The Jesus No One Talks About Series Pt. 2: Making Room for the Outsider | Thursday Devotion

Breaking Limiting Mindsets | Deep Dive with Dan & Sheila

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067782/fan_mail/new] You can have a full tank, a powerful engine, and a clear highway and still feel stuck at 40 mph. That’s what limiting beliefs do: they behave like an invisible governor, quietly deciding what you expect, what you attempt, and what you’re willing to receive. We walk through Pastor Robert Young’s “Breaking Limiting Mindsets” lens and name the subtle ways a “harmless thought” can become an aggressive spiritual barrier that turns open hands into clenched fists. We dig into three painfully relatable patterns from the disciples: scarcity thinking (five loaves and two fish), the weight of past failure (empty nets all night), and rigid timelines (if you had been here). Then we tackle the big one most of us call “responsible” but often isn’t: financial self-dependence. When your bank balance becomes the final word, you end up living inside a closed system and projecting your limits onto God. We also unpack the shift that changes everything: provision is often relational, flowing through people, doors you didn’t see, unexpected conversations, creativity, and timing. From there we get personal with five inner blockers that lock us down: unworthiness, relentless striving, protective apathy, a past that feels permanent, and staying small to feel safe. We end with a simple four-part daily practice you can actually do: a morning check-in, a midday fear audit, an afternoon scripture anchor, and an evening micro step of trust that builds faith like a muscle. If you’re ready to loosen the governor and live with open hands, listen now, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. What “open window” might be the answer you’ve been waiting for? Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/churchplanting] Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute [https://cash.app/%24WellnessInstitute] Leave a voicemail question or prayer requests here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question, prayer requests or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com

A Father’s Day Blessing!

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067782/fan_mail/new] Father’s Day can hit nerves you didn’t expect. Maybe you feel thankful for a dad who showed up, or maybe you’re carrying the ache of absence, distance, harsh words, or grief. We slow down and make room for all of it, because your story matters and you don’t have to pretend it’s simple. We also wrestle with a big spiritual question: how do we see God when our experience of fatherhood is complicated? Jesus gives us a clearer lens. In John 14:9, he says, “If you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the Father,” so we look at Christ’s compassion, patience, strength, and tenderness as the truest picture of God’s heart. We talk about how many of us unconsciously project our earthly father onto God and how that can make God feel distant, harsh, or absent, even when he isn’t. Then we lean into healing and hope through Scripture: God is a father to the fatherless (Psalm 68:5), close to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18), and rich in compassion (Psalm 103:13). We offer a word to dads who are trying, reminding you that your kids don’t need perfection, they need presence. We end with a calming breath, honest reflection questions, and a spoken blessing over you and the fathers in your life. If this encouraged you, subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more listeners can find it. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/churchplanting] Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute [https://cash.app/%24WellnessInstitute] Leave a voicemail question or prayer requests here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question, prayer requests or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com

Rest: Daily Devotion with Dan & Sheila | Friday

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067782/fan_mail/new] Running on 1% battery with twenty apps open feels normal now, and that’s the problem. We talk about the quiet contradiction many of us live with: we treat exhaustion like a badge of honor, then wonder why our faith feels brittle, our emotions feel loud, and our relationships get the leftovers. Drawing from Pastor Robert Young’s rest.pdf notes, we make the case that rest is not laziness, not a luxury, and not a break from discipleship. It’s the engine that makes discipleship sustainable. We dig into the surprising realism of Jesus honoring physical limits, including the moment he sleeps during a violent storm in Mark 4. From the outside it can look like avoidance, but we connect it to nervous system regulation and how the brain’s threat detection mode hijacks perspective when we’re depleted. Sometimes what we label a spiritual crisis is simply a worn-out body. Rest lowers the internal alarm so we can see clearly, feel more steadily, and respond with peace instead of panic. Then we get practical: daily stillness as active surrender, sitting in silence, naming feelings, and letting Jesus hold what you’re carrying, plus a weekly Sabbath that forces the hardest lesson of all, the world can run without you. We leave you with a direct reflection question about where overwork substitutes for trust in God. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s running hot, and leave a review if it helped. What would change tomorrow if you closed the apps and finally plugged in? Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/churchplanting] Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute [https://cash.app/%24WellnessInstitute] Leave a voicemail question or prayer requests here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question, prayer requests or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com

Lament: Daily Devotion with Dan & Sheila | Thursday

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067782/fan_mail/new] Sweeping dirt under the rug works for surprise guests, but it quietly ruins a home and it does the same thing to your inner life. We get honest about the emotions we hide to look “put together,” and why buried grief and sharp anger don’t disappear, they harden. Then we dig into a word many Christians avoid: lament. Not as faithless complaining, but as the place where emotional honesty and spiritual formation meet, and where worship sounds like the truth.  We look at Jesus as the clearest model for lament, from his tears over Jerusalem to the breathless anguish of Gethsemane and his cry from the cross quoting Psalm 22. We also wrestle with the question people rarely say out loud: if Jesus is divine and knows the outcome, why would he still lament? The answer reframes lament as love responding to brokenness and as deep trust that dares to bring the darkest reality straight to the Father.  To make it practical, we walk through a simple four step biblical structure for lament: turn to God, bring your complaint, ask boldly, and trust deeply. This rhythm doesn’t magically erase pain, it transforms it, creating space for surrender and keeping grief from turning into cynicism. If you feel stuck, numb, or spiritually dry, this is a grounded path forward. Subscribe, share this with a friend who is hurting, and leave a review with the one line you needed to hear most. Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/churchplanting] Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute [https://cash.app/%24WellnessInstitute] Leave a voicemail question or prayer requests here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question, prayer requests or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com

Self-Guided Meditation Music

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067782/fan_mail/new] Now is your time to simply listen to God's prompting on your heart as you listen to familiar music from our Guided Meditations.  God wants to speak to your heart and show you that he loves you despite our flaws and imperfection.  In this episode, just relax and listen for his promptings Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/churchplanting] Consider helping us to take the Gospel to others here: https://patreon.com/churchplanting https://cash.app/$WellnessInstitute [https://cash.app/%24WellnessInstitute] Leave a voicemail question or prayer requests here: (585) 331-3424 Leave an email question, prayer requests or comment here: robyoung51.ry@gmail.com