WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.440 Today we are going to take a posture of peace by choosing to trust God above all else. 2 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:13.600 Posture is a short audible fist bump to remind you God is with you in everything. 3 00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:18.400 Together we're going to be emboldened to take a daily posture of perfect peace. 4 00:00:18.400 --> 00:00:29.120 Jeremiah 17, 7 and 8. This is a powerful scripture. Please soak this in today. It says, 5 00:00:29.680 --> 00:00:40.640 blessed is the one who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. They are like a tree 6 00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:49.920 planted by the water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, 7 00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:59.840 for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease 8 00:00:59.840 --> 00:01:04.800 to bear fruit. We've been talking about negativity in the last episode and I want to continue the 9 00:01:04.800 --> 00:01:11.440 conversation today. You know, the world believes that the antidote to negativity is positivity, 10 00:01:12.160 --> 00:01:17.600 but much like negativity that is not always based on fact, the world's positivity is not always based 11 00:01:17.600 --> 00:01:23.680 on fact, so it causes a lot of doubt in its actual power and ability. I think it's why we get so 12 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:29.520 upset when someone tries to tell us in the middle of crisis or in the middle of hard times, it's 13 00:01:29.520 --> 00:01:35.360 going to be fine. It's going to be okay. You know, whether we voice it or not, I think there's this 14 00:01:35.360 --> 00:01:42.560 like internal push of like, well is it? Like how do you know that? And you know, we stay skeptical. 15 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:48.560 We rationalize our negativity often in crisis because we think it keeps us aware and it keeps 16 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:57.600 us guarded and safe, but really negativity just weakens us. In the kingdom, the antidote to 17 00:01:57.600 --> 00:02:05.680 negativity is not merely positive thinking or wishful thinking, it's trust. And not trust in a 18 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:10.800 specific outcome, not trust in our own brilliance to fix a problem, not trust that it's all just 19 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:16.640 going to work itself out, not trust in a political party to smooth things over, not trust in your 20 00:02:16.640 --> 00:02:21.520 friends to always have your back and be exactly what you need when you need it. You know, placing 21 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:26.400 your trust for your life, your well-being, your security, and any of those things actually only 22 00:02:26.480 --> 00:02:34.000 ensures that you're going to be disappointed at some point. It's trust in God that is the antidote 23 00:02:34.000 --> 00:02:42.080 to all negativity. It's trusting in his nature. It's trusting in his kindness, in his goodness, 24 00:02:42.080 --> 00:02:49.280 in his faithfulness, in his, you know, presence that never leaves us or forsakes us. It's trusting 25 00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:56.800 his word, it's trusting his promises, it's trusting his intentions towards us. Negativity is a fruit 26 00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:02.640 of hell and like anything authored in hell, you know, it has a purpose. The end goal of negativity 27 00:03:02.640 --> 00:03:10.720 is to steal your trust in God, to distort your view of God and cause unbelief. The enemy wants 28 00:03:10.720 --> 00:03:20.880 your trust because he knows trusting in God ensures your perfect peace. Just read Isaiah 26 3. 29 00:03:22.480 --> 00:03:29.280 Trusting in God ensures our flourishing, even in a year of drought, just like we read in Jeremiah 30 00:03:29.280 --> 00:03:37.120 17. Trusting in God ensures that you will be open and aware to his leading. Just read Proverbs 3, 31 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:47.040 5 and 6. Trusting in God ensures our victory. Read Psalm 20. You know, Jesus ensured all of 32 00:03:47.040 --> 00:03:52.400 those things for us through the cross and his resurrection and your trusting in God doesn't 33 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:57.280 all of a sudden make his promises true. No, they are already true. He's already ensured it. 34 00:03:58.160 --> 00:04:05.440 Trusting in God transforms you. It makes you aware. It opens your mind and heart to receive 35 00:04:06.160 --> 00:04:12.880 all that he has freely given us. So today, you know, if you found yourself giving yourself 36 00:04:12.880 --> 00:04:16.959 over and over again to negativity, negative thoughts, emotions, perceptions, 37 00:04:17.680 --> 00:04:23.440 repent. Repentance is not a negative experience. It's not a sorrowful thing. It's not a shameful 38 00:04:23.440 --> 00:04:30.400 thing. It's a freeing experience. It's a gift from God. It's a joyful expression of trust. 