WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.200 Today we are going to take a posture of peace by picking a truth and being true to it. 2 00:00:08.480 --> 00:00:13.200 Posture is a short audible fist bump to remind you God is with you in everything. 3 00:00:13.760 --> 00:00:18.000 Together we're going to be emboldened to take a daily posture of perfect peace. 4 00:00:18.000 --> 00:00:29.840 In Psalm 91 verses 1 and 2, it says, He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High 5 00:00:29.840 --> 00:00:37.840 will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, my refuge and my fortress, 6 00:00:38.480 --> 00:00:47.120 my God in whom I trust. Over the years I have been blessed with so many key mentorships and 7 00:00:47.120 --> 00:00:52.320 friendships. Many of you know that Graham Cook is a friend and mentor of mine and he's had a big 8 00:00:52.320 --> 00:00:57.360 impact on my life. I've shared a lot of him this year with you guys, the posture community. 9 00:00:57.360 --> 00:01:01.520 You know, honestly a lot of what I share with you in the posture community are things that I've 10 00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:05.920 learned from my mentors. Mentors like Graham and others who have walked with me through the years 11 00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:10.720 have poured into my life and it's kind of cool to be able to pour into you what's been poured 12 00:01:10.720 --> 00:01:18.960 into me. Earlier this week in episode 136, I talked about the practical side of peace and about 13 00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:24.400 keeping our minds stayed on God and so I want to continue that conversation today by sharing 14 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:31.200 something that I've learned from Graham. It's practical, it's simple, yet it has had a profound 15 00:01:31.200 --> 00:01:38.960 effect on my life, especially in chaotic situations. And that is this, pick a truth 16 00:01:39.600 --> 00:01:47.520 and be true to it. You know, the best truths are what God says about himself because he's 17 00:01:47.520 --> 00:01:55.600 unchanging so we never have to wonder or doubt his nature. We can always rest secure in who God is. 18 00:01:56.560 --> 00:02:01.920 Everything else changes, right? People change, we change, circumstances change, 19 00:02:01.920 --> 00:02:11.039 but God remains unchanging. In Numbers 23 19, it says that God is not a human that he should lie 20 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:22.640 or change his mind. In Malachi 3 6, God says, I am the Lord, I do not change. In Hebrews 13 8, 21 00:02:22.720 --> 00:02:31.360 we talked about this one recently, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And 22 00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:40.240 in James 1 17, it says every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the father 23 00:02:40.240 --> 00:02:50.400 of the heavenly lights who does not change like shifting shadows. So you can find a truth about 24 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:58.320 who the Lord is and take hold of that truth. Become true to it in terms of how you pray, 25 00:02:58.320 --> 00:03:05.600 how you seek him, how you worship, how you rejoice, how you think and speak. And in that process and 26 00:03:05.600 --> 00:03:12.320 in that practice of becoming true to the truth, you become as unchanging as God is because you 27 00:03:12.320 --> 00:03:18.400 become constant and consistent in the truth. This is what I did with the promise of peace. 28 00:03:18.400 --> 00:03:24.400 When I was in the chokehold of anxiety and panic, I know I've shared my testimony here before, 29 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:31.520 having numerous anxiety, panic attacks, chronic stress began affecting every part of me mentally, 30 00:03:31.520 --> 00:03:36.880 emotionally, physically. You know, during that time, I got a lot of advice and information, 31 00:03:36.880 --> 00:03:43.760 not bad advice, but all of it carried the same implication, which was anxiety cannot be cured, 32 00:03:43.760 --> 00:03:49.600 it can only be managed. This is something that you're going to have to constantly deal with for 33 00:03:49.600 --> 00:03:54.720 the rest of your life. That's what the advice seemed to say. And there's a conflict with that 34 00:03:54.720 --> 00:03:59.600 belief when you look to the word of God, because when I went to the word of God, I didn't see 35 00:03:59.600 --> 00:04:07.360 promises of constant anxiety. I saw promises for constant peace, even in the midst of troubling 36 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:15.680 circumstances. John 1633, Jesus said, I have said these things to you, that in me, you may have 37 00:04:15.680 --> 00:04:24.720 peace. In John 4727, Jesus said, my peace, I give to you, not the fragile kind of peace given by the 38 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:32.000 world, but my peace. And then he said, don't yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts. Instead, 39 00:04:32.720 --> 00:04:40.800 be courageous. You know, I realized peace is not a calming feeling. Peace is a calming presence, 40 00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:48.240 because peace is a person. Jesus is our Prince of Peace, and he never changes, and he never leaves 41 00:04:48.240 --> 00:04:55.520 us, nor forsakes us. So I always have peace, you always have peace. Therefore, peace is always 42 00:04:55.520 --> 00:04:59.040 possible, no matter what situation I face. 43 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:03.900 because of who God is, because of who God says he is. 44 00:05:03.900 --> 00:05:08.600 So I began to trust the truth, to practice it, 45 00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:11.120 to live in it, to rejoice in it, to speak it, 46 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:13.800 to think it, and to become it. 47 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:18.120 And so I encourage you today, find a truth today. 48 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:20.880 Pick a truth of who God says he is, 49 00:05:20.880 --> 00:05:25.600 faithful, loving, kind, gentle, and be true to it. 50 00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:30.560 This will build in you a holy dependency on the Lord, 51 00:05:30.560 --> 00:05:35.200 and this is how we abide in him. 52 00:05:35.200 --> 00:05:39.800 The promise of perfect peace is found in Isaiah 26 3. 53 00:05:39.800 --> 00:05:45.400 In Hebrew, it is shalom, shalom, meaning complete wholeness, 54 00:05:45.400 --> 00:05:48.400 nothing missing, nothing broken. 55 00:05:48.400 --> 00:05:53.240 This is who you are in Jesus because of Jesus. 56 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:57.280 You are a living testimony of Jesus's ultimate win. 57 00:05:57.280 --> 00:05:59.480 With every step you take today, you're 58 00:05:59.480 --> 00:06:02.080 putting Jesus's victory on display 59 00:06:02.080 --> 00:06:05.200 and Satan's defeat on replay.