A Release to Run Your Race: with Pastor Cindy McLean ❖ 306

The religious gates are lifted. The dam is breaking. It is time for a release to run your race."—Pastor Cindy McLean

Have you ever felt like a thoroughbred pacing back and forth in a locked paddock? You have the training, the fire in your spirit, and the call stamped in your DNA—yet everywhere you turn, an invisible religious ceiling keeps whispering that you need human permission before you can take your stride.

Pull up a chair. Welcome to the living room of grace.
As a spiritual investigative journalist, I am not here to give you another high-minded religious theory to strive under. We deal in outcome-focused, Monday-morning reality: real stories, deep prayer, and simple, practical activations that bridge the gap between Heaven and earth. In this breakthrough conversation on the Interviewing Jesus Podcast, my dear friend Pastor Cindy McLean (Mustard Seed Ministries and Rivers of Grace Church) sits down with me to pull back the curtain on what the Father is doing right now for His daughters.
The verdict has already been handed down: The gate is lifted. You are released to run.

What You Will Discover.

• The Father's "Enough!": Why religious traditionalism and institutional ceilings have officially hit their deadline, and how God is swinging open the starting gates so you can run unhindered.
  
• Unmuzzling Your Roar: Moving out of the quiet, hidden season of preparation and picking up Heaven's megaphone—because your voice is a gift, never a liability.
  
• Disqualifying the Disqualifiers: A fresh, grounding look at Mary Magdalene on resurrection morning, proving how Jesus validated her apostolic witness and permanently tore down the lie that women are sidelined in the kingdom.
  
• The Turnstile Vision: Understanding the courtroom transaction of the cross. Jesus has already dropped the coin and paid the fee—you do not have to wait for human approval to step through the door.
  
• The Rise of Spiritual Midwives: How ordinary mothers, grandmothers, and faithful intercessors carry the ancient mantle needed to birth regional awakening and shepherd destinies.
  

Monday Morning Takeaways.

• Make Decisions from Above: You are not praying from under a ceiling of oppression; you are seated with Christ far above it. Let that settle your heart before you make your next strategic move.
  
• Your Authority Is Settled: You do not have to petition people for a badge of honor. Jesus permanently paid your entrance fee at the turnstile—walk through it unashamed.
  
• Silence Has Expired: When religious voices tell you to stand in the back of the room, remember that Heaven called you to roar. Speak what He gives you with clarity and boldness.
  
• Step into Your Lane: No more pacing in the paddock, second-guessing your timing, or running someone else's race. The gate is wide open—daughter, take your stride.​
  

WHAT'S INSIDE THIS WEEK'S BLOG POST: 

• The Prophetic Decree: Pastor Cindy McLean shares why the heavy religious gates have officially swung wide and what that means for your calling right now.
  
• Out of the Paddock, Into Your Lane: How to trade years of waiting for human permission for the clean, unhindered stride God designed for you.
  
• The Resurrection Standard: A fresh look at Mary Magdalene that settles the question of your authority once and for all—no more second-guessing your voice.
  
• The Turnstile Key: A simple Monday-morning activation showing why you can move forward immediately: Jesus already dropped the coin and paid your way.
  
• The Midwives and Mothers: Why ordinary intercessors, moms, and grandmothers hold the front-line key to regional awakening and shepherding destiny.
  
• Original Worship Activation: Complete lyrics and the behind-the-scenes heart behind my new track, "SHE BELONGS TO ME."
  
• Your Free Study Gift: A printable, step-by-step PDF guide to help you pray through and activate your release this week.
  

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO VERSION

PREVIOUSLY...

x

...NEXT

x

MY GAME PLAN: HOW TO GET OFF THE SIDELINES AND SIGN YOUR SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT BEFORE GOD.

