Esther Fleece Allen - Your New Name: Saying Goodbye to the Labels That Limit

Its easy to get a little confused about who we are. This book is a gentle reminder from a voice I trust, to stop letting other people decide who you are and let Jesus name you.

BOB GOFF, author of the New York Times bestsellers Love Does and Everybody, Always

This book is a much-needed reminder of how powerful and prophetic names can be. Esther Fleece Allen beautifully illustrates the gift we have as children of God, what this sacred identity means, and why this gift is so precious and powerful. I read this book while pregnant with my third child, and I will never look at naming a child the same way again. I recommend Your New Name wholeheartedly!

MEGAN ALEXANDER, correspondent for Inside Edition and author of Faith in the Spotlight

In a world that wants to quickly size us up and define us by our past, our status, our title, and even our outward appearances, Esther Fleece Allen beautifully shows us the power of our true identityan identity that never changes, never fades, and never disappoints. If you can grab hold of the truths in this book, fear and insecurity will lose their grip on you. You will have the courage and authenticity to live life fully and freely, without fear of the past or anxiety about the future.

VALORIE BURTON, bestselling author of Successful Women Think Differently and Its About Time

In the follow-up to No More Faking Fine, Esther Fleece Allen has again woven more of her incredible story and pastoral heart into a theological exegesis that reminds us what names and labels should be the ones we let speak the loudest. This is a Bible-study memoir worth reading to see the names you respond to, the labels you give others, and what God has to say about it all.

DR. EMERSON EGGERICHS, founder and president of Love and Respect Ministries and author of The 4 Wills of God

Everything changes when we believe and lean into who God says we are. Your New Name is a beautiful tool to help us do just that.

LEVI LUSKO, lead pastor of Fresh Life Church and bestselling author

With wisdom and a beautiful heart, Esther Fleece Allen helps us see that who we are isnt what we do or where weve been; its in Gods redefining. No to labels; yes to a new name and inviting in freedom.

LISA WHITTLE, Bible teacher, author, and podcast host of Jesus Over Everything

Esther Fleece Allen calls believers to walk in the strength and hope of their God-given identity and does so with great depth, compassion, and richness of biblical teaching that we find restorative. This book shines with the love and healing only our beautiful Messiah makes possible. Read it, and may your heart of worship and knowledge of God grow tenfold!

JOEL AND LYNN ROSENBERG, New York Times bestselling author and cofounders of The Joshua Fund

Your New Name is a fantastic display of Gods love and transformational power. From the time of our birth until our death, we are told who we are or who were supposed to be. What I love about Esther Fleece Allens book is how she clearly shares who God has called us to be and, equally important, how God views us, despite our past failures and titles. If youre in an identity crisis and looking for encouragement, look no further than Your New Name.

REMI ADELEKE, author of Transformed, actor, and former Navy SEAL

Esther Fleece Allen gives such a beautiful reminder of how secure and powerful it is to be a child of God. Our identity in Jesus is full of the purest truth, is always secure, and is never-changing. Its easy to label ourselves based on what we have been through or what we have accomplished, and Esther uses her story and the Bible to remind us of the importance to stand firm in who God says we are. Resting in this truth is life-changing.

LAUREN SCRUGGS KENNEDY, founder of LSK, The Lauren Scruggs Kennedy Foundation, and New York Times bestselling author

Believing we are who God says we are is so hard in our world today. Esther Fleece Allen calls us to look toward God to find our truest identity and in so doing to find the freedom to live out of who we are called to be.

JAY AND KATHERINE WOLF, authors of Hope Heals and Suffer Strong

Your New Name came at a poignant time for me. For months, I had been thinking about the significance of a name and the powerful message that is sent when we choose to call someone by their name. Written with the authentic and refreshingly real voice that is Esther Fleece Allen, this book uniquely reaches each reader as it calls to each of us by name. Esther drew me into a vulnerable place of asking the question What is my great fear, and how has God specifically called to me in response? I immediately heard one word: Enough. Could it be that a name my God calls me is Enough. I urge you to remember the value of the earthly name bestowed on you that speaks to an identity like no other. And allow Esther to show you that this is but the beginning, for your identity is ultimately found in Christ. In a beautiful way, God doesnt bypass a name. No, He affirms both who you are and who He created you to be. And you will want to lift your head to answer as He calls you by name.

NAOMI ZACHARIAS, director of Wellspring International and author of The Scent of Water

Names matter! They are a major part of our identity in this world. The apostle Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that through Christ we become a new creation, allowing us to have a new name. If youre ready to leave behind the labels youve been given or have given yourself and step into your God-given name, then start reading this book now.

JACKIE GREEN, cofounder of Museum of the Bible and coauthor of Only One Life and This Dangerous Book

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Your New Name

Copyright 2020 by Esther Fleece Allen

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