Facing Your Giants

Whatever your plan, whatever your goal, whatever your dream, you will face some giants along the way that will test your faith. One of my all time favorite movies that exemplifies this is Facing The Giants. This movie was unlikely to ever make it as a box office hit for many reasons, but did. Millions of copies of the DVD have been sold across the globe and the movie theaters sold out everywhere. Still today, three years after it`s release, Facing the Giants is continuing to have an impact on our culture.

Another "Unlikely" took place this week, I/We got to meet Steve Williams who played the role of Larry Childers in Facing the Giants. In this role, Mr. Childers is bound to a wheelchair from Multiple Sclerosis. In the final play against the Giants, Mr. Childers stands from his wheelchair and leans his body against a fence behind the goal posts and raises both arms in the air as his son David attempts to kick a field goal longer than he has ever done. A powerful scene! (go watch the movie for the rest of the story.)

Larry Childers (Steve Williams) in real life works as a Regional Manager for an Agricultural Chemical Manufacturer. Steve travels throughout the U.S. as part of his occupation and Iowa is a frequent visit for him. What we learned from meeting Steve is that when he visits here, he takes his evenings to reach out to churches, schools and organizations, sharing a message of "With God all things are possible" Matthew 19:26. He does this on his time and his dime! There was no charge! just come and listen! He drove from Des Moines to Bondurant IA to meet people at the Bondurant High School. What an example!

He shares his faith and encourages everyone to follow God`s plan in all that they do. Steve`s message of handing everything over to God is loud and clear as he unfolds the story of how a small church in Albany Georgia and two brothers come to make a movie like Facing the Giants. God had a plan long before the movie was ever made and He was and is in control of that plan, say`s Steve. Our job is to give everything over to God, and he will reveal his plan to all of us.

Meeting Steve has been a blessing to us. We were able to have some time with him before he went back to Des Moines and we took some pics. to remind us of him.

A special thanks goes to Randy and Andee Duffy for somehow arranging the meeting with Steve and for snapping some pics for us and going the extra mile to make sure we got them. You two are clearly servants and we hope to get to know you more.

Here is one of the shot`s Andee Duffy took for us

Here`s a pic from my phone. Good Phone, Lousy Camera.

That`s Sierra in the Middle (sorry Winky)

Final Note:

• Go get a copy of Facing The Giants and see for yourself the impact one movie can can have on your life and on culture. We need more movies like this!

John C. Maxwell Quote: "What an uplifting story of faith overcoming fear! We live in a world where fear and bad news seem to dominate our thoughts. It`s good to know someone is putting a positive message in the movies that will encourage people from all walks of life."

• Share with us your own experience from watching the movie in the comments section.
• Be bold in sharing your faith, hand this DVD to someone. People need God in their lives.
• Always remember that God has a plan for you and "With God all things are possible" Matthew 19:26

On With The Journey,