Posture

"Fear is faith pointed in the wrong direction.” This week we have been practicing possibility. In an unpredictable world, practicing possibility can be perverted into fixating on worst case scenarios. Years ago when I was in the chokehold of anxiety, I anchored myself to God’s Word by pointing every fear in the direction of truth. At first, it didn’t feel like it was making any difference, but Heb...

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And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you , He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of His Spirit who lives in you . [Romans 8:11] God is eager to partner with you in taking ground, and often it’s the ground right beneath your feet. Today we’re going to practice possibility together by asking this question: If God is in me...

I felt prompted to scrap my original plan for this episode and instead share with you something I am currently walking with the Lord in overcoming. Travel has become a trigger for me because of some painful memories. Anxiety stole my enjoyment of travel and my heart for adventure. I brought this to the Lord recently because I have travel coming up and I heard Him say, “Linds, you decide what trigg...

Has it ever occurred to you that God takes it personally when satan attacks you? After all, don’t you take it personally when someone you loved is attacked? We are often even moved by compassion to help alleviate the suffering of people we don’t know through fundraisers, disaster relief, and community service. You and I are not more compassionate than God. In Isaiah 43 God calls Himself your Redee...

Jesus didn’t promise us a life of ease, but He did promise us a life of peace and victory. I have most definitely prayed this prayer (recently), “God, if You’re good, why is my life so hard?” I had gotten stuck expecting ease in my life to prove to me God’s goodness instead of His goodness being proven by His perfect peace in my life. I’d rather have peace. Chasing after ease will only strip us of...

Disappointment should never be ignored, it should always be confronted with the truth of God’s word. Often the disappointments of life make us feel unsafe. In this episode I share a story about when I realized I was seeking safety from my home instead of from Safety Himself. It’s actually difficult to notice such a deviation in times of comfort. But it usually becomes very apparent during seasons...

A lot of my prayers to God used to center around just wanting my life to be “normal.” I mistakenly thought that a fulfilling life was one where everything was normal by worldly standards. But as Kingdom people you and I have been given a divine privilege to redefine and redeem “normal.” What is normal to the world is actually backwards in the Kingdom. For many years, I was caught up in grieving th...

A couple of years ago God whispered to me, “You think celebration is extra, but I’ve deemed it essential” Since that moment I’ve been on this amazingly sweet journey with the Lord discovering the immense power and the divine privilege of celebration. Celebration is not an invention of humans, it is an intention of God. We see proof of this all throughout scripture. Celebration is an expression of...

Has it ever occurred to you that satan has no patience? Patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, not the evil spirit. Your enemy has no ability to “wait it out” and he has very limited resources. Meanwhile, you have access to heaven’s unlimited resources. Patience empowers you to run the enemy dry. - Here are ways you can stay connected to Posture: Subscribe to our podcast: https://anchor.fm/postur...

2 Corinthians 10:5 instructs us to “...take every thought captive to obey Christ.” This implies that not every thought we think is true. Who are your thoughts serving? Are the thoughts you’re thinking today empowering God’s promises or your problems? The good news is that you and I have been given the authority and power to think differently. - Here are ways you can stay connected to Posture: Subs...

Today I'm sharing one of my favorite moments in all of scripture. What hate mail has been sent your way that is threatening your peace by messing with your trust in God? A diagnosis? An overdue bill? A test score? A news report? Your God would like to read it and send back His response. - Here are ways you can stay connected to Posture: Subscribe to our podcast: https://anchor.fm/posture Subscribe...

There are going to be days (maybe it’s today?) when there will be a gap between the truth of God’s Word and the facts of your circumstances. It’s tempting to try to fill the gap with things like doubt, bad theology, anger towards God or people, panic, worry, fear… Instead of trying to fill the gap, ask yourself this --  “Has God ever come up short?” - Here are ways you can stay connected to P...

Last year God told me, “Linds, you’ve got to laugh more.” I thought He was joking. You see, my life at the time was anything but laughable and I had developed this serious, stoic nature in order to cope. After all, being joyful in the midst of negativity just felt to me like living in denial. Proverbs 17:22 says, “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” I’ve disc...

Are you familiar with the promise that says, “God’s love endures forever?” I used to translate that promise to mean “God’s love tolerates me forever.” This warped translation came from viewing God’s love for me through the lens of my experience with human love. But I had it all backwards. What if ... instead of your circumstances and human relationships informing you about God’s love for you, you...

I used to have a tendency to trust God with the monumental (like my eternal salvation), but struggle to surrender to Him the mundane (like the details of my day). I felt solely responsible for my daily life, so I leaned hard on my plans, my expectations, and my routines to uphold me. But Psalm 54:4 says, “God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.” With this revelation comes an invitat...

Sometimes I become so familiar with a promise from God’s word that I no longer familiarize myself with it -- meaning I no longer seek to gain a deeper understanding. Lamentations 3:21 -23 says, “But this I call to mind — therefore I have hope. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning…” When is the last time you called to mind -- thou...

Hebrews 10:35 says, “Do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.” This isn't talking about self-inspired confidence, but a confidence resting in Jesus’s finished work on the cross and our identities in Christ. I used to pray a very dumb prayer that I thought was super spiritual, but it was actually throwing away this confidence. I’ve got good news for you today -- “You don’t belon...

1 John 4:18 says, "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear..." I believe that at the root of every fear, worry, and anxiety is an accusation. It may be an accusation against yourself, against another, or even God. Often we deal with accusation in our lives by trying to be more lovable, or by even trying to perfect our love for God, people, and ourselves. We try to behave so that...

Unfortunately, the world has pushed hope into the same category as wishful thinking. It’s made to seem more like fairy dust and less like a powerful supernatural force. But scripture reassures us that hope is not a flimsy thing.  Both hope and hopelessness are directional -- they lead us somewhere. Where are you going to be led today? --- Subscribe to our podcast: https://anchor.fm/posture Su...

Has confusion or a lack of clarity kept you from moving forward? Recently, I found myself in a state of overwhelm and I was struggling to find clarity on what next steps I should take. My mentor Pedro pointed out that I don't serve a God of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33). If God isn't the author confusion, who is "authorizing" it? Perhaps, what you think is confusion is something entirely differe...

What would be possible today if you had perfect peace? Jesus said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26) I used to never even consider the possibilities of peace because I used to believe that often peace wasn’t possible.  Does peace seem possible to you today? Jesus was always at peace, even in the midst of a violent storm.  The circumstanc...

Jesus said, “I leave the gift of peace with you—my peace. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but my perfect peace. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous!" (John 14:27) So I prayed, “Jesus, if you gave me your peace, where the heck did it go?" He answered, “I’m right here.” Peace is always closer than we think. Our brokenness, our imperfection doesn...