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Welcome to episode 17.

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Today, we're going to take on a posture of peace

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by leaning back into the Lord

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and allowing Him to be our safe place.

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Hi, I'm Lindsay Van Zale.

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Posture is a podcast that serves a short,

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audible fist bump to remind you that God is in everything.

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Together, we're going to be emboldened

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to take a daily posture of perfect peace.

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Psalm chapter 46, verses one through three, says this,

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God is our refuge and strength,

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our very present help in times of trouble.

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Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way,

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though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,

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though its waters roar and foam,

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though the mountains tremble at its swelling.

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You know, I film all of these

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podcasts, record all these podcasts from my home,

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which I affectionately call Haven Hill.

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And we bought this home about a year ago,

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and it was a total fixer-upper.

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It was a 1940s ranch house

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that had pretty much been untouched since the 40s.

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And so we walked into a renovation project

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that was supposed to take three months,

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and it ended up taking nine,

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which means for nine solid months,

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we owned a home that wasn't livable.

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And it felt like a joke.

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Honestly, at times, I felt like a joke.

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I had such hopes for this project.

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I had such dreams for this home,

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and not one single thing went according to plan.

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So around this time last year,

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my house was buried in rubble,

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and I was buried in a lot of disappointment.

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And I was so embarrassed to be disappointed

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over something like a house that I had built,

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or something like a house,

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I just kept saying, it's just a house, it's just a house.

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Like, I'm fine, everything's fine.

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Meanwhile, the ignored disappointment

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festered beneath the surface.

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Disappointment should never be ignored.

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It should always be confronted with the truth of God's word.

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And so one day at my breaking point,

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I had several breaking points,

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but this one brought extreme clarity.

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I was standing in front of the house

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looking at the shallow home

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that was really just a pile of sticks inside.

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And I just said, Lord, like, what is the deal with me?

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Like, why does this house matter so much?

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And I felt like the Lord said, you don't feel safe.

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And I realized that somewhere along the way,

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even really before the renovation project,

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having a house of my own

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had become my source of stability,

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security, and structure.

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You know, a home had become my foundation

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for rhythm and routine.

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A house, a home had become my hiding place.

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All the things the Lord promised to be to me,

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I was looking for a house to provide instead.

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I think that's the real joke, right?

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That I would place my sense of wellbeing

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in something that could so easily

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be turned into a pile of sticks

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instead of anchoring myself to the Prince of Peace.

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What about you?

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Do you find yourself today seeking safety

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from something or someone other than safety himself?

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It's actually difficult to notice that deviation

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in times of comfort,

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but it becomes very apparent

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during seasons of waiting and delay

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and times of lack and suffering.

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You know, and it's not wrong to desire

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the beautiful things of life,

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you know, a home, financial security,

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a whole family's success,

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but it is extremely dangerous for our wellbeing

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to depend on any of those things.

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So I'd love for us to ask ourselves today,

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what are we depending on to keep us safe?

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It could be the thing right now

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that's bringing you the most disappointment.

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Is it your home?

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Is it your finances?

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Is it your job?

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Is it your kids?

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Is it your plans or your reputation?

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Don't ignore the disappointment,

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confront it today with the truth of God's word

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and allow the Lord to show himself to you

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as your place of safety.

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Entrust your safety in his hands

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and allow his redemptive power

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to flood every single disappointment in your life today.

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It is shalom, shalom, meaning complete wholeness,

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nothing missing, nothing broken.

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This is who you are in Jesus.

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Let's declare this together.

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Today, I am kept in perfect peace.

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With my whole heart, I trust the Lord.

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I am strong, I am victorious, I am whole.

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Remember, friend, you are a living testimony

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of Jesus' ultimate win,

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not because of anything you did,

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but because of what he did for you.

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With every step you take today,

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you're putting Jesus' victory on display

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and Satan's defeat on replay.