39 00:04:30.400 --> 00:04:36.080 I often repent with a smile on my face because I'm made aware of a greater reality in those 40 00:04:36.080 --> 00:04:41.200 moments. You know, it's declaring your trust in God's transforming power. That's what repentance 41 00:04:41.200 --> 00:04:45.520 is. It's saying, you know what? I'm putting away this and I'm choosing, Lord, what you've given 42 00:04:45.520 --> 00:04:53.040 instead. I'm choosing you. You don't have to stay stuck today. When negativity comes, choose trust. 43 00:04:53.040 --> 00:04:59.760 Repentance, man, it's an exchange. And it's an exchange that Jesus empowered you to. 44 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:04.480 make. Let me share some of my favorite exchange scriptures with you. I hope you'll stick with me. 45 00:05:04.480 --> 00:05:10.400 I'm going to read these over you. They are so powerful. Listen for the exchange. Galatians 5, 46 00:05:10.400 --> 00:05:15.760 starting in verse 19, talks about the works of the flesh, the fruit of the flesh. 47 00:05:16.560 --> 00:05:21.840 It says they're obvious. So it says sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, 48 00:05:21.840 --> 00:05:28.320 sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of angers, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 49 00:05:28.400 --> 00:05:32.960 envy, drunkenness, orgies. And it talks about those things. And then it says, 50 00:05:34.720 --> 00:05:41.280 but the fruit of the spirit, the nature of God, which you're empowered by the way, 51 00:05:41.280 --> 00:05:44.880 because you're made in his image and likeness. You're empowered to take hold of these things, 52 00:05:44.880 --> 00:05:53.520 is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. 53 00:05:54.080 --> 00:06:03.440 Let's read Ephesians 4. Ephesians 4, verses 30. I'm sorry, we'll start in verse 31. So it says, 54 00:06:03.440 --> 00:06:11.040 let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you along with 55 00:06:11.040 --> 00:06:19.600 malice. Listen for this exchange. Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another 56 00:06:19.600 --> 00:06:26.480 as Christ forgave you. See what you're empowered to bring? Let's go to Isaiah. Isaiah has incredible 57 00:06:26.480 --> 00:06:34.560 exchange scriptures. Isaiah 40, even youth shall faint and be weary. Young men shall fall exhausted, 58 00:06:35.200 --> 00:06:43.600 but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall melt up with wings 59 00:06:43.600 --> 00:06:52.880 like eagles. They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint. There's more. Isaiah 53. 60 00:06:56.160 --> 00:07:03.520 Isaiah 53 is an incredible scripture. Isaiah 53, starting in verse four, this is talking about 61 00:07:03.520 --> 00:07:08.400 what happened at the crucifixion. It's talking about Jesus. It says, surely he has borne our 62 00:07:08.400 --> 00:07:16.480 griefs and carried our sorrows. Yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted, 63 00:07:16.480 --> 00:07:23.120 but he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. Upon him was the 64 00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:33.760 chastisement that brought us peace and by his wounds, we are healed. Last one. These are not 65 00:07:33.760 --> 00:07:38.160 the only ones. The Bible is full of exchange scriptures and I encourage you to search them 66 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:47.840 out yourselves. Isaiah 61. Isaiah 61 talks about so much exchange. Okay, so we'll start in 67 00:07:47.840 --> 00:07:53.680 verse two. It says, well, we'll start a little bit further. Let's just start in 68 00:07:53.680 --> 00:07:58.320 verse one. It's so good. Okay. The spirit of the Lord is upon me because the Lord has anointed me 69 00:07:58.320 --> 00:08:04.400 to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to 70 00:08:04.400 --> 00:08:10.400 the captives and the opening of the prison for those who are bound, to proclaim the year of the 71 00:08:10.400 --> 00:08:18.000 Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, to grant to those who 72 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:25.280 mourn in Zion, to give them beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment 73 00:08:25.280 --> 00:08:32.960 of praise instead of heaviness, that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the 74 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:44.480 Lord, that he may be glorified. My point is you are not meant to be bound by negativity. You are 75 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:53.760 empowered to be led by the spirit, to live and walk in truth and to trust God above all else. 76 00:08:54.560 --> 00:09:02.960 The promise of perfect peace is found in Isaiah 26 three in Hebrew. It is shalom, shalom, meaning 77 00:09:02.960 --> 00:09:12.000 complete wholeness, nothing missing, nothing broken. This is who you are in Jesus because of Jesus. 78 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:19.360 You are a living testimony of Jesus's ultimate win. With every step you take today, you're putting 79 00:09:19.360 --> 00:09:25.600 Jesus's victory on display and Satan's defeat on replay.