Monday Mindset Reset—A Seeing Deep Podcast

Denise Pass
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What if one renewed thought could restore your hope and change the course of your week? Welcome to Monday Mindset Reset, a weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Denise Pass, Biblical Mindset Coach, award-winning author, international speaker, theology professor, and founder of Seeing Deep Ministries. In just a few minutes each Monday, you'll renew your mind with God's Word, restore your hope in Christ, and begin your week with a biblical perspective. Whether you're battling shame, carrying an offense, overwhelmed by anxiety, struggling with negative thinking, or simply longing to think more like Christ, each episode will help you identify common mindset traps, replace lies with truth, and experience the peace and hope that come from renewing your mind. Every episode includes: A common mindset trap to identify. One key passage of Scripture. A practical mindset reset. A brief prayer. A simple challenge to carry into your week. Because what you believe shapes how you live...and how you relate to others. Join Dr. Denise each Monday as you learn to renew your mind, restore your hope, and reflect Christ—one renewed thought at a time. A podcast where we see deep in a shallow world by exploring our surrounding culture through a biblical lens and dive into the word of God for the answers to life's problems. Renew your mind. Restore your peace. Reflect Christ.

  1. 1d ago

    SD#183: What Do Your Relationships Say About Your Faith?

    What do your relationships reveal about your faith? The world doesn't only hear what we believe about Jesus—it watches what believing in Jesus produces in us. In Episode #183 of Monday Mindset Reset, Dr. Denise Pass explores Jesus' words in John 13:34–35 and how our relationships become part of our witness. When relationships get difficult, we don't have to respond with the patterns of the world. Through God's Word and the power of the Holy Spirit, we can learn to relate with grace and truth, courage and tenderness, and reflect Christ to a watching world. Discover your Biblical Relational IQ! Take the Biblical Relational IQ Quiz: https://go.denisepass.com/relational-iq  Connect with Dr. Denise Pass 🌐 denisepass.com 📘 Facebook: @deniseduboispass 📸 Instagram: @thedenisepass 🎵 TikTok: @Dr..denise.pass ▶️ YouTube: @DenisePass-SeeingDeep

    SD#183: What Do Your Relationships Say About Your Faith?

  2. Oct 6

    SD #182: Can You Celebrate Someone Else's Blessing?

    What happens in your heart when someone else receives the blessing you've been praying for? Someone else gets the opportunity. Their ministry grows. Their family celebrates good news. Their prayer gets answered—while you're still waiting. It's possible to love someone and still feel the sting of comparison. But when disappointment turns into jealousy or coveting, it can quietly become a root of offense. In this final episode of the Getting to the Roots of Offense series, Dr. Denise Pass examines what Scripture reveals about jealousy, comparison, and contentment—and why another person's blessing is never evidence that God has forgotten you. From Cain's response to Abel, to Saul's jealousy of David, to the older brother watching the celebration of the prodigal son, Scripture shows us what can happen when comparison distorts the way we interpret another person's blessing. But Jesus gives us a different mindset. When Peter asks about John, Jesus redirects him with a simple challenge: "What is that to you? As for you, follow me." You don't have to compete with someone else's calling. You don't have to measure God's goodness to you by what He is doing for someone else. And you don't have to deny your own disappointment in order to genuinely celebrate another person. In this episode, you'll discover: - How comparison can become jealousy, offense, and resentment - The difference between grieving an unmet longing and coveting someone else's blessing - Why jealousy ultimately challenges our trust in God's goodness - How Cain, Saul, the older brother, and Peter reveal different forms of comparison - Why someone else's blessing does not diminish God's provision for you - How returning your attention to Jesus frees you to celebrate what He is doing in someone else's life Mindset Reset: Jealousy grieves another's blessing because it doubts God's goodness. Someone else's answered prayer is not evidence that God has forgotten yours. Their blessing does not threaten your calling. You can rejoice with those who rejoice while honestly bringing your own longing before God. If this episode encouraged you, subscribe and share it with someone who may be struggling with comparison, jealousy, or waiting for an answer to prayer. Connect with Dr. Denise Pass   🌐 denisepass.com   📘 Facebook: @deniseduboispass   📸 Instagram: @thedenisepass   🎵 TikTok: @Dr..denise.pass   ▶️ YouTube: @DenisePass-SeeingDeep Monday Mindset Reset — helping you overcome the battles of the mind with the Word of God...one renewed thought at a time.

