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  PEACE WITH OURSELVES
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: Mary Wilder Tileston's sermon 'Peace With Ourselves' emphasizes
the importance of inner peace, achieved through driving away anxious
thoughts, serving God cheerfully, and being gentle, patient, and humble
with oneself.

Topics: "Inner Peace", "Holy Spirit"
Scripture References: Psalm 46:10, Romans 15:13, Philippians 4:6, Colossians 3:15, 1 Peter 5:7

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Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about finding joy, peace, and hope in
believing in God, through the power of the Holy Ghost. She encourages
the congregation to drive away anxious thoughts, serve God cheerfully,
and be resolute in overcoming self-doubt by leaving all to God and
following His will. Tileston emphasizes the importance of being gentle,
patient, humble, and courteous to all, including oneself, to avoid
unnecessary worries and burdens. She highlights that restlessness and
anxiety can hinder one's connection with Jesus, who loves to dwell in a
quiet heart.

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CONTENT
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Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

ROMANS 15:13

DO, I entreat you, drive away all these anxious thoughts which hinder
your soul, and try to serve God cheerfully. Be resolute in overcoming
self, and in hearing with your mental troubles whatever they be, leaving
all to God, and doing whatever you know to be His will, quickly and
heartily; be gentle, patient, humble, and courteous to all, but
especially be gentle and patient with yourself. I think that many of
your troubles arise from an exaggerated anxiety, a secret impatience
with your own faults; and this restlessness, when once it has got
possession of your mind, is the cause of numberless trifling faults,
which worry you, and go on adding to your burden until it becomes
unbearable, I would have you honest in checking and correcting yourself,
but at the same time patient under the consciousness of your frailty.
Remember that Jesus our Lord loves to dwell within a quiet heart, and to
come to those who are at peace with themselves; restlessness and anxiety
hinder our seeing Him, even when He is beside us and speaking to us.

PÈRE HYACINTHE BESSON

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/peace-with-ourselves/
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