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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In this episode of The Ed Fernandez Show, Ed sits down and reveals the moment everything changed for the podcast. What started as a simple vision of showing the world that you can love Jesus and still enjoy the blessings of this life shifted dramatically the day his daughter came on the show — and a longtime employee walked out mid-episode. That moment exposed something bigger: this wasn’t going to be a show about possessions and faith. It was going to be a direct confrontation with the kingdom of darkness.

Ed opens up about the season where all hell broke loose, how he stepped into spiritual warfare without wisdom, and how that lack of discernment left him vulnerable. He talks candidly about frustration turning into compromise, compromise turning into iniquity, and how the real danger wasn’t the sin itself, but the ignorance that allowed darkness to remain unchallenged.

He explains what Scripture teaches about the enemy’s access to darkness, how unguarded parts of the heart become open doors, and why discernment—real, Holy-Spirit-led discernment—is often the gut feeling believers ignore. Ed breaks down the importance of understanding the battlefield of the mind, why Jesus was crucified at “the place of the skull,” and why renewing your mind is the starting point of every spiritual victory.

He walks through how Satan sifted Peter, why pride and resentment create legal access for the enemy, and how even justified anger can become a foothold if left unattended. Ed also unpacks the danger of holding bitterness in the heart, the spiritual consequences of going to bed angry, and why purity of heart is essential if you’re going to walk in authority.

The episode closes with a powerful prayer of repentance, release, and surrender—an invitation to shut every open door, expose every dark corner, and allow God to purify the heart so He can move freely in your life.

If you’ve ever felt attacked, overwhelmed, or blindsided in your walk with God, this episode speaks directly to you. It’s a clear, unfiltered call to fight with wisdom, think with clarity, and guard the territory of your mind and heart.

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In today’s episode of The Ed Fernandez Show, we tackle a topic every believer feels but rarely talks about honestly: faith and finances. Money isn’t just math — it’s spiritual, and Scripture makes that painfully clear. Jesus said you can’t serve both God and mammon, and in this episode, we break down exactly what that means and how the enemy uses financial fear, pressure, and disorder to silence your faith.

Ed walks through the difference between budgeting and battling, why stewardship is warfare, and how tithing, contentment, generosity, and prayer realign your heart back under God’s authority. You’ll hear practical truth about living below your means without shame, breaking free from debt culture, giving without guilt, and recognizing that everything you have is on loan from heaven.

This episode will challenge you to audit your heart, confront spiritual patterns around money, and see your finances as part of your calling — not a chain around your ankles. When your money starts serving your mission, everything shifts.

If you’re in a financial battle or know someone who is, this message is for you.

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