Finding Peace - Week 3

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Notes:

Sometimes we lack peace because our poor decision created a painful and dysfunctional result.

Angry – Stressed – Fearful – Hurt – Frustrated – Anxious – Insecure -

Greedy – Hateful – Resentful – Envious – Selfish – Jealous – Lustful

A lack of inner peace keeps us stuck in a loop of dysfunction which leads to more and more stress

Our current definition of peace is impossible to experience in the real world.

Peace: Freedom from Disturbance or a State of Tranquility.

In a world that is broken, and where everyone is flawed, Conflict and Chaos become unavoidable.

How do we find inner-peace?

Inner-Peace:
SECURITY: Eternal Life
IDENTITY: Child of God
SURRENDER

Surrender: It’s the admission that life is hard and unfair…

Yet we choose to OBEY God regardless of how we feel or the effort required

Surrender requires: Self-discipline - We surrender our desire to “feel good” in the moment so we can have what “is good” even if it’s delayed.

“Anyone who hears and obeys these teachings of mine is like a wise person who built a house on solid rock. Rain poured down, rivers flooded, and winds beat against that house. But it was built on solid rock, and so it did not fall.”
- Matthew 7:24-27

“Anyone who hears my teachings and doesn't obey them is like a foolish person who built a house on sand. Rain poured down, rivers flooded, and the winds blew and beat against that house. Finally, it fell with a crash.”
- Matthew 7:24-27

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
- 2nd Timothy 1:7

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
- Hebrews 12:11

We’ll experience the pain of DISCIPLINE
Or we’ll experience the pain of DYSFUNCTION

Three keys to discipline:
- Trust in God
- Courage to fight feelings
- Grace to keep practicing

Full surrender to Jesus transforms our view of discipline from being a pain to a pathway of peace.