    SD #182: Can You Celebrate Someone Else's Blessing?

  3. Sep 21

    SD#181: Are You Guarding Your Heart—or Hardening It?

    Offenses are inevitable. Hardening is not. When we've been hurt, self-protection can feel like wisdom. We build walls, distance ourselves, and determine that no one will ever hurt us that way again. But Scripture reveals a sobering possibility: what begins as self-protection can eventually become spiritual petrification. In this episode of Monday Mindset Reset, Dr. Denise Pass continues Getting to the Roots of Offense by examining how a heart becomes hardened—and how Christ enables us to remain tender toward God even after we've been wounded. Zechariah 7 describes a progression: God's people refused to pay attention, turned a stubborn shoulder, stopped their ears, and eventually made their hearts "diamond-hard." The heart that was supposed to receive God's truth became resistant to it. But that's not where the biblical story ends. God promises in Ezekiel 36:26: "I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." In this episode, you'll discover: How offenses can progressively harden the heart Why fearing God helps free us from the culture of offense What Zechariah's "diamond-hard" heart teaches us about spiritual resistance Why self-protection can become a barrier to both God and others How to distinguish healthy boundaries from hardened walls Why forgiveness does not require indiscriminate trust How Jesus modeled both a soft heart and wise discernment Why our identity does not have to be defined by how others treat us How the mind of Christ transforms the way we respond to offense Being hurt does not mean you are destined to hurt others. But pain that remains unexamined can begin shaping how we think, love, trust, and respond. And Jesus shows us another way. A soft heart is not naïve—it is surrendered. He is our Defender. We can love—even when wisdom requires us to love from a distance. Key Scriptures Proverbs 28:13–14 • Zechariah 7:9–12 • Ezekiel 36:26 • Proverbs 4:23 • Psalm 18:2–3 • 1 Corinthians 6:7 • John 2:24–25 Connect with Dr. Denise Pass 🌐 denisepass.com 📘 Facebook: @deniseduboispass 📸 Instagram: @thedenisepass 🎵 TikTok: @Dr..denise.pass ▶️ YouTube: @DenisePass-SeeingDeep If this episode encouraged you, subscribe and share it with someone who needs the reminder that being wounded doesn't mean we have to become hardened. Monday Mindset Reset — helping you overcome the battles of the mind with the Word of God...one renewed thought at a time.

    SD#181: Are You Guarding Your Heart—or Hardening It?

  4. Sep 15

    SD#180: What is Quietly Hurting Your Relationships?

    Pride doesn't always look proud. Sometimes it looks like needing to be right. Needing to be recognized. Struggling to receive correction. Feeling diminished when someone else is celebrated. Or becoming deeply offended when we aren't treated the way we believe we should be. Pride can quietly damage our relationships without us ever recognizing it for what it is. In this episode of Monday Mindset Reset, Dr. Denise Pass continues the September series, Getting to the Roots of Offense, by examining the subtle root of pride—and the freedom Christlike humility brings to our relationships. Philippians 2 doesn't simply tell us to stop being prideful. It gives us an entirely different mindset: the mind of Christ. In this episode, you'll discover: Why pride can hide underneath hurt and offense How pride turns disagreement into disrespect and correction into rejection Why our need to be right, recognized, or vindicated can strain relationships What Philippians 2 teaches us about the mindset of Christ Why biblical humility is not thinking poorly of yourself How humility allows us to receive correction without being crushed Why we don't have to defend our reputation or win every disagreement How the Gospel frees us from self-exaltation and the need for others' approval Pride Says…Humility Says… Pride says: "I deserve better." Humility says: "Everything I have is grace." Pride says: "I need them to recognize my value." Humility says: "My identity is already secure in Christ." Pride says: "I have to defend myself." Humility says: "I can trust God with my reputation." Pride says: "I would never do what they did." Grace says: "Apart from Christ, I need mercy too." Pride says: "I need to win." The mind of Christ says: "I can humble myself and entrust the outcome to God." Pride makes every wound feel like a throne was threatened. But humility reminds us that we were never meant to occupy the throne in the first place. Key Scriptures Proverbs 16:18 • Proverbs 18:2 • Luke 18:9–14 • Romans 12:3 • Philippians 2:3–8 • Galatians 6:1 • 1 Peter 2:23 Connect with Dr. Denise Pass 🌐 denisepass.com 📘 Facebook: @deniseduboispass 📸 Instagram: @thedenisepass 🎵 TikTok: @Dr..denise.pass ▶️ YouTube: @DenisePass-SeeingDeep If this episode encouraged you, subscribe and share it with someone who could use a little encouragement to choose humility in their relationships. Monday Mindset Reset — helping you overcome the battles of the mind with the Word of God...one renewed thought at a time.

