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God Established Their Identity Before They Stepped Into Their Future.
Throughout Scripture, God often changed a person's name before He changed their circumstances. Abram became Abraham. Sarai became Sarah. Simon became Peter. Their new names reflected who God called them to be long before they saw His promises fulfilled. God wanted them to see themselves through His Word instead of their current reality.
The same is true today. Your identity isn't determined by your past, your failures, or what others have said about you. Through salvation in Jesus Christ, you've been made new. When you begin to believe what God says about you, it changes the way you live.