 "Kindness and Goodness don't just answer doubt—they melt it. This isn't a lecture; it is the conversation He died to have with you." —KRISTEN WAMBACH

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION

CHAPTER & TRANSCRIPT

x

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: A RELEASE TO RUN YOUR RACEHost: Kristen Wambach
Guest: Pastor Cindy McLean
00:00 – Kristen Wambach
Welcome to the Interviewing Jesus Podcast. I am your host, Kristen Wambach, and today you are pulling up a chair in the living room of grace. I have my dear friend and kingdom co-laborer with me today, Pastor Cindy McLean from Mustard Seed Ministries and Rivers of Grace Church. Cindy, I am so thrilled to have you here today.
00:45 – Pastor Cindy McLean
Kristen, it is such an honor to be with you. There is an anticipation in the atmosphere right now. God is moving in a profound way across the generations, and I know He has a direct, timely word for the women listening today.
02:13 – Kristen Wambach
Amen. Cindy, let's step straight into what you've been seeing on the ground. You’ve been running with the Good Good Father conferences, and what struck me is this deep, generational connection between the fathers, the mothers, and the young people rising up. How are you seeing that bridge being built?
03:30 – Pastor Cindy McLean
What the Lord revealed to us is that the younger generation isn't looking for religious systems; they are longing for authentic spiritual fathers and mothers. When we reveal the nature of a Good, Good Father—a Father who doesn't withhold, who isn't standing with an accusatory finger—it completely breaks the institutional divide. The youth run toward that safety, and the elders find their rightful place not as critics, but as spiritual champions.
07:06 – Kristen Wambach
That speaks straight to the core of so many journeys. So many women have spent seasons—sometimes decades—hidden away. Doors slammed in their faces, positions stripped, sitting in silence feeling like their passion was somehow too much or a liability. What does God say to that woman who feels her voice was silenced in the hidden place?
08:45 – Pastor Cindy McLean
The hidden season was never God's rejection, Kristen. It was His incubator. The enemy whispered that you were discarded, but God was actually refining your character so you could carry the weight of what He is about to release. You aren't meant to stay muzzled. The Father is saying right now: Reclaim your roar. The very voice they tried to silence is the megaphone Heaven is placing in your hands for this hour.
12:42 – Kristen Wambach
That baseline identity is everything. Before you ever pick up that megaphone or step onto a platform, you have to know whose you are. You cannot minister out of hidden baseline anxiety or trying to earn a badge of honor. It has to flow from resting in Sonship and knowing the Father's heart toward you.
14:15 – Pastor Cindy McLean
Exactly. If your identity is tied to the microphone or the title, you will crumble when human praise fades or criticism arrives. But when your identity is rooted in the finished work of Jesus—when you know you belong to Him—no human opinion can disqualify you.
19:26 – Kristen Wambach
Let's talk about that word disqualification. Religion loves to disqualify, especially when it comes to women carrying apostolic authority. But look at resurrection morning: Jesus chose Mary Magdalene.
19:55 – Pastor Cindy McLean
He did! Jesus deliberately commissioned Mary Magdalene to be the first herald of the resurrection. When the disciples doubted her and called it an idle tale, Jesus appeared and rebuked their unbelief. He settled the matter of authority right there in the garden. Jesus permanently disqualified the disqualifiers!
20:51 – Pastor Cindy McLean
And this is where the prophetic encounter the Lord gave me comes in. In the spirit, I saw magnificent, powerful racehorses. They were fully trained, conditioned, and muscular—ready to run. But they were locked in starting gates, pacing in the paddock, held back by human tradition and institutional fear. And suddenly, the Lord spoke with absolute thunder and said, "ENOUGH! The gate is lifted! A release to run your race!"
22:15 – Kristen Wambach
My goodness. When God says Enough, every traditional barrier, every glass ceiling, every human opinion has to bow. It means the stall door is off its hinges.
24:33 – Kristen Wambach
You experienced a physical and spiritual parallel to this when interceding over The Dalles along the Columbia River. Talk to us about that spiritual crossroads on the Oregon Trail.
25:20 – Pastor Cindy McLean
The Dalles historically was where pioneers faced a critical decision: either take the grueling land route over Barlow Pass or build rafts and float down the dangerous waters of the Columbia River. It has always been a strategic spiritual gate. As we stood there interceding, we felt an ancient mantle awaken. The Lord showed us that regional blockages and historical land trauma were breaking, opening up a supernatural highway for the Gospel to run unhindered from the river to the sea.
27:24 – Kristen Wambach
That requires us to pray from a completely different perspective. We cannot pray from under the ceiling, begging God to break through. Romans 8:2 tells us the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has already set us free. We are seated with Him in heavenly places—we make our strategic, Monday-morning decisions above the ceiling!
28:50 – Pastor Cindy McLean
Yes! When you see from that elevated perspective, fear vanishes. You realize you aren't fighting for victory; you are enforcing a victory that Jesus already won in the courts of Heaven.
30:11 – Kristen Wambach
Cindy, you shared that unforgettable vision of the turnstile. Walk our listeners through what the Lord showed you there.
30:45 – Pastor Cindy McLean
I saw people standing before a turnstile gate, searching their pockets, feeling unworthy and lacking the currency to get through to their destiny. Then Jesus walked right up to the gate. He reached out His hand, placed the coin in the slot, and turned to look back at the barrier and said, "She belongs to Me." The toll is fully paid. You do not need to grovel or earn permission from people. The gate is legally open—just walk through!
33:08 – Kristen Wambach
"She belongs to Me." That line broke me wide open and birthed the song we are releasing with this episode. But once we walk through that turnstile, we aren't running alone. Cindy, you keep crying out: Where are the midwives? Where are the spiritual mothers?
34:25 – Pastor Cindy McLean
We cannot just focus on evangelism that leaves newborns on the church doorstep. We need spiritual midwives who know how to travail, birth, and protect what God is bringing forth. We need spiritual mothers and grandmothers who will wrap their arms around this rising generation, teaching them how to walk, pray, and stand firm in their calling.
41:15 – Kristen Wambach
That kind of mothering restores broken ground. When people have been wounded by religious hierarchies, a true spiritual mother doesn't offer a corporate agenda—she offers a living room. She creates a safe place for their destiny to mature without control or manipulation.
42:40 – Pastor Cindy McLean
That is what heals church hurt, Kristen. Love and genuine relationship restore the trust that religious striving tore down.
45:43 – Pastor Cindy McLean
(Prophetic Decree and Activation)
Right now, to every woman listening to the sound of our voices: Hear the word of the Lord. The call of God upon your life has never expired, and it will never be revoked. The Father says, "Enough." I declare the stall door is wide open. I speak to the religious ceiling: you have no jurisdiction here! I release you right now to run your race in power, in purity, and in unhindered joy. Pick up your sound and take your stride!
47:50 – Kristen Wambach
Yes and Amen! Receive that release right where you are sitting today. Step out of the paddock and into your lane.
49:07 – Kristen Wambach
Thank you so much, Pastor Cindy McLean, for bringing this word with such clarity and fire. Friends, be sure to grab the free companion PDF guide linked in the show notes, listen to our brand-new song "SHE BELONGS TO ME," and start walking in your Monday-morning activation.
Thank you for spending this time with me in the living room of grace. I am honored. See you next week!

