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Mistaken Identity
from October 2020
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Mistaken Identity
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by Zander Matthews
Mistaken identity. It’s what your enemy keeps trying his best to hit you with. He wants you to believe you are your experiences, heartaches, and even your sins. Satan desires that you would be so lost in your pain, addictions, and insecurities that you never know who or who’s you are. The enemy wants your walk with God to be filled with shame and condemnation over the things that you have done. God, however, does not.
My great grandmother is alive but isn’t always here, she has Alzheimer’s. Lots of moments have occurred where she did not recognize me and one scary time where she didn’t know who she was. 1 Peter 2:9, “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” This scripture gives us a crumb of who God says we are you need to know more.
It is vital for your Christian walk that you realize that God never forgets who you are and he will never forget who he is.
You do, however, have an enemy who wants you to believe that because he is invisible he is also fictional but that’s not true. He is real. And what you need in your life is the armor that can shut him down!
What is your current battle? Do you feel hopeless? Most of the time the conduit of hopelessness is insecurity. Ephesians 6:10-18 tells us that we have the power to defeat insecurity. He has given you: A belt to fortify you, a breastplate to protect you, the Gospel shoes to stabilize you, a helmet to guard you, a sword to fight for you, and something we tend to miss, prayer to connect you to Him. Psalm 139:14 says, “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are they works; and that my soul knows right well.” When insecure, we are saying somehow God made a mistake. God can turn your grave into a garden. Resist Satan and he will flee. Numbers 23:19-20, “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” His word is true. Stand and claim it!
About The Author Zander C. Matthews is a 17 year old minister who’s passion is to see the hopeless realize there hope. Jeremiah 29:11.
Bruce Epperson, First Community Mortgage
Since 1987, Bruce Epperson, loan officer with First Community Mortgage located at 504 Riverside Parkway, Suite 402, Rome, Georgia, has been helping families to realize the American dream of home ownership.
Homeowners should always start with a plan on how to get where they are today to where they want to go. Bruce will take the time to ask you the questions you may not have thought of to make the mortgage process easier. With technology today, a potential homeowner can obtain information from Bruce online, by phone, or in person. Technology now allows Bruce to work with borrowers in multiple states, which include the southeastern states and many others. This is a big change from 1987 when Bruce first came to the Rome area. Prior to this, Bruce was an associate real estate broker in the metro Atlanta market. Working with buyers has always been his passion. Bruce states, “Seeing a family go from a dream of homeownership to a moving date is one of the best rewards of this profession.”
Bruce served for ten years in the United States Air Force working with personnel records. Getting to know the service members assigned to the base was what Bruce enjoyed the most. He was able to help members set up their financials in the event that they were called to serve overseas. With the knowledge gained in the Air Force, Bruce has been prepared to understand veterans and their needs as it applies to homeownership. In 2017, Bruce became a certified military home specialist. Working with veterans buying a home is his greatest passion. Bruce notes that First Community Mortgage is very pro-veteran. The company gives back to the personnel that have served.
When Bruce is not working with veteran buyers, he spends a lot of time working with first time buyers and other types of buyers moving up to buying a 28 // October 2020
vacation home on the beach. Bruce and his company offer many types of residential mortgage loans including conventional, FHA, and USDA. If a person has reasonable credit, Bruce can find a low-cost loan for their dream home. What makes Bruce different from the average lender is that he will take the time to listen to you, get your ideas and goals, and formulate a plan that is based on what you would be comfortable paying for a home. He goes over all the documents needed and explains the why in the mortgage industry. Bruce stated, “When working with a buyer, I have to assume they know nothing about the financing.” Then Bruce spends the time answering questions they did not to even ask.
Bruce is a current member of the Greater Rome Board of Realtors and has been active in the group Success Mortgage Partners, Inc suppo since 1989. Bruce also serves as treasurer for the Rome rts E rates, products, and loan terms are Business Group. This is a local group that meets twice subject to Partners, Inc to learn more about you a month, helping other local business owners to better r e Mortgage Partners, Inc is service their clients in their industry. not acting on (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) When Bruce is not working, he enjoys camping with his wife and two Australian dogs in the North Georgia mountains and going to old car shows.
Give Bruce a call when you are ready to start planning your next residential move. Remember, it costs nothing to ask!
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