Facing & Fighting Your Fears With Effective Prayer 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 [NLT] MAIN IDEA If you pray the right way, you can experience peace everyday. How can we receive this gift of peace? your worrying with “everything prayer”. 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. …Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. “Everything prayer” says… “I on you for what I need today.” Psalm 34:4-5 (NLT) Matthew 6:25,30-34 (NLT) “I thank you for yesterday’s caring .” Joshua 24 (NLT) “I you at the deepest level I’m able.” Isaiah 26:3-4 (NLT) CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION 1. If our picture of “who God is” is distorted, our prayers will be distorted. In what ways can someone’s view of God be distorted? 2. How do you understand the phrase “Pray the right way”? 3. If “everything prayer” replaces everyday anxiety by expressing… “I depend on you for what I need today.” “I thank you for yesterday’s caring provision .” “I trust you at the deepest level I’m able.” Which one of these is the most urgent for you to say today? CTC Questions Kid Edition: 1. In what ways is Moses a type of Jesus in this story? 2. What do you find your heart is prone to idolizing? (ie. you feel like you can't live without it, you think about it all the time)