MESSAGE NOTES

/// BREATHE | PRAY, PAUSE, PRAISE

STEP ONE: PRAY (INHALE)

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:7

The breath of your BREAKTHROUGH begins with the words you pray.

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. - Romans 8:26

12 minutes of daily focused prayer over 8 weeks can literally change the chemistry of your brain. - Dr. Caroline Leaf

Prayer is not just a spiritual discipline; it is a SUPERNATURAL WEAPON

Prayer isn’t about informing God; it’s about INVITING God.

STEP TWO: PAUSE (HOLD)

Be still, and know that I am God… – Psalm 46:10 (NIV)

Pausing isn’t losing time; it’s MAKING SPACE for God to move.

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. - Exodus 14:14

But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. - Isaiah 40:31

When we PAUSE, we position ourselves to hear GOD’S VOICE
When we PAUSE, we create space for RENEWAL
When we PAUSE, we recognize that He is in CONTROL

STEP THREE: PRAISE (EXHALE)

I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. – Psalm 34:1 (NIV)

Praise ACTIVATES FAITH and invites God’s power into our situation.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. - Acts 16:25-26

Praise SHIFTS OUR FOCUS from what’s wrong around us to what’s right about God.

Praise REMINDS US that God is bigger than our problems.

BREATHING isn’t just critical for living, it’s a PATH to God’s PRESENCE… so BREATHE!

TAKE AWAY: You don’t have to live gasping for air.
God has given you the rhythm to breathe—PRAY, PAUSE, PRAISE.