WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.040 Today, we're gonna take a posture of peace 2 00:00:03.040 --> 00:00:07.440 by allowing ourselves to get unapologetically excited. 3 00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:11.160 You heard me right, excited about what God is doing 4 00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:13.420 in these unprecedented times. 5 00:00:14.680 --> 00:00:16.760 Hi, I'm Lindsay VanZale. 6 00:00:16.760 --> 00:00:20.600 Posture is a podcast that serves a short audible fist bump 7 00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:22.840 to remind you that God is in everything. 8 00:00:22.840 --> 00:00:24.720 Together, we're gonna be emboldened 9 00:00:24.720 --> 00:00:27.760 to take a daily posture of perfect peace. 10 00:00:30.760 --> 00:00:33.360 Deuteronomy chapter 31, verse eight says, 11 00:00:33.360 --> 00:00:36.320 it is the Lord who goes before you. 12 00:00:36.320 --> 00:00:38.200 He will be with you. 13 00:00:38.200 --> 00:00:40.840 He will not leave you or forsake you. 14 00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:44.760 Do not fear or be dismayed. 15 00:00:44.760 --> 00:00:46.560 Unprecedented. 16 00:00:46.560 --> 00:00:49.400 This is the word that has been used over and over again 17 00:00:49.400 --> 00:00:52.360 to describe the times we are living in right now, 18 00:00:52.360 --> 00:00:55.600 meaning this global pandemic and all of its challenges 19 00:00:55.600 --> 00:00:58.920 is like nothing we have ever experienced before. 20 00:00:58.920 --> 00:01:02.560 And yes, while none of us have ever experienced 21 00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:04.519 anything like this before, 22 00:01:04.519 --> 00:01:08.920 we serve a God who has gone before us. 23 00:01:08.920 --> 00:01:12.400 God has already been here and he has made a way for us 24 00:01:12.400 --> 00:01:15.520 and I believe he has set up the provision we need 25 00:01:15.520 --> 00:01:18.160 to even thrive in this season. 26 00:01:18.160 --> 00:01:20.800 Every time I go to the Lord in prayer during this time, 27 00:01:20.800 --> 00:01:23.220 I feel this growing anticipation 28 00:01:23.220 --> 00:01:27.040 for what he is doing right now in the midst of this pandemic 29 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:30.440 and for what life will look like on the other side of it. 30 00:01:30.440 --> 00:01:33.080 Because in an unprecedented time, 31 00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:36.200 there is always an opportunity to experience the Lord 32 00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:40.960 in an unprecedented way like never before. 33 00:01:40.960 --> 00:01:43.520 What does life look like on the other side 34 00:01:43.520 --> 00:01:47.400 of a fresh encounter with the majesty of God? 35 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:49.800 This is the question that has been feeding 36 00:01:49.800 --> 00:01:51.720 this anticipation in me. 37 00:01:51.720 --> 00:01:53.760 And you could say, well, Lindsay, you know what? 38 00:01:53.760 --> 00:01:56.800 You're being overly optimistic or you're naive 39 00:01:57.440 --> 00:01:59.320 or hey, Linds, you're just real out of touch 40 00:01:59.320 --> 00:02:01.640 with people's pain here. 41 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:04.160 Look, even if that's the case about me, 42 00:02:04.160 --> 00:02:06.320 it doesn't change who God is 43 00:02:06.320 --> 00:02:10.120 and the truth that he goes before us in everything 44 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:12.280 and makes a way. 45 00:02:12.280 --> 00:02:15.560 I'll tell you what he's done before in unprecedented times. 46 00:02:15.560 --> 00:02:17.960 He split a sea wide open. 47 00:02:17.960 --> 00:02:21.240 He's raised an entire army of dry bones. 48 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:23.800 He's empowered a kid to go kill a giant 49 00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:27.000 and then grow into a mighty king to lead a mighty nation. 50 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:28.720 You know, these are the stories 51 00:02:28.720 --> 00:02:31.680 that we love to talk and sing about, 52 00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:35.240 but we don't ever seem very eager to live out. 53 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:37.040 And look, guilty here, okay? 54 00:02:37.040 --> 00:02:39.040 This has been my story before, 55 00:02:39.040 --> 00:02:41.200 but I'm changing my posture this time 56 00:02:41.200 --> 00:02:44.640 and I'm leaning into this season. 