Today we're going to take a posture of peace by removing the hook of intimidation from our hearts
and our minds. Hi, I'm Lindsay Van Zale. Posture is a podcast that serves 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. Today's episode is a clip from a recent
conversation I had with Graham Cooke about the antidote to intimidation.
So often we, we, you spoke about the enemy being worn out. By the way, that reminded me as well.
As much as God believes this, obviously his word, you know who else believes it fully? The enemy.
And so when we talk about you remembrance, the enemy comes to remind, try to remind us about
our past and regrets because he knows he can't remind the Lord. So he tries to see if he can
remind us. And I love what you said. We have this helper, the Holy spirit who is guiding us in all
truth. So we're not helpless even against those reminders from the enemy. We are empowered to
quickly dismiss and walk in truth. And like you said, we are starting from every circumstance,
whether it's 27 days or three years, fresh and full, we're starting from a place of fullness.
And so, so what typically, you know, again, when I was thinking like a dead person,
I would be worn out by a situation that was lasting three weeks. You tie yourself up.
Right. Cause I didn't understand that there was fresh mercy every morning available for me.
Right. Not to earn, but to freely receive because it's a gift.
Yeah. Okay. So in times when God has said to me, you know, when I've been in like
one of my little weird phases and I'll start praying the way I prayed yesterday morning
and the Lord just says, I thought we covered this yesterday, but in the sweetest kind of voice.
So I'm going, yeah, yeah, we did. But, and he said, Graham, you're a sheep. You're not a goat,
no boats, no boats. And I was like, all right, Lord, can we just go through one more time so
that I've really got it. And then tomorrow I would like a test. I like it because I know
with God's test, they're all designed for me to pass. Cause he never fails us. He never fails us.
So every test is designed to is designed to pass, you know, in a life in Jesus is it's known in
heaven as the challenge of God's delight. And what every day we're not being challenged by the enemy
or situations or oppositional people. We're being challenged by goodness. We're being challenged by
the presence of God. We're being challenged by God's delight. God delights to be with us, to be
in us, to be working with us, to be partnering. It's his delight. And so the challenge for us is
matching God's delight. You know, so for me, loving the learning is huge and being delighted.
The enemy shows up, I'm delighted because it's not like it's going to hurt, you know, whatever
oppositional thing shows up. I'm delighted because I know that I have fullness. I know that I have
more resources than the enemy does. You know, God owns all the cattle on a thousand Hills, you know,
he has all the resources. So that means the enemy is on a budget, which is why the enemy uses
intimidation. It's a cheap budget item in hell. Literally, you know, you look at David and Goliath,
you know, David goes as this huge guy giving a challenge and all the mighty warriors,
they're all hiding in the baggage in the camp and nobody's responding. And so here's the enemy
using one person against a whole army. That's intimidation. You know, he threatens, he intimidates
and we fold. But then David comes along who understands what intimacy is. And he knows that
your intimacy in God is intimidating to the enemy because he can't handle people who worship, praise,
give thanks all the time. And so eventually David ends up, it's him and Goliath and David starts
taunting him, you know, I'll feed your body. You know, Goliath says, I'll feed your body to the
birds of the air and the beasts of the field. And David said, I'll feed your body and all your friends.
That's what we call a clap back.
Totally. Here's the thing. Here's the backstory though. David's just had a prophecy from Big Sam.
He's come along and he's been anointed king in Israel. And David knows a thing or two about this
kind of stuff. And so he knew facing Goliath that I've got a word over my life about being king.
So I'm
not king yet, which means I can't die,
so it sucks to be you.
And so he just, he takes five stones,
not because he thinks he'll miss,
but because he knows that Goliath's got four brothers.
And he's thinking, if y'all wanna make this a feud,
I'm ready for you, you know?
And we know the story.
So our intimacy with God is the most intimidating thing
about us where the enemy's concerned,
because he doesn't know how to handle it anymore.
You know, he used to be in that environment,
and now he can't handle that environment, you know?
So, and all of that is a part of our fullness.
It's all a part of this beautiful lifestyle
that is so delightful to God.
Today, remember, your intimacy in God
is intimidating to the enemy.
So let's match God's delight as he is in us,
with us, for us, and partnering with us
in every circumstance.
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.