Posts with the tag “prepared”
You Belong Here
by Ed Newton on March 4th, 2025
"For the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught." - Proverbs 3:26 As you read this, I want you to be encouraged today: You belong here. So walk into the room like God sent you, because He did. You don’t have to shrink back, second-guess yourself, or wonder if you truly belong. You stepped in already chosen, already worthy, already enough. The doubt? The fear? The in... Read More
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On Purpose, For a Purpose
by Ed Newton on February 14th, 2025
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." - Ephesians 2:10 Have you ever felt like you’re not enough, so you try to mold yourself into what others expect you to be? It’s easy to fall into the trap of trying to live in someone else’s skin, believing you need to perform, conform, or measure up to be accepted. But... Read More
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Put Off the Armor
by Ed Newton on February 4th, 2025
"And David strapped his sword over his armor, and he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, 'I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.' So David put them off." - 1 Samuel 17:39 The last five words of this verse hold incredible power: “So David put them off.” Saul tried to dress David in his armor, thinking that was the only way he could face the giant. ... Read More
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What If God's Plans Are Greater?
by Ed Newton on September 25th, 2024
"But, as it is written, 'What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.'"- 1 Corinthians 2:9 Imagine for a moment that the most incredible version of your life, the one that surpasses even your wildest dreams, is not only possible but actually what God has planned for you. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking we know what’... Read More
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Awakening to God's Plan for Your Life
by Ed Newton on February 27th, 2024
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." - Jeremiah 29:11 As a child of God, He has designed an amazing plan for your life. Yet, the adversary, ever cunning, seeks to keep you on the sidelines, away from the abundant blessings and purpose God has in store. We are reminded of this assurance in Jeremiah 29:11 –... Read More
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