{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6972d33659468b7fac2a6247/6a6e25a588c5585c855ecf2d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Esther - Before You Were Ready","description":"<p><strong>Esther: Before You Were Ready</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Series:</strong> Esther: The Unseen Hand of God</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Summary</strong></p><p><br></p><p>God rarely waits until we feel prepared before He calls us.</p><p><br></p><p>Esther stood at the edge of the greatest assignment of her life, and she didn’t feel ready. She had every reason to hesitate. The risk was real. The uncertainty was overwhelming. Yet Mordecai reminded her that perhaps she had been placed in this moment for God’s purpose all along.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we explore why God’s calling almost always arrives before our confidence does, and why feeling unprepared is often part of His preparation.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Scripture</strong></p><p><strong>Esther 4:14</strong></p><p>“…Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In This Episode</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why God calls ordinary people before they feel qualified.</li><li>Learning to trust God’s preparation over your confidence.</li><li>What Esther teaches us about stepping forward in faith.</li><li>Why hesitation does not disqualify you.</li><li>Moving when God calls—even while you’re still afraid.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Reflection</strong></p><p>Is fear keeping you from taking the next step God has placed before you?</p><p>The God who calls you is already present in the place He’s asking you to go.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Another Well Ministries</strong></p><p><br></p><p>🌐 Website: <a href=\"https://anotherwell.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://anotherwell.org</a></p><p><br></p><p>📚 Bible Studies &amp; Devotionals:</p><p><a href=\"https://anotherwell.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://anotherwell.org</a></p><p><br></p><p>🎧 More episodes of <em>Digging Another Well</em>:</p><p><a href=\"https://anotherwell.org/podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://anotherwell.org/podcast</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>If this episode encouraged you…</strong></p><p>Please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who may be waiting until they “feel ready.”</p>","author_name":"Another Well Ministries"}