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How do you actually find healing and freedom from your past—and keep walking in it?

In the final episode of this season of Rooted, Pastor Brandon Petty and Tyler conclude their journey through A Journey Through the Wilderness by exploring three important parts of healing: facing it, formation, and freedom.

Healing isn't simply forgetting what happened or reaching a point where life never hurts again. Sometimes moving forward requires understanding the patterns we've inherited, acknowledging what happened to us, allowing Jesus to reshape the way we live, and learning what our freedom is actually for.

Brandon shares how understanding his family's story helped him develop empathy without excusing harmful behavior, why spiritual formation transformed his relationship with Jesus after nearly 20 years as a Christian, and why following Jesus requires more than simply attending church.

In this conversation:

Why healing begins with facing what happened
How family patterns can affect future generations
Why understanding someone's story doesn't excuse their behavior
How to identify and break unhealthy family cycles
Why acknowledging the past can change your future
What spiritual formation actually means
Why you can't simply remove unhealthy habits—you have to replace them
Why Jesus wants to be at the center of your life, not simply first on a list
The difference between being saved and being formed into the image of Jesus
What Christian freedom is actually for
Why freedom carries responsibility
How ordinary work can become worship
Why following Jesus requires perseverance
How your transformed life can help guide others through their own wilderness

You can't change what happened in your past, but through Jesus, your past doesn't have to determine what gets passed into your future.

Face it. Be formed. Fight for freedom.

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Journey Through The Wilderness by Pastor Brandon Petty is available now.

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What is God's calling for your life—and does it have anything to do with your career?

In this episode, Pastor Brandon Petty and Tyler talk about purpose, calling, perseverance, everyday work, and what it means to follow Jesus through the process of becoming who God created you to be.

We often think finding our calling means discovering the perfect career, ministry position, or opportunity. But what if your job and your calling aren't the same thing? What if the ordinary work already in front of you can become an opportunity to glorify God, serve others, and experience joy?

Brandon also shares what he's learned about facing painful parts of his past, pursuing restorative conversations, and trusting God when healing requires confronting something you'd rather avoid.

In this conversation:

How to trust God's process when you feel stuck
Why perseverance matters in following Jesus
What Scripture teaches us about handling hurt and disappointment
The difference between your job and your calling
How to discover purpose in ordinary work
Why every Christian is in full-time ministry
How your work can glorify God and bring value to others
Why your identity is bigger than what you do
What Moses teaches us about facing our past
Why old wounds can still affect us years later
The difference between hurt people and healed people
Pursuing forgiveness and restorative conversations
How to do your part even when you can't control someone else's response

Your purpose isn't limited to a job title, platform, or ministry position.

Wherever God has placed you, you have an opportunity to become more like Jesus, bring glory to God, and bring value to the people around you.

If this conversation encouraged you, like the episode, subscribe to Rooted, and share it with someone who is trying to discover what God has for their life.

Journey Through The Wilderness by Pastor Brandon Petty is available now.

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Why do we keep repeating patterns we know aren't healthy?

In this episode, Pastor Brandon Petty and Tyler talk about identity, unresolved pain, and what happens when we try to bury parts of our past instead of allowing God to bring healing.

Using the story of Moses, Brandon explains how running from pain doesn't necessarily free us from it. Like trying to hold a beach ball underwater, what we continually suppress has a way of coming back to the surface.

The conversation explores why we react the way we do, how unresolved experiences can follow us into new relationships and seasons, and why reflection is an important part of spiritual and emotional formation.

In this episode:

Why unresolved pain can continue affecting your present and future
What Moses' story teaches us about running from our past
Why changing your environment doesn't always change you
How buried pain can become repeated patterns
Why reflection helps us understand our reactions
The biblical significance of “well moments”
How shame can affect relationships and identity
Why healing is about pursuit, not perfection
Finding your identity and belonging in who God created you to be
How God can use relationships to help form and restore us

You may be able to run from a place, relationship, or season, but wherever you go, there you are.

Healing begins when we're willing to stop running, allow God to reveal what's beneath the surface, and become intentional about who He is forming us to be.

If this conversation encouraged you, like the episode, subscribe to Rooted, and share it with someone who may need it.

Journey Through The Wilderness by Pastor Brandon Petty is available now.