    SD#180: What is Quietly Hurting Your Relationships?

  5. Sep 8

    SD #179: Are You Bitter or Better?

    Are you bitter—or better? Someone may have genuinely hurt you. The wrong may have been real. The debt may still feel unpaid. But the question isn't only what happened to you—it's what is taking root within you because of how you are thinking about what happened. Hebrews 12:15 warns us to make sure that "no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and defiling many." In this episode of Monday Mindset Reset, Dr. Denise Pass begins the September series, Getting to the Roots of Offense, by examining the first root: bitterness. Bitterness rarely announces itself. Instead, it can sound like: "They owe me." "They don't deserve forgiveness." "If I let this go, they'll get away with it." But those thoughts can become fertile soil where bitterness grows. In this episode, you'll discover: Why being hurt is not the same thing as being bitter What Scripture means by a "root of bitterness" How the thoughts we rehearse can give bitterness room to grow Why forgiveness acknowledges a real debt rather than pretending the wrong never happened The difference between forgiveness, reconciliation, trust, boundaries, justice, and vengeance How Cain illustrates the danger of allowing an internal response to take root Why the Gospel—not denial—is the answer to bitterness How to replace bitter thinking with the grace you have received in Christ Bitterness Says...Grace Says... Bitterness says: "They owe me." Grace says: "Remember what you have been forgiven." Bitterness says: "If I let this go, they get away with it." Grace says: "God sees, God knows, and God judges justly." Bitterness says: "Keep remembering what they did." Grace says: "Remember what Christ has done." Forgiveness does not mean the offense didn't matter. It doesn't eliminate appropriate boundaries, automatically restore trust, or mean justice should not be pursued. A soft heart does not require weak boundaries. The Gospel gives us another way. We can acknowledge the wrong while releasing our personal demand for vengeance and entrusting ourselves to the One who judges justly. This Week's Mindset Reset Do a little root inspection: What offense am I still rehearsing? What debt am I still trying to collect? What am I believing because of what happened? Where does God's grace need to be applied? Then take one bitter thought and reframe it with the truth of the Gospel. You may not be able to change what happened, but through Christ, you don't have to let someone else's sin determine what grows in you. Mindset Minute 🌱 Bitterness grows where grace is not applied. 📖 Key Scriptures: Hebrews 12:14–15, Deuteronomy 29:18, Genesis 4:5–7, Matthew 18:21–35, Romans 12:19, Ephesians 4:31–32, Colossians 3:12–13, 1 Peter 2:23 Connect with Dr. Denise Pass 🌐 denisepass.com 📘 Facebook: @deniseduboispass 📸 Instagram: @thedenisepass 🎵 TikTok: @Dr..denise.pass ▶️ YouTube: @DenisePass-SeeingDeep If this episode encouraged you, subscribe and share it with someone who may be struggling with bitterness, forgiveness, or letting go of an offense. Monday Mindset Reset — helping you overcome the battles of the mind with the Word of God...one renewed thought at a time.

    SD #179: Are You Bitter or Better?

  6. Aug 31

    SD#178: Are You Offended?

