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Ed Young @EdYoung

Lead Pastor of @fc Husband to @LisaYoungFC NYT BestSelling Author edyoung.com

Joined January 2009
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Crack open a cantaloupe and count the seeds. One piece of fruit, hundreds of seeds. That's what God does with whatever you put in His hands: He multiplies it. Give first, and watch what grows. ๐Ÿ™Œ
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"Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:21 Want to know what you really worship? Look at your calendar and your bank statement. They don't lie.
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God's not after your leftovers. Whatever you're chasing, your money, your time, your energy, He wants to come first, not last. Put Him first, and watch how everything else falls into place.
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What's stealing your peace right now? Is it the future? Money? Family? The unknown? Reply with one. Philippians 4 has an answer for every single one of them. ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Fear is a virus. ๐Ÿฆ  Most of us have a bent toward it, and if we're not careful it seeps into every area of life until it controls us. Here's the vaccine. ๐Ÿงต
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When fear hits, don't go hysterical. Go historical. Remember the dead ends God has already walked you through. You've got a history with Him. Use it.
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Every dead end has a purpose. God doesn't lead you to a dead end to leave you there. He leads you to it to show you that only He can make a way. Fear is just an opportunity for faith.
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Ever feel cornered, with no way forward and no way back? When God's people were trapped between an army and the sea, the instruction was simple: don't panic, stand your ground, stay calm. He'll fight for you. Your part is to trust. His part is to make the way you can't see.
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"God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7 That anxious thought? It's not from God. Don't sign for a package you didn't order.
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It's Sunday. ๐Ÿ™Œ Don't try to do life alone this week. Get to church. Get around people who build you up and point you to God. What's one thing you need God to move on this week? Drop it below. I'll be praying for you. ๐Ÿ‘‡
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The opposite of belief is not doubt. The opposite of belief is unbelief. Doubt and belief run on parallel tracks. You can have both. And God is bigger than your doubts.
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Anxiety means being pulled in every direction. The word comes from the Greek for "to strangle." But Paul wrote the cure from a Roman prison cell. Philippians 4. ๐Ÿงต
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Watch the gate. Whatever is true, noble, right, and pure, think on that. Garbage in, garbage out. You are what you think about.
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Don't just nod at it. Put shoe leather on it. Be content with your contents, and watch God hand you a peace that doesn't even make sense. Practice it this week.
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Discernment, discernment, discernment. If you don't have discernment, you better get someone next to you who does!
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You're not behind. You're not too late. You're not the wrong person. Write that down. The people who changed the world weren't the most talented ones in the room. They were just the most available. So whatever you've been counting yourself out of โ€” stop it. Count yourself back in. Whatever season you think you missed โ€” you didn't miss it. God's timeline doesn't run on your calendar. And know this: the cloud of witnesses who've gone before you? They're not sitting down. It's a standing ovation that doesn't stop. Keep going!
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If Jesus has your heart, the church He loves will have it too.
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