57 00:02:44.640 --> 00:02:47.320 God was not blindsided by this pandemic 58 00:02:47.320 --> 00:02:50.720 and for whatever reason, he has allowed in his wisdom 59 00:02:50.720 --> 00:02:53.240 what he could have easily prevented in his power. 60 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:57.560 So trusting in his unchanging nature, 61 00:02:57.560 --> 00:02:59.360 his goodness and his faithfulness, 62 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:01.520 I am standing at the ready right now. 63 00:03:01.520 --> 00:03:05.240 And dare I say, I'm excited to see how this plays out. 64 00:03:05.240 --> 00:03:07.600 I'm not excited about the virus or the pain. 65 00:03:07.600 --> 00:03:12.160 I'm excited and expectant for who God is going to be 66 00:03:12.160 --> 00:03:14.680 for us in the midst of this virus and pain. 67 00:03:14.680 --> 00:03:15.960 Here's one of the promises 68 00:03:15.960 --> 00:03:18.320 that I've been really embracing in this season. 69 00:03:18.320 --> 00:03:22.640 It's Isaiah chapter 43, verse 18 and 19. 70 00:03:22.640 --> 00:03:25.880 It says, remember not the former things 71 00:03:25.880 --> 00:03:29.120 nor consider the things of old. 72 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:31.920 Behold, I am doing a new thing. 73 00:03:31.920 --> 00:03:34.320 Now it springs forth. 74 00:03:34.320 --> 00:03:36.280 Do you not perceive it? 75 00:03:36.280 --> 00:03:39.200 I will make a way in the wilderness 76 00:03:39.200 --> 00:03:42.800 and rivers in the desert. 77 00:03:42.800 --> 00:03:46.720 Even what may seem like a dry and barren season to us 78 00:03:46.720 --> 00:03:49.320 can be used to propel us forward 79 00:03:49.320 --> 00:03:51.480 into the destiny God has for us. 80 00:03:51.680 --> 00:03:54.720 Now is the perfect time to develop 81 00:03:54.720 --> 00:03:58.240 a confident expectation in God's goodness. 82 00:03:58.240 --> 00:04:02.320 We can be confident because he's gone before us 83 00:04:02.320 --> 00:04:07.320 and he's in us now to also walk us through it. 84 00:04:07.320 --> 00:04:08.840 We don't have to wonder 85 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:11.400 if God has made provision for us in this season. 86 00:04:11.400 --> 00:04:14.320 We should be looking to see where it is. 87 00:04:14.320 --> 00:04:17.800 Is it rest and renewal for you in this season? 88 00:04:17.800 --> 00:04:20.760 Is it innovation that God has placed in this season 89 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:22.040 for you to discover? 90 00:04:22.040 --> 00:04:25.120 Is it an expansion of your capacity? 91 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:28.000 Is it healing in your marriage or your family? 92 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:29.840 Is it healing in your body? 93 00:04:29.840 --> 00:04:31.160 And you know, this is not a search 94 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:33.560 that should be marked with angst. 95 00:04:33.560 --> 00:04:35.880 No, there's no missing out. 96 00:04:35.880 --> 00:04:37.400 This is a treasure hunt 97 00:04:37.400 --> 00:04:39.840 that should be marked with anticipation 98 00:04:39.840 --> 00:04:43.120 because it's a journey in which you can always lean 99 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:45.600 into the Holy Spirit's ability to lead you 100 00:04:45.600 --> 00:04:47.360 and guide you in all truth. 101 00:04:47.360 --> 00:04:51.240 So today, ask, ask the Lord this question. 102 00:04:51.240 --> 00:04:54.320 God, what have you placed in this day 103 00:04:54.320 --> 00:04:56.360 that you want me to discover? 104 00:04:56.360 --> 00:05:00.240 Because in any unprecedented day, season, or time. 105 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:07.200 you can always expect God's goodness. The promise of perfect peace is found in 106 00:05:07.200 --> 00:05:15.280 Isaiah 26 3 and in Hebrew it is shalom shalom meaning complete wholeness. 107 00:05:15.280 --> 00:05:22.000 Nothing missing, nothing broken. This is who you are in Jesus. Let's declare this 108 00:05:22.000 --> 00:05:28.960 together. Today I am kept in perfect peace. With my whole heart I trust the 109 00:05:28.960 --> 00:05:36.280 Lord. I am strong. I am victorious. I am whole. Remember friend, you are a living 110 00:05:36.280 --> 00:05:41.560 testimony of Jesus's ultimate win. Not because of anything you did but because 111 00:05:41.560 --> 00:05:45.960 of what he did for you. With every step you take today you're putting Jesus's 112 00:05:45.960 --> 00:05:51.960 victory on display and Satan's defeat on replay.