Anger Is Not Your Enemy

Anger Is Not Your Enemy

Slow to Anger — How the Spirit Changes Us | Disciple Blueprint Podcast We've spent this week looking honestly at anger — what drives it, what it costs, what it covers. This final episode is about what actually changes it. Not willpower. Not better habits. The Holy Spirit doing transformative work from the inside out. Raymond closes the series with the second of his two personal stories about being angry at God — the night after Wendy died, the question he asked, and the four words that changed everything: "I am not done with you yet." * James 1:19 — the sequence that prevents anger from becoming sin * Why self-control is a fruit of the Spirit, not a product of trying harder * A personal story: Wendy's death, the angry prayer, and what Raymond heard * What "I am not done with you yet" means for why Disciple Blueprint exists * How to stay connected to the source of genuine, lasting change Download the free guide — 5 Things Your Anger Is Trying to Tell You. Five signals, five Scripture anchors, five declarations to say out loud. Free at the link below. 👉 https://discipleblueprint.com/?ff_landing=41 [https://discipleblueprint.com/?ff_landing=41] * James 1:19-20 — Quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger * Proverbs 15:1 — A gentle answer deflects anger * Galatians 5:22-23 — The fruit of the Spirit * Psalm 4:4 — Think about your anger overnight * 1 John 4:4 — Greater is He who is in you * Podcast: https://www.discipleblueprint.com/podcast [https://www.discipleblueprint.com/podcast] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discipleblueprint [https://www.facebook.com/discipleblueprint] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@discipleblueprint [https://www.youtube.com/@discipleblueprint] * Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/discipleblueprint [https://www.pinterest.com/discipleblueprint] #anger #holyspirit #slowtoanger #christianpodcast #discipleblueprint #james119 #faithandemotion #fruitofthespirit #biblicalpodcast #christianliving In This EpisodeFree ResourceScripture ReferencedConnect

David Wrote His Best Psalms From a Cave

David Wrote His Best Psalms From a Cave David wasn't in a comfortable quiet room with good lighting and a journal when he wrote some of the most profound prayers ever recorded. He was hiding. He was scared. He was alone. And out of that came Psalms that still wreck people thousands of years later.We wrap up the Loneliness series with this: your season of isolation might be producing something you can't see yet. The cave isn't the end of your story. For David, it was where some of his best work — and deepest faith — was forged.In this final episode, we talk about how to stop just surviving your loneliness and start paying attention to what God might be doing in it. What's being built in you right now that couldn't be built any other way?And we leave you with this: the goal was never just to feel less lonely. The goal is belonging — real belonging, rooted in who God says you are.Thank you for walking through this series with us. There's more where this came from. Explore everything in the store: Visit the store → discipleblueprint.com/store [https://discipleblueprint.com/store]

The Night I Was Terrified of Being Alone Forever

The Night I Was Terrified of Being Alone Forever Most of us don't talk about this out loud. But a lot of us have had that night — the one where the thought crept in that maybe this is just how it's going to be. Forever alone. Forever on the outside. And it was genuinely terrifying.In this honest episode, we get personal about what that kind of fear can do to you — and more importantly, what to do with it. We talk about the difference between being alone and being lonely, why the fear of permanent loneliness can drive us into some really unhealthy places, and how community — real, rooted community — can break that cycle.You weren't made for isolation. That's not an inspirational quote. It's how you were designed. And there are people — the right people — who are supposed to be part of your story.This episode is an invitation to stop settling for surface-level connection and start pursuing something deeper. You don't have to figure it out alone. Find your community — explore membership: Explore membership → discipleblueprint.com/explore-membership [https://discipleblueprint.com/explore-membership]

El Roi — The God Who Finds You in the Desert

El Roi — The God Who Finds You in the Desert Hagar didn't expect anyone to come looking for her. She was alone, she was desperate, and she was done. And then God showed up — not with a crowd, not with fanfare — right there in the desert.This episode digs into one of the most quietly powerful names of God in the Bible: El Roi — "the God who sees me." We unpack Hagar's story and what it means for anyone who has ever felt invisible, overlooked, or like they somehow ended up outside of where the blessing flows.Loneliness has a way of convincing us we've been forgotten. El Roi says otherwise.We also talk about how to start sitting with this name of God in your own Scripture time — not just as a theological fact, but as something personal and present. You are seen. Even in the desert. Especially there. Go deeper with the Scripture library: Explore the library → discipleblueprint.com/scripture-library/hub/ [https://discipleblueprint.com/scripture-library/hub/]

He Waited Until I Was Alone to Start Talking

He Waited Until I Was Alone to Start Talking There's something about a quiet moment that can feel terrifying — and something about it that can feel sacred. Sometimes both at the same time.In this episode, we talk about how God has a way of showing up not in spite of our loneliness, but through it. The solitude you've been dreading? He might be using it as an invitation. The silence you've been filling with noise? He might be waiting on the other side of it.We walk through some of those moments in Scripture when God showed up for people who were by themselves — and what that might mean for you today when you feel like no one is around.If you've ever wondered whether God actually notices when you're alone, this episode is your answer. He doesn't wait for a crowd to speak. Sometimes He waits until it's just you. Explore more free resources: Browse free stuff → discipleblueprint.com/free-stuff [https://discipleblueprint.com/free-stuff]