How do you identify yourself—by a license, a passport, a title, or a past experience? In this episode of The Ed Fernandez Show, we confront one of the most foundational questions of faith: identity.

Using the life of King David as a blueprint, Ed unpacks the difference between being anointed and actually believing who God says you are. David defeated Goliath by faith, but it took identity for him to take the throne. That same tension exists in our lives today. Faith believes in what God can do. Identity believes in what God can do through you.

This message dives deep into how trauma, disappointment, and even success can distort our self-perception and delay what God has already prepared for us. Ed explains why salvation qualifies us, but soul restoration positions us—and why many believers remain stuck not because they lack faith, but because their souls are still wounded.

Drawing from Psalm 23, Jeremiah 29, and the words of Jesus, this episode explores how emotions, thoughts, and unresolved pain can limit our calling if left unhealed. When the soul is restored, heaven doesn’t just become our destination—it begins to invade earth through our lives.

If you’ve felt stuck, angry, disconnected, or unsure of your purpose, this episode is an invitation to dream again, to heal deeply, and to step confidently into your next season. You are not who your past says you are. You are a son or daughter of the Most High God, called to walk in freedom, purpose, and authority.

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