Becky Tirabassi What has worked for me Bring it only to challenge you to become consistent in your daily walk

How Salvation changed my life; Peace and rest Week 1- Accepting and experiencing forgiveness Resting from working for salvation Letting it be settled Week 2- Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest You will find rest for your souls Rest

Living with Inner Peace Prayer Release

Living with Inner Peace- Prayer 1 Thes 5:16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus… 23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through.

Living with Inner Peace- Prayer My Pattern; PTL-= Praise the Lord. “Rejoice always.” Pray Continually; Daily plus other times!  Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus… This gets hard! My Attitude Thank God for the events of the day Review how I related to people Review my sin(s)- confess them Acknowledge my fears Commit to courage under God’s direction

Living with Inner Peace- Prayer How has consistent prayer changed my life? God is a constant companion God becomes my accountability partner I wrestle with God over my actions I daily acknowledge that God is the giver of all good things I daily acknowledge that events occur by God’s hand, not as a coincidence I choose to live in faith that God is able to meet the challenges of tomorrow and orchestrate them

Living with Inner Peace Release

Mt 6:6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven… 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done,     on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts,     as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation,     but deliver us from the evil one.’

Living with Inner Peace- Release …thy Kingdom come; thy will be done. Summary; Seeking to live in God’s kingdom To see the events of life through God’s eyes Four guiding words; “thy will be done.” A statement of faith in the sovereignty of God God is in control

Living with Inner Peace- Release Storms happen… …even in church Eph 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

So What? Let prayer change your life! Find what works for you and make it your discipline Come to the point daily where you can praise God for what has happened. Pray continually Give thanks Release control of your concerns to God