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Today we are going to take a posture of peace when we pray.

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Posture is a short audible fist bump to remind you God is with you in everything.

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Together we're going to be emboldened to take a daily posture of perfect peace.

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1 Chronicles 16 verse 11 says, Seek the Lord and his strength. Seek his face always.

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I just wanted to bring a brief reminder today and encouragement. When you pray,

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you're not just throwing your words into the wind. You are having a conversation

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with the creator of the universe, the almighty God, the one who has always been and will always

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be. Just let that sink in. You are having a conversation with almighty God. I mean,

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the fact that you and I even have access to that kind of conversation is a miracle.

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It is proof of God's goodness, his kindness, and his faithfulness. And too many people

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lack confidence in this kind of conversation. They lack confidence in prayer because they think

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prayer is all about praying for an answer, praying for a situational outcome, instead

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of praying with the answer about a situation. There are so many options out there in the world

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right now when you're trying to find an answer, when you're trying to get an answer. And so for

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many people, prayer just becomes an option to all of that. It just becomes optional.

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For example, when you're pursuing only an answer, only a situational outcome,

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many believe that talking to others, seeking others' counsel is way more effective than

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talking to God. I've had a lot of conversations with people over the years. I'm sure I have said

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some of these things, all these things before. Things like, well, I already prayed about that.

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Or don't tell me to pray about it because I've already tried that.

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Or when all the other options seem to run out, well, I guess all we can do is pray about it.

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There are no other options to being with and talking with the answer. You don't have just a

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consultation with the Most High God. You have a relationship with Him. And in prayer,

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you're engaging together with Him in that divine relationship. And as you engage with Him,

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you are being made into His image and likeness. As you pray with Him, you become more aware of

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His nature and His promises and His plan. And with that awareness, you can then pray

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in alignment with Him. In prayer, our circumstances, our emotions, our language,

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any fears or doubts that we come with come under the influence of who He is. And an unshakable

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trust and confidence is built. And we get to experience the joy and peace in believing that

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Romans 15, 11 talks about. So today, let's not disregard prayer. Let's not despise it. Let's

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delight in prayer. Every day, no matter the circumstances, no matter the situation,

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you have the joy of being with and talking with the Almighty God.

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The promise of perfect peace is found in Isaiah 26, 3. In Hebrew, it is shalom, shalom,

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meaning complete wholeness, nothing missing, nothing broken. This is who you are in Jesus

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because of Jesus. You are a living testimony of Jesus's ultimate win. With every step you take

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today, you're putting Jesus's victory on display and Satan's defeat on replay.