Today, as a marker of Posture's 50th episode,
I wanted to celebrate a little bit
by doing something unique.
So I'm gonna give you the gift of a crafted prayer.
I just have to tell you,
I am so, so, so, so thankful
for every single one of you who tune into Posture.
I do pray for this community often,
and this week I spent some time
with Jesus and the Holy Spirit,
our divine prayer team,
tuning into their hearts for you
and hearing what they are praying over you.
And so that is what I'm gonna share with you today.
Hi, I'm Lindsay VanZale.
Posture is a podcast that serves a short, audible fist bump
to remind you that God is in everything.
Together, we're gonna be emboldened
to take a daily posture of perfect peace.
Now, we've been talking this week
about developing a confident expectation in God's goodness
and a constant awareness of his presence.
And my hope is that this prayer helps
in feeding that expectation and awareness.
I encourage you to receive this prayer over and over again,
re-listen to it, let it soak into your spirit,
let it renew your mind,
and allow it to build your anticipation
for all that God is doing in you
and for you during the season.
And something specific may jump out to you,
like a word or a phrase or even a portion of the prayer,
go back to it, review it,
ask your divine prayer team
to illuminate why it stood out to you.
They are so eager to share their thoughts with you.
And this might be something you're not used to,
me too, it's a little bit unique.
So feel free to just close your eyes,
to shut out any distraction
and just relax and focus on the words, okay?
Are you ready?
All right, here we go.
God, I thank you for your empowering presence
that is always with us, always in us,
and never leaves us.
Thank you for placing us in you,
and you in us so that we are so interwoven
that nothing could ever separate us from your love.
God, I thank you for this community of people
who have been brought together for such a time as this
to pursue your promise of perfect peace.
God, you are so, so kind to give us each other.
And I know that you know everyone
who is watching and listening.
You know each of their names, their stories,
you know their hearts, you know their pain, their joy.
You even know if they are watching
or listening to this this week or five years from now,
because you're not bound by time.
You are truly the God who sees us.
And Lord, it's because of who you are
that I am confident that you will accomplish
your glorious plans for each and every one of us.
And these plans of yours, according to your word,
are marked by peace, and they are filled with hope.
God, I'm so thankful for your goodness to us.
I ask that you would fill every heart right now
with your confidence.
I pray that you would give us eyes to see
how you see what is happening in our world right now
with this global pandemic and with any personal battles
that we are currently facing.
I pray that we will see and trust
that you have gone before us,
and that we will recognize where you have placed
your provision for us in this season.
I pray that our hearts will be marked
with an expectation of your goodness and glorious future,
not a dread of the next news report.
Lord, I pray that we will all pick up
on the excitement of heaven that is in the air right now.
I pray that we will see what the enemy has sent to harm us.
You are turning around swiftly
for the good of those who love you.
Lord, in this season of divine reset,
empower us with your rest, your renewal,
and your unlimited resources.
We will be refreshed.
We will not leave this season empty-handed.
We will be delighted and not disappointed.
I pray for every household and family
that is represented by people
who are watching and listening,
and Father, I pray that you would bless
and highly favor them.
I pray that that favor that you give us
would overflow into our neighborhoods and our communities
so that the people around us would taste
and see that you are God and you are God.
are so very good. Lord, we want to partner with you in taking out the spirits of intimidation
and fear. So give us the wisdom to guard our own hearts against intimidation and fear and
embolden us to remove them from our lands. Lord, we know you love us and we will just not
believe anything less of you. It's because of your radical goodness, your relentless love,
and your redeeming promises that I boldly declare radiant health into our bodies and minds right
now. I declare perfect peace, nothing missing and nothing broken in your people. Lord, make us a
people who empty the enemy's hands and destroy every single one of his plans. Make us a people
who shift atmospheres, infuse peace, spread joy, and walk confidently in your love and in your
truth today, tomorrow, and forever. I pray all of these things with so much confidence, so much
trust, because I pray them in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. 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.