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Today we are going to take a posture of peace by not using the unknown as an excuse to not have

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peace. 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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Okay, so I'm taking my cues from Vacation Lindsay of last week and we are back in the

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same scripture as the last episode. Psalm 119 verse 105. I love this scripture and I had more

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to say so that's what we're going to be talking about today. It says this about the Lord. It says

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your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. My feet and my path. God brings clarity to

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our present and he gives us direction for our future. You know, nothing seems to threaten

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your sense, your awareness of peace like the unknown. At least it's that way for me. I have

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too often forfeited my peace by using the excuse, I just don't know. You know, when I need clarity,

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when I need direction, there is this temptation to just be totally overwhelmed by that need and

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allow myself to believe I don't know what to do. I don't know what decision to make. I don't know

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how to respond. I don't know what to say. I don't know how to fix it. I don't know how to move

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forward. But that's because I've skipped the most important step. I haven't first sought the Lord.

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And I don't mean like throwing up a desperate prayer of Lord God, please help me now and you

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know continuing to stew in the chaos of my situation while I'm hoping he just interrupts it

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all. I mean, I haven't set aside the issue, the hurt feelings, the overwhelm, and taken the time

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to sit down with peace himself. So you know, what happens is I remain caught up and consumed by the

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details of the situation, expecting clarity to just sweep in at some point and interrupt my

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chaos and fix things. But I've not given any headspace or heart space to peace. I've instead

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allowed angst to grow and grow and fill every space within me. And if you resonate with any of

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that, today is a fresh day. His mercies are new every morning. So if you found yourself being

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steered or directed by the words of others or the actions of others, set it aside, set aside the

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negativity, set aside the flattery, maybe set aside your screen for the day and sit down with the

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Prince of Peace. Lean into his word, into his thoughts, and into his nature. You know, it's not

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magic. It's not a complicated formula. It's simply awareness and expectations. It's choosing to set

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your awareness on him and set your expectations on his promises. He's always present. Read Hebrews 13

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5. He leads us and he guides us, which means he speaks to us and we have been empowered to hear

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him speak and to follow what he says. Check out John 16 13 and Romans 8 14 for more on that.

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If you find yourself, if you find yourself stuck in a circumstance where you don't know what to do,

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be unstuck by this truth. You know what to do. You have the first step. Seek the Lord.

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

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

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You are a living testimony of Jesus's ultimate win. With every step you take today, you're putting

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Jesus's victory on display and Satan's defeat on replay.