    Are you offended? Maybe your immediate answer is no. But is there a conversation you keep replaying? A wrong you believe needs to be repaid? A story you keep retelling? Someone whose motives you've already decided you understand? Offense can gain momentum in our minds before we recognize what is happening. And while we cannot control what other people say or do, through Christ we can recognize the mindset temptations that invite us to take up an offense and allow it to take root. In this episode of Monday Mindset Reset, Dr. Denise Pass examines five mindset temptations that can lead us into offense—and how the Gospel gives us a higher way to think about each one. In this episode, you'll discover: Rehearsing the wrong — when our minds continually replay what someone did. Requiring repayment — when we believe our freedom depends on someone finally making things right. Retelling the offense — when we seek an audience to validate our hurt rather than wise counsel that helps us heal. Reading motives — when we move beyond what someone did and assume we know why they did it. Reclaiming the right to retaliate — when hurt convinces us we have the right to make someone pay. The Gospel doesn't ask us to pretend the offense didn't happen. It doesn't call evil good, eliminate appropriate boundaries, or mean reconciliation must always occur. Instead, the Gospel reframes our offenses. Offense says, "Rehearse what they did." The Gospel says, "Remember what Christ has done." Offense says, "They owe me." The Gospel says, "Remember what you have been forgiven." Offense says, "I need everyone to hear my side." The Gospel says, "God knows the whole story." Offense says, "I know why they did it." The Gospel says, "God knows their heart. I don't have to." Offense says, "I have the right to make them pay." The Gospel says, "I can entrust justice to the God who judges justly." Someone else's sin does not have to become an invitation for sin to take root in us. What they did belongs to them. What I do with what they did belongs to me before God. 📖 Key Scriptures: Philippians 4:8, Matthew 18, Colossians 3:13, Proverbs 17:9, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Romans 12:19, 1 Peter 2:23 Connect with Dr. Denise Pass 🌐 denisepass.com 📘 Facebook: @deniseduboispass 📸 Instagram: @thedenisepass 🎵 TikTok: @Dr..denise.pass ▶️ YouTube: @DenisePass-SeeingDeep If this episode encouraged you, subscribe and share it with someone who wants to think biblically about hurt, forgiveness, and offense. Monday Mindset Reset — helping you overcome the battles of the mind with the Word of God...one renewed thought at a time.

    SD#178: Are You Offended?

  7. Aug 24

    SD#177: What Are You Afraid Of?

    What are you afraid of? Fear has a way of making possibilities feel like realities. One fearful thought becomes another, and before long, we can find ourselves mentally living through circumstances that haven't even happened. But just because we feel afraid doesn't mean fear is telling us the truth. In this episode of Monday Mindset Reset, Dr. Denise Pass takes a biblical and theological look at fear—from its entrance into the human story in Genesis to the ultimate hope of Revelation. Along the way, we'll discover how Scripture distinguishes between fear and anxiety, why our thoughts can intensify our fears, and how the mind of Christ helps us respond to fear with faith rather than allowing fear to interpret reality for us. Through Psalm 56:3–4, Matthew 6:25–34, Philippians 4:6–9, Proverbs 9:10, and other passages, we'll see that Scripture doesn't simply tell us, "Don't be afraid." God gives us a way to think differently in the presence of fear. In this episode, you'll discover: How fear entered the biblical story and why it so often makes us want to hide. The difference between fear that responds to a real threat and anxiety that anticipates what might happen. How David responded to fear by intentionally choosing trust. Why Jesus redirects our anxious thoughts to the Father's knowledge, presence, and care. Paul's practical prescription in Philippians 4 for prayer, thanksgiving, peace, and truthful thinking. Why the fear of the Lord puts our other fears into their proper perspective. How the hope of Revelation reminds us that fear does not get the final word—God does. Five Antidotes to Fear Remember — God is near. Release — your fear and trust Him. Rest — in your Father's care. Replace — the lie with truth. Revere — God above all. This Week's Mindset Reset When fear rises, don't just say, "I'm afraid." Ask yourself: What am I afraid of? What am I believing because of this fear? What does God's Word say is true? Then choose one Scripture that speaks directly to the belief beneath your fear and rehearse that truth every time the fear returns. Because fear loves possibilities, but faith anchors itself in truth. Today's Mindset Minute Fear asks, "What if?" Faith answers, "Even if...God is still faithful." Key Scriptures: Genesis 3:10; Psalm 56:3–4; Matthew 6:25–34; Philippians 4:6–9; Proverbs 9:10; Revelation 21:3–4 If today's episode encouraged you, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone whose mind has been battling fear. Every share helps more people discover the freedom that comes from renewing their minds with God's Word. Connect with Dr. Denise Pass: 🌐 denisepass.com 📘 Facebook: @deniseduboispass 📸 Instagram: @thedenisepass 🎵 TikTok: @Dr..denise.pass ▶️ YouTube: @DenisePass-SeeingDeep Helping you overcome the battles of the mind with the Word of God...one renewed thought at a time.

