WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.680 Hi, I'm Katie, founder of Gold Health Collective, 2 00:00:03.680 --> 00:00:07.480 and your guest host today for Posture Podcast. 3 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:10.680 Today, we're going to take a posture of peace 4 00:00:10.680 --> 00:00:13.960 by learning how to maintain peace 5 00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:16.320 even when we don't feel it, 6 00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:20.160 and even when our environment and circumstances 7 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:21.640 don't support it. 8 00:00:21.640 --> 00:00:22.840 Hey, this is Lindsay. 9 00:00:22.840 --> 00:00:25.560 I'll be back soon with brand new posture episodes. 10 00:00:25.560 --> 00:00:27.440 Today, we have special guest hosts, 11 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:29.760 my fellow kingdom messenger, Katie Hamilton. 12 00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:31.400 Together, we're going to be emboldened 13 00:00:31.400 --> 00:00:33.840 to take a daily posture of perfect peace. 14 00:00:36.440 --> 00:00:40.560 Isaiah 26.3 is one of my favorite scriptures, 15 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:41.760 and it says, 16 00:00:41.760 --> 00:00:44.160 you will keep him in perfect peace 17 00:00:44.160 --> 00:00:46.920 whose mind is stayed on you 18 00:00:46.920 --> 00:00:50.000 because he trusts in you. 19 00:00:50.000 --> 00:00:53.200 The key words that really stand out to me in this verse 20 00:00:53.200 --> 00:00:57.400 are mind, peace, and trust. 21 00:00:57.400 --> 00:01:00.320 Trusting in God and having thoughts 22 00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:02.680 that reflect our trust in him 23 00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:06.520 is vital to maintaining peace. 24 00:01:06.520 --> 00:01:10.280 When we were born again, all things were made new, 25 00:01:10.280 --> 00:01:13.000 and we were given the mind of Christ. 26 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:16.720 The mind of Christ is not full of fear, 27 00:01:16.720 --> 00:01:19.720 chaos, stress, and distrust. 28 00:01:19.720 --> 00:01:22.280 Our circumstances and environment 29 00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:26.080 do not dictate whether or not we have peace. 30 00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:29.960 We have the power to shift atmospheres, 31 00:01:29.960 --> 00:01:34.120 and we have authority over our internal worlds. 32 00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:37.000 One of my mentors recently said, 33 00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:39.840 peace isn't an availability issue. 34 00:01:39.840 --> 00:01:43.080 We always have it because we are in Christ, 35 00:01:43.080 --> 00:01:45.400 and Christ is in us. 36 00:01:45.400 --> 00:01:47.560 It's an awareness issue. 37 00:01:47.560 --> 00:01:51.240 Are we aware that we always have peace in us? 38 00:01:51.240 --> 00:01:54.520 I just got back home after traveling around the United States 39 00:01:54.520 --> 00:01:57.120 for almost eight consecutive months. 40 00:01:57.120 --> 00:02:00.640 I stayed in many states, in different homes, 41 00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:04.560 hotels, RVs, slept on couches, 42 00:02:04.560 --> 00:02:07.520 spent several nights sleeping with one eye open, 43 00:02:07.520 --> 00:02:09.520 caring for my baby nephew. 44 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:13.520 I was certainly stretched outside of my comfort. 45 00:02:13.520 --> 00:02:16.520 Some days I was staying in homes with believers, 46 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:19.160 and some days non-believers. 47 00:02:19.160 --> 00:02:22.040 Some days involved delayed flights, 48 00:02:22.040 --> 00:02:26.160 upset TSA agents, and driving rental cars in rainstorms. 49 00:02:26.160 --> 00:02:28.240 Regardless of all the transition, 50 00:02:28.240 --> 00:02:30.960 uncertainty, and uncomfortability, 51 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:33.360 peace himself didn't change. 