Today, we're going to take on a posture of peace by allowing the Lord to lift our heads high.
Hi, I'm Lindsay Van Zale. Posture is a podcast that serves as a short audible fist bump to remind
you that God is in everything. Together, we're going to be emboldened to take a daily posture
of perfect peace. Psalm chapter 3 verse 3 says this,
You know, there are so many things that we can depend on for our peace,
our joy, and our comfort today. You know, we could be holding out for the circumstances to
finally change, for a good report, for our pain to just go away, but the really good news for
the people of God is that we do not have to wait for the tide to turn in order to be at peace,
to have joy, or to be comforted. David wrote Psalm 3 at a very unstable time in his life. You can read
the whole story. It's found in 2 Samuel. It kind of really starts around chapter 14. There's a
little bit of a backstory, but basically his own son betrays him and then campaigns for the people
of Israel to also turn against David. So David the king is forced to flee for his life. And if you
know anything about David's story, then you know that this actually isn't the first time that David
has been wrongfully betrayed and forced to flee for his life. And yet, in the middle of the betrayal,
the injustice, the instability, the circumstance that is completely out of his control, he writes
this. But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the one who lifts my head high.
You know, for so many of us right now, the details surrounding our lives seem to be spinning
completely out of our control. And yet, we still have a mighty God who always surrounds us. You
know, circumstances eventually will change. The reports will eventually shift. The pain will
actually cease. But I've just decided I'm not going to wait around for those fickle things to get
better in order for me to be at peace, to have joy, or to be comforted. Because why would we wait
when we can have all of those things today? And I realized as I was reading Psalm 3 that it starts
with a decision. You know, we have to decide who or what is going to lift our heads today. Who or what
will grab our eyes, you know, catch our attention, have our focus, gain our trust. And please do not
be confused. This is not positive thinking or optimism. This is faith. This is life in the
kingdom. And as people of God, we are in this world, but we are not of it. So we are not bound up or
moved by the things of this world. We have access to a different realm. We get to decide where are
we going to live today. And this is the kindness of the Lord. We actually don't have to remove
ourselves from this life or this world in order to experience the kingdom realm. Instead, we get
the opportunity to bring the kingdom realm into this world, into our lives. And I find that when
that happens, you know, my life here doesn't become insignificant. It actually gets so much sweeter.
You know, the atmosphere of my home becomes more peaceful. My marriage is better. My work is more
enjoyable and fulfilling. My friendships are life-giving. So don't you want to live life to the
full today? Don't you want to not have to wait for the circumstances to shift in order to be at peace,
to have joy, or be comforted? Why? Why wait? Today, let's allow the Lord to be the one to lift our
heads high. Let's lean into his word and his promises. Let's be sensitive to his voice. Let's
savor the details of our day by thanking him for the goodness in our lives. And let's just not wait
around another day to be at peace, to have joy, or to be comforted by the one who is always
surrounding us like a shield. The promise of perfect peace.
is found in Isaiah 26 3 and in Hebrew it is shalom shalom meaning complete wholeness nothing missing
nothing broken this is who you are in Jesus let's declare this together today i am kept in perfect
peace with my whole heart i trust the lord i am strong i am victorious i am whole remember friend
you are a living testimony of jesus's ultimate win not because of anything you did but because of
what he did for you with every step you take today you're putting jesus's victory on display
and satan's defeat on replay