    SD#177: What Are You Afraid Of?

  8. Aug 17

    SD#176: Who's Your Audience?

    Whose approval are you living for? Whether we realize it or not, we're all living before an audience. We replay conversations, compare ourselves to others, seek affirmation, and worry about what people think. But what if the greatest battle of the mind isn't simply negative thinking—it's living for the approval of the wrong audience? In this episode of Monday Mindset Reset, Dr. Denise Pass explores one of the most subtle mindset traps believers face: people-pleasing and the fear of man. Following the storyline of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, you'll discover how sin shifted humanity's focus from living before God to performing for the approval of others—and how the gospel sets us free to live before an Audience of One. Through Genesis 3, Proverbs 29:25, Matthew 6, Galatians 1:10, and Revelation 22, you'll learn that lasting freedom comes not from gaining everyone's approval, but from resting securely in God's acceptance through Christ. In this episode, you'll discover: How shame entered the world by shifting our focus from God to ourselves. Why the fear of man becomes a trap that steals our freedom. What Jesus meant when He taught us to live before "our Father who sees in secret." Why people-pleasing and faithful discipleship ultimately move in different directions. How the promise of one day seeing God's face frees us from living for the approval of others today. This Week's Mindset Reset: Whenever you catch yourself wondering, "What will people think?" pause and ask: "Whose approval am I seeking?" Then choose faithfulness over performance. Because true freedom begins when God's opinion matters more than everyone else's. Key Scriptures: Genesis 3:6–10; Proverbs 29:25; Matthew 6:1–6, 16–18; Galatians 1:10; Revelation 22:3–4 If today's episode encouraged you, I'd love for you to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who is weary of living for the approval of others. Every review and share helps more people discover the freedom that comes from renewing their minds with God's Word. Connect with Dr. Denise Pass: 🌐 denisepass.com 📘 Facebook: @deniseduboispass 📸 Instagram: @thedenisepass 🎵 TikTok: @Dr..denise.pass ▶️ YouTube: @DenisePass-SeeingDeep

    SD#176: Who's Your Audience?
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What if one renewed thought could restore your hope and change the course of your week? Welcome to Monday Mindset Reset, a weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Denise Pass, Biblical Mindset Coach, award-winning author, international speaker, theology professor, and founder of Seeing Deep Ministries. In just a few minutes each Monday, you'll renew your mind with God's Word, restore your hope in Christ, and begin your week with a biblical perspective. Whether you're battling shame, carrying an offense, overwhelmed by anxiety, struggling with negative thinking, or simply longing to think more like Christ, each episode will help you identify common mindset traps, replace lies with truth, and experience the peace and hope that come from renewing your mind. Every episode includes: A common mindset trap to identify. One key passage of Scripture. A practical mindset reset. A brief prayer. A simple challenge to carry into your week. Because what you believe shapes how you live...and how you relate to others. Join Dr. Denise each Monday as you learn to renew your mind, restore your hope, and reflect Christ—one renewed thought at a time. A podcast where we see deep in a shallow world by exploring our surrounding culture through a biblical lens and dive into the word of God for the answers to life's problems. Renew your mind. Restore your peace. Reflect Christ.

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