God called you before you showed up with all of your stuff.

The calling predated your mess.

The calling predated your foolishness.

The calling predated everything that makes folks look at you and say,

what is wrong with him or her? Your calling predated everything that makes folks look at you and say, what is wrong with him or her?

Your calling predated that.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

That's Ephesians 210, and this is Destined for Victory, featuring Pastor Paul Shepard.

Well, as you heard just now, God's calling on your life started before your life did.

So everything you've been through, every mistake, every wrong turn, every wound you've suffered at the hands of someone else,

God knew all about it, and yet he still prepared good works for you.

Think about that as you listen to Pastor Paul today,

and then decide for yourself how you can take all of your experiences

and all of your God-given talents and use them to serve the Lord and bless others.

Online, you'll find us at Pastor Paul.net.

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destined for victory message becoming excellent stewards of our talents anybody ever had enemies

i mean folk that like, why don't you?

I don't even know you.

What is your problem with me?

You ever met those kind of enemies where you couldn't make sense of why?

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