As we step into 2026, Ed Fernandez reflects on 2025 as a year of deep testing, hard lessons, and spiritual training. What began as ignored warnings from a mentor became refining trials that exposed areas of the soul still ruled by the flesh—and revealed the necessity of spiritual fathers, mentors, and tested leaders in our lives.

In this episode, Ed unpacks the biblical foundation of spiritual formation through mentorship, drawing from Galatians 5, James 1, and the lives of Noah, Moses, and David. He shares vulnerable insights from a 16-year relationship with a spiritual father—one marked by conflict, correction, hurt, reconciliation, and ultimately, growth. Through this process, Ed learned that greatness is not achieved in isolation, character is forged through testing, and calling always demands training.

This conversation confronts anger, insecurity, identity struggles, and the subtle deception of using defense mechanisms that actually prevent healing. Ed explains how unresolved wounds can sabotage destinies, why untested commitment is fragile, and how disappointment with leaders often becomes the proving ground for true maturity.

Most importantly, this episode is a call to restoration—a call to restore the soul through humility, mentorship, and trust in God’s design for each season of life. Ed closes by declaring 2026 as a year of breakthrough, favor, new identity, and fulfilled destiny—for those willing to bring a new version of themselves into the new year.

If you’ve felt stuck, angry, discouraged, or unsure why certain battles keep resurfacing, this episode will challenge you, encourage you, and remind you that you’re not circling the mountain—you’re climbing it.

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In this powerful new episode of The Ed Fernandez Show, Ed opens up about a lifelong struggle with anger and the revelation that changed everything: not all anger is sinful. Scripture makes room for a righteous, godly anger — one that reveals what’s broken, invites the Holy Spirit into the moment, and produces transformation instead of destruction.

Through Psalms, Ephesians, James, and the moment Jesus overturned the tables in the temple, Ed unpacks the critical difference between ungodly anger that reacts and godly anger that discerns. Anger, when surrendered to God, becomes a signal — like a fire alarm — alerting us to hidden hurt, fear, rejection, and wounds that need healing before they turn destructive.

This episode weaves raw personal stories with practical spiritual insight, showing how anger often disguises deeper pain and how the Holy Spirit exposes the true source when we slow down and listen. Ed explains why reacting in anger can undo years of preparation, damage relationships beyond repair, and quietly steal identity — while godly anger, processed correctly, restores authority, clarity, and peace.

You’ll learn how to recognize the emotion without letting it control your response, how to invite God into heated moments instead of giving them to the enemy, and why suppressing anger only delays the explosion. Ed also challenges listeners to step into 2026 with maturity, discipline, and spiritual authority — choosing healing over reaction and discernment over intimidation.

This episode is a call to quiet the soul, reclaim dominion, and allow God to heal broken places so you can walk fully into your calling, your family’s future, and your promised land.

If anger has ever felt like your shield — or your downfall — this message is for you.

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You are, as always, the best part of The Ed Fernandez Show.

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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.

If this message encouraged you, like, share, and send it to someone who needs it. You’re the best part of The Ed Fernandez Show.

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Have you ever questioned your faith when life gets heavy? In this episode of The Ed Fernandez Show, we take a deep, practical walk through Hebrews 11 and 12 to uncover what faith really is—and why pressure, delay, and hardship are not signs of failure, but proof of training.

Faith isn’t blind optimism or spiritual hype. Scripture defines it as substance, evidence, and persuasion—a settled confidence in God even when nothing looks resolved. From Abraham on the mountain, to the Red Sea splitting, to the walls of Jericho falling, we explore how biblical faith is forged through obedience, endurance, and trust under pressure.

This episode breaks down:

Why faith is Kingdom-based, not performance-based

What it means that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him

Why trials don’t disqualify you—they legitimize you

How chastening is proof of sonship, not rejection

Why staying under pressure (instead of running) builds unstoppable faith

How God is still writing your story, even when the chapter feels painful

If you’re discouraged, stuck, tired, or questioning whether your faith is “enough,” this episode will reframe your perspective. You’ll be reminded that mustard-seed faith moves mountains, that training seasons are intentional, and that what feels like resistance is often preparation for your next level.

You’re not behind. You’re not forgotten. You’re not illegitimate.

You’re being trained.

🎧 Listen now and be encouraged—because faith grows where pressure exists, and God is far from finished with your story.

As always, you’re the best part of The Ed Fernandez Show.

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Money is spiritual — and God uses it to test what He can trust you with.

In this episode of The Ed Fernandez Show, Ed sits down with Pedro Adao (8-figure Kingdom entrepreneur + creator of the 31-Day Wisdom Challenge) for a raw, unfiltered conversation about wealth, stewardship, church culture, and Kingdom impact.

Pedro breaks down the Parable of the Minas and explains why Jesus connects faithfulness with money to “true riches”— influence, authority, people, and power. The guys also call out the extremes: poverty mindsets on one side, and manipulative “commercial church” culture on the other.