52 00:02:33.360 --> 00:02:37.160 I was certainly tempted to lose my peace on many occasions, 53 00:02:37.160 --> 00:02:40.560 but I quickly grabbed ahold of him again. 54 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:41.400 How? 55 00:02:41.400 --> 00:02:42.640 You might ask. 56 00:02:42.640 --> 00:02:45.080 By taking inventory of my thoughts 57 00:02:45.080 --> 00:02:48.560 and realigning them with trust in him 58 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:50.880 and truth in the word. 59 00:02:50.880 --> 00:02:53.160 At the beginning of this travel adventure, 60 00:02:53.160 --> 00:02:57.640 God told me that I was going to encounter peace himself 61 00:02:57.640 --> 00:02:59.440 like never before. 62 00:02:59.440 --> 00:03:01.680 And once I grab ahold of his hand, 63 00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:05.680 I don't ever have to let it go again if I don't want to. 64 00:03:05.680 --> 00:03:06.920 I don't know about you, 65 00:03:06.920 --> 00:03:10.880 but I would love to experience peace every day 66 00:03:10.880 --> 00:03:13.280 for the rest of my life. 67 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:14.840 And guess what? 68 00:03:14.840 --> 00:03:17.120 It's available to us. 69 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:20.320 When you are feeling a lack of peace in your life, 70 00:03:20.320 --> 00:03:22.600 just take a quick moment to stop 71 00:03:22.600 --> 00:03:26.760 and meditate on the fact that peace himself lives within you 72 00:03:26.760 --> 00:03:29.720 simply acknowledging that his presence 73 00:03:29.720 --> 00:03:32.200 will allow you to feel peace. 74 00:03:32.200 --> 00:03:37.200 Another one of my favorite scriptures is John 16, 33. 75 00:03:37.240 --> 00:03:38.080 And it says, 76 00:03:38.080 --> 00:03:40.120 these things I have spoken to you 77 00:03:40.120 --> 00:03:43.480 that in me, you may have peace. 78 00:03:43.480 --> 00:03:46.480 In the world, you will have tribulation, 79 00:03:46.480 --> 00:03:48.520 but be of good cheer. 80 00:03:48.520 --> 00:03:51.760 I have overcome the world. 81 00:03:51.760 --> 00:03:55.480 The word tribulation means a cause of great trouble 82 00:03:55.480 --> 00:03:56.760 or suffering, 83 00:03:56.760 --> 00:04:01.760 but it says in here in the scriptures that he has overcome. 84 00:04:02.160 --> 00:04:04.720 I find that when I don't have peace, 85 00:04:04.720 --> 00:04:08.880 it's usually because fear is often present. 86 00:04:08.880 --> 00:04:12.200 Knowing this quickly allows me to identify 87 00:04:12.200 --> 00:04:14.320 what is it that I'm afraid of? 88 00:04:14.320 --> 00:04:18.480 And then the Holy Spirit reminds me that God is greater. 89 00:04:20.000 --> 00:04:23.520 Oftentimes I notice that fear tries to overpower peace 90 00:04:23.520 --> 00:04:26.240 when I focus too much on my feelings 91 00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:29.200 and don't pause long enough to identify the fear 92 00:04:29.200 --> 00:04:31.800 that lies at the root of my distress. 93 00:04:31.800 --> 00:04:34.560 When I take time to explore the situation 94 00:04:34.560 --> 00:04:36.280 that is burdening me, 95 00:04:36.280 --> 00:04:38.680 I realize that the Goliath in my life 96 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:42.000 suddenly doesn't appear very big anymore. 97 00:04:42.040 --> 00:04:45.160 You know, when your mind starts going down a rabbit trail 98 00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:48.280 of playing out conversations and scenarios 99 00:04:48.280 --> 00:04:50.480 that lead to an unfruitful end, 100 00:04:50.480 --> 00:04:54.000 one of my mentors calls it false narratives. 101 00:04:54.000 --> 00:04:57.320 Our imagination is so powerful 102 00:04:57.320 --> 00:05:00.120 and it's a gift to be able to have vision. 103 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:04.560 for the future and to dream about the wonderful possibilities in life. 104 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:08.800 But the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy, 105 00:05:08.800 --> 00:05:13.840 and to encourage our mind to meditate on discouraging and hopeless thoughts. 106 00:05:13.880 --> 00:05:19.240 The temptation during my travel was to focus on how uncomfortable I was 107 00:05:19.720 --> 00:05:22.120 and how much I just wanted to be home, 108 00:05:22.360 --> 00:05:27.320 sleeping in my own bed to stop living out of a suitcase and have 109 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:28.800 a normal routine. 110 00:05:29.080 --> 00:05:33.920 But I quickly realized that if my mind was fixed on the inconveniences 111 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:34.960 every day, 112 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:40.040 I would have missed out on the fact that I got to spend quality 113 00:05:40.040 --> 00:05:44.200 time with some of the most incredible people in my life that mean the most to 114 00:05:44.220 --> 00:05:48.200 me. I would have missed out on meeting new people, 115 00:05:48.680 --> 00:05:53.680 exploring new places, and watching God show up and do the impossible. 116 00:05:54.680 --> 00:05:56.720 I saw many salvations. 117 00:05:56.960 --> 00:06:01.960 I saw relationships restored and I was able to foster lifelong 118 00:06:01.960 --> 00:06:05.720 friendships. Whatever we feed grows. 119 00:06:05.880 --> 00:06:10.520 Are we feeding our spirit with thoughts of hopelessness and defeat or thoughts 120 00:06:10.520 --> 00:06:12.360 of hope and victory? 121 00:06:12.680 --> 00:06:16.640 The mind of Christ is ours to have every day. 122 00:06:17.240 --> 00:06:22.080 My mission with Gold Health Collective is to address health from every 123 00:06:22.080 --> 00:06:25.000 angle, body, soul, and spirit. 124 00:06:25.040 --> 00:06:27.240 If our physical health is compromised, 125 00:06:27.280 --> 00:06:31.480 it will certainly impact our thought life and our emotional health. 126 00:06:31.600 --> 00:06:36.560 Are we feeding our body life-giving foods that bring us energy and clarity of 127 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:37.400 mind? 128 00:06:37.480 --> 00:06:42.160 Or are we stuck in patterns of poor eating habits that make us feel 129 00:06:42.160 --> 00:06:44.080 fatigued and brain fog? 130 00:06:44.200 --> 00:06:49.160 I struggled with chronic health issues for over 10 years and spent over 131 00:06:49.160 --> 00:06:53.840 $50,000 on some of the best natural health practitioners, 132 00:06:54.040 --> 00:06:57.520 trying to find answers. When my health was not good, 133 00:06:57.520 --> 00:07:01.320 it was really difficult for me to hear from God. 134 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:05.120 I was depressed, discouraged, anxious, 135 00:07:05.160 --> 00:07:08.680 and full of fear. As my health improved, 136 00:07:08.720 --> 00:07:13.600 these symptoms dissipated and directly improved my thought life. 137 00:07:13.760 --> 00:07:18.000 Sometimes our thought life is a spiritual battle and sometimes it's a 138 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:22.120 physiological issue. If we are made up of three parts, 139 00:07:22.280 --> 00:07:24.640 we must exercise spiritual, 140 00:07:24.640 --> 00:07:29.080 emotional and physical health in order to experience wholeness. 141 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:30.440 Today, 142 00:07:30.880 --> 00:07:35.760 I encourage you to fix your thoughts on him and trust that 143 00:07:35.760 --> 00:07:38.240 he has a plan and a solution. 144 00:07:38.520 --> 00:07:42.160 Remember that peace is available to you always. 145 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:45.240 If you are experiencing a lack of peace, 146 00:07:45.520 --> 00:07:49.440 take a moment to identify if there's an underlying fear, 147 00:07:49.720 --> 00:07:54.400 replace it with a scripture of truth and rest as he comforts you. 148 00:07:55.200 --> 00:07:59.760 Ask God to give you direction on how to pursue greater levels of health in 149 00:07:59.760 --> 00:08:03.560 every area of life, finances, relationships, 150 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:07.360 physical health, emotional and spiritual health. 151 00:08:07.760 --> 00:08:11.560 Let's make a lifelong commitment to pursue health and fullness. 152 00:08:19.440 --> 00:08:21.400 Okay.