custom.
A gathering will held in the
Heintz home, 875 Seventh St.,
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. It will be a
potluck with a few songs and
prayser.
For more information, call
541-590-0779.
finding out what He says about
us in His Word, and becoming
rooted and grounded in His
love.
A lot of times, we come at it
the wrong way. We want to
have all of the benefits — more
privileges, a better house, a big-
ger ministry, more money-
before we ever establish our
roots.
But without a strong founda-
tion in God, these things can
actually hurt us more than they
can help.
Friends, the Lord is more
concerned about your inner life
than your outer life.Why?
Because He knows that when
you are spiritually strong on the
inside, then you are able to han-
dle any situation that arises in
your life on the outside.
I think sometimes we’re
afraid that if we stop chasing
after all of the “things,” we’ll
never get what we want in life.
But the exact opposite is true…
Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight
yourself also in the Lord, and
He will give you the desires
and secret petitions of your
heart.”
As we place our focus on
God, we not only begin to
experience His supernatural
satisfaction and fulfillment but
He even causes our desires to
be in line with His plan and
what’s best for our lives.
Years ago, while I was pray-
ing (probably for something I
wanted), the Lord spoke a life-
changing truth to my heart.
He said, “Joyce, seek My
face and not My hand. If you
seek My face, My hand will
always be open.”
Matthew 6:33 says it this
way: “But seek first his king-
dom and his righteousness, and
all these things will be given to
you as well” (NIV).
Now these are truly words to
live by. I can tell you from
experience that when you make
God your number-one priority,
He not only fills your life with
His amazing peace, joy, and
satisfaction, but He also gives
you the desires of your heart.
I encourage you to make a
decision today to pursue the
One who matters most. Seek
God for who He is and make
your relationship with Him a
priority.
FUUF SERVICE WILL DISCUSS
P ATH OF THE S ACRED D ANCE
Sunday March 19, at the 10
a.m.
service,
Denise
Weatherwax-Ebner will be
giving a talk entitled, “My
Path to Sacred Dance.”
A Sacred Dance Practitioner
for 22 years, Weatherwax-
Ebner teaches a class called,
“Dancing with the Goddess” at
the
Florence
Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship,on the
second Saturday of the month
at 5:30 p.m.
This is not only the name of
the class she teaches, but how
Weatherwax-Ebner walks her
path in life. She describes it as,
“A deeply spiritual,moving
meditation that helps connect
oneself to the Divine Feminine
and to tune into one’s own
inner knowing.”
Weatherwax-Ebner will be
sharing her own path to dis-
covering the Divine Feminine
and how the practice of Sacred
Dance has helped to shape the
woman she is today.
The UU Fellowship, 87738
Highway 101 at Heceta Beach
Road, is wheelchair accessible
and each service concludes
with refreshments and a dia-
logue circle to explore the
questions that come up during
each service.
For more information, call
541-997-2840 or visit www.
florenceuuf.org.
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annual Rotary Auction. In appreciation of their contribution, the Rotary Club of Florence is awarding $1,500 to the Blair
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