You’ll hear:

• Why you shouldn’t apologize for caring about money (it’s a tool)
• How money reveals and amplifies what’s in your heart
• Why many believers confuse “favor” with hustle or compromise
• The difference between “church culture” and ekklesia
• Pedro’s testimony: success → collapse → debt + depression → restoration
• Why forgiveness (including forgiving yourself) is a breakthrough key
• How the 31-Day Wisdom Challenge helps reset your year with Proverbs + discipline

If you’re tired of lack, tired of fake religion, and ready to pursue Kingdom wisdom that produces real fruit — this one is for you.

31-Day Wisdom Challenge starts January 1st (free).

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In this episode of The Ed Fernandez Show, Ed dives deep into one of the most misunderstood—and most powerful—spiritual weapons: humility.

Building off a previous conversation about renewing the mind and tearing down strongholds, Ed unpacks how humility terrifies the enemy, dismantles pride, and closes the doors the devil uses to gain access to our lives. This isn’t about self-hatred or weakness—it’s about surrender. About conceding control to God and refusing to defend an image that was never meant to save us in the first place.

Ed challenges listeners to stop blaming every battle on the devil and instead take an honest look at the consequences of our own actions, our fleshly nature, and the areas where we tolerate sin, rationalize failure, or stay trapped in shame. Drawing from Scripture—including Matthew 5 and Romans 5—he explains why our own righteousness will always fall short, and why true freedom comes from standing firmly in the righteousness of Jesus Christ.

This episode also brings humility into the home—into marriage, family relationships, and everyday conversations—showing how refusing to defend pride and choosing to receive truth can restore peace, unity, and spiritual authority.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, accused, stuck, or spiritually neutralized, this message is a wake-up call. Humility isn’t easy. It takes work. But it always wins.

Because when humility walks in, the enemy backs up.

Listen in, reflect honestly, and take the first step toward a quieter ego, a stronger faith, and a more victorious walk with God.

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In this raw, unscripted conversation, Ed opens his heart and steps into the kind of honesty most people never say out loud. This episode dives straight into the valleys of faith — the seasons where you’re not angry, not doubting God’s existence… just trying to understand why the road feels so long, so heavy, and so lonely.

Ed reflects on what it truly means to walk with God when nothing makes sense, when obedience hurts, and when the calling requires more courage than you thought you had. From Hebrews 11 to the stories of David, Joseph, Moses, and Joshua, he unpacks the truth that even God’s greatest warriors were afraid — yet they moved anyway.

This episode wrestles with the real questions:

What is God doing? Why does it feel like everything is falling apart? Am I being prepared or punished? Is my faith enough? And why does becoming who God called me to be feel so uncomfortable?

Through personal reflection, prayer, and unfiltered vulnerability, Ed reminds listeners that faith isn’t a performance — it’s a journey. A journey that breaks you, rebuilds you, and reveals who you really are in Christ. A journey where God’s silence doesn’t equal His absence. A journey where courage is simply moving forward while scared.

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, heartbreak, transition, pruning, or spiritual battle… this episode will sit with you in the struggle and point you back to the God who never leaves.

This isn’t a polished message. It’s a lifeline.

Welcome to a different kind of episode — honest, heavy, and full of hope.

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Shame has a way of driving us into hiding. It tells us we’re not good enough—for our families, our friends, or even for God. It whispers old lies from childhood, resurrects past failures, and convinces us our future is already ruined. But that voice isn’t truth. It's a shadow. And today, we’re stepping out of it.

In this episode, we break down what shame really is—emotionally, spiritually, and even neurologically. We explore how the heart processes safety long before the brain does, why trauma disconnects the two, and why fun, joy, and new experiences are actually biblical medicine for a wounded inner world.

You’ll hear how perfectionism, people-pleasing, avoidance, rage, and addiction become survival strategies… and how we can rewire our inner landscape to stop running and start healing. We talk about regrets, past labels, the lies families speak over us, and the subtle ways shame builds its home in the human heart.

Then we step into the story of the prodigal son—a picture of shame colliding with the overwhelming compassion of a Father who runs toward His child instead of away. A Father who restores, clothes, celebrates, and calls you “mine” even when you feel unworthy.

This episode is an invitation to:

• stop reliving the past
• stop predicting disaster in the future
• return to the present moment
• and let God rebuild you from the inside out

Shame wants to keep you in the shadows. God wants to give you a new identity—one rooted in love, worth, and truth. And it all begins with letting the heart heal so the mind can follow.

If you’ve ever felt not enough… this one is for you.

Welcome to The Ed Fernandez Show—where honesty meets healing, faith meets neuroscience, and the shadows lose their power.

Tune in, be encouraged, and step into the light. You are the best part of this show.

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