INTERACTIVE WATCHING PROMPTS FOR YOUTUBE LIVE "ASK"

When you join us for the YouTube LIVE broadcast, don't just watch—participate with us in real time! Grab your coffee, open your heart, and drop your thoughts in the chat as we journey through these moments together. Welcome to "Ask," just to the right of the share button!
RECLAIMING YOUR ROAR (~08:45):
Tell us in the chat: Have you ever felt hidden away in a quiet stall, wondering if your passion was a liability or if your voice was permanently silenced?
Type "MY VOICE IS A GIFT" in the comments as a bold declaration that your preparation season is complete and you are picking up Heaven's megaphone today!
NAME THE BARRIER (~20:55):
In the comments, share what religious or emotional stall door the Father is swinging wide for you today:
1️⃣ Striving to meet institutional expectations or waiting on human permission
2️⃣ The fear of being disqualified, unseen, or left behind in the paddock
3️⃣ Pacing in place because past rejection convinced you to silence your stride
Drop your number 1, 2, or 3 in the chat so our community can stand in agreement with you to declare that the gate is lifted and the ceiling is gone!
THE TURNSTILE DECREE (~30:45):
Drop in the chat: Are you ready to stop searching your own pockets for approval and receive the clean, paid passage Jesus bought for you?
Type "SHE BELONGS TO ME" as we agree together that the toll is paid, the Father says "Enough," and you are stepping through to run your race unashamed!

The Paddock and the Prophetic "Enough!"

For years, countless women have found themselves stalled behind traditional church structures, institutional politics, and quiet expectations. You served faithfully, gave your whole heart, and yet were told to keep your passion quiet in the back of the room. Over time, that subtle friction convinces you of a lie: that your spiritual intensity is a liability rather than a divine gift.
During our conversation, Pastor Cindy shared a vision the Lord gave her of powerful racehorses locked behind starting gates. They were conditioned, ready, and trembling with holy momentum, but held back by institutional fear. Suddenly, the Father spoke with absolute authority: "ENOUGH! The gate is lifted! A release to run your race!"
When God says "Enough," every traditional ceiling has to shatter. His voice breaks the delay. You are no longer trapped in a holding pattern waiting for human gatekeepers to approve your stride.

CONNECT WITH PASTOR CINDY MCLEAN

Mustard Seed Ministry and Rivers of Grace Church: The Dalles, Oregon

Facebook: Mustard Seed Ministries

Instagram: Mustard Seed Ministry TD

Good Good Father Conference YouTube Link Where the Prophetic Word was first given. 

A Release to Run Your Race

The Prophetic Guide for Women in Ministry with Pastor Cindy McLean. Step out of the paddock, break through religious ceilings, and receive the paid passage and activation decrees to run your race unhindered. □️

Claim Your Free Gift Here □️

Disqualifying the Disqualifiers.

Religion often excels at telling women where they cannot stand. But look at resurrection morning.
Jesus did not commit the first announcement of His resurrection to the established leadership; He entrusted it to Mary Magdalene. When she ran back to tell the disciples, they dismissed her words as an idle tale. Yet when Jesus appeared among them, He rebuked their unbelief and validated her apostolic witness.
Jesus permanently disqualified the disqualifiers right there in the garden. Your authority does not come from institutional pedigree or a human stamp of approval. Your assignment is validated by the One who called you by name.

Here is the book Cindy and I referenced, by our dear friend Dr. George Watkins: Women in Today's Church. 
Dr. George Watkins: Faith Producers Facebook Contact
​Also Available at Roar Northwest Church Store
I'd suggest checking with your local used bookstore; it is out of print. Many are shown as available online. 

---

The Vision of the Turnstile.

During a profound moment of prayer (Pastor Cindy releasing the Word), the Lord gave me a vision of a turnstile gate.
So many believers approach their next spiritual season like someone standing before a locked barrier, frantically digging through empty pockets—wondering if they have enough righteousness, enough credentials, or enough human approval to pass through.
Then Jesus stepped right up to the line. He reached out His hand, dropped the coin into the slot, turned back to every invisible barrier, and declared: "She belongs to Me."
The transaction is finished. The toll is already paid. You do not have to beg, plead, or negotiate with religious gatekeepers to enter your destiny. Under Romans 8:2, the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has permanently superseded every lower law of striving, fear, and condemnation. You have immediate, Monday-morning permission to walk through that open door unashamed.

The hidden season was never God's rejection. It was His incubator. You are not meant to stay muzzled—reclaim your roar, because the very voice they tried to silence is the megaphone Heaven is placing in your hands for this hour."—Pastor Cindy McLean

Where Are the Midwives?

Running your race is never an isolated sprint. As the gates swing wide, a cry is rising in the body of Christ: Where are the spiritual midwives and mothers?
Awakening requires more than just gathering crowds; it demands seasoned women who know how to travail, nurture, and protect what God is birthing. We need mothers and grandmothers who offer a living room rather than a corporate ladder—leaders who heal church wounds by creating safe spaces where young destinies can mature without manipulation or control.

Author's Copies

Shop Amazon

Shop Barnes & Noble

Coaching Church Activation

True spiritual breakthrough always produces practical Monday-morning peace. Take these simple steps today:

1. Pray Seated Above Ceilings: Stop praying from under an obstacle, begging God for relief. You are seated with Christ in victory; make your strategic family, business, and ministry decisions from that elevated perspective.
   
2. Silence the Accuser: Renounce the lie that your voice is too much or disqualified. Your sound carries the exact frequency needed to shift the atmosphere in your home and sphere of influence.
   
3. Step Through the Open Turnstile: Stop waiting for human permission. Jesus paid your fee. Put your running shoes on, pick up Heaven’s megaphone, and take your stride in your God-given lane.
   

The stall door is off its hinges. Daughter, get up—your race has begun.

✦ Coaching Church HUB • 24/7 Scribing Sanctuary

Don’t Just Read About Transformation.
Have a Direct Conversation With It.

Tired of static study and heavy religious striving[cite: 3, 4]? Step inside the Coaching Church HUB to translate the divine blueprints of How Good Is God! into tailored, real-time clarity for your exact week, your decisions, and your everyday life[cite: 1, 2].

□ 24/7 Interactive Concierge Coaching □️ The 100-Yard Map of Oneness[cite: 2] □️ Freedom Under Romans 8:2 Rest[cite: 1, 3]

Unlock Your Complimentary Access Pass ➔

Instant digital entry • Zero-friction activation • Shift from noise into quiet assurance

Final Summary

In this landmark episode of the Interviewing Jesus Podcast, host Kristen Wambach sits down with Pastor Cindy McLean (Mustard Seed Ministries and Rivers of Grace Church) to deliver an authoritative, outcome-focused message of spiritual mobilization: the waiting season is over, and the religious gate has officially swung wide.
Rooted in the living room of grace and the judicial reality of Romans 8:2, this conversation breaks the paralysis of institutional performance and replaces it with clear, Monday-morning momentum. Pastor Cindy shares her prophetic encounter of racehorses locked behind traditional paddock gates until the Father declared an undeniable "Enough!", while Kristen shares her personal encounter of the turnstile vision—where Jesus stepped up, dropped the coin into the slot, and decreed, "She belongs to Me." Together, they dismantle the historical lies that disqualify women from carrying apostolic authority, pointing to Jesus’ deliberate vindication of Mary Magdalene on resurrection morning as the permanent standard for kingdom voice.
The episode moves beyond theory into practical, front-line activation, issuing a clarion call for the emergence of spiritual midwives and seasoned mothers who can shepherd destiny without control or manipulation. Accompanied by Kristen’s original anthemic worship track, "SHE BELONGS TO ME," this broadcast provides every listener with the tools, clarity, and courage to stop striving for human approval, leave the starting gate behind, and run their race unhindered.

Call to Action

The stall door is wide open, the coin has dropped, and your race has officially begun. Stop pacing in the paddock waiting on human approval—it is time to take your stride.
Here is how you can step into your Monday-morning activation today:

• Download Your Free Study Gift: Grab the complimentary printable PDF Companion Guide, A Release to Run Your Race, complete with reflection questions and prayer decrees to help you unpack this breakthrough all week long. 
• Listen to the Anthem: Stream the original worship track, "SHE BELONGS TO ME," and let the truth of your belonging echo in your spirit whenever doubt creeps in. [Insert Song/Video Link]
• Join the Conversation: Head over to our YouTube broadcast and drop your declaration in the chat—let us stand in agreement with your release! 
• Go Deeper in Grace: Explore the Coaching Church HUB Concierge or grab your copy of How Good is God! to build a rock-solid foundation of supernatural trust in every season. 

Jesus walked right up to the gate, dropped the coin in the slot, and declared: 'She belongs to Me.' The toll is fully paid—stop waiting for human permission and step through."—Kristen Wambach

​Hey There, Friend! Meet Kristen Wambach.
Pull up a chair. I’m Kristen Wambach—author, keynote speaker, and host of the Interviewing Jesus Podcast.
Think of me as your spiritual investigative journalist. I spent years navigating church systems, ministry hurdles, and the quiet pressure to perform, only to discover that the breakthrough we are all longing for never comes from religious striving. It lives in the effortless living room of grace.

My mission is simple: to bring you outcome-focused, "Monday-morning" truth that bridges the gap between Heaven and earth. Through raw conversations, practical activations, and uncompromised biblical authority, I help women dismantle invisible ceilings, quiet baseline anxieties, and step boldly into their God-given DNA.
When I received the vision behind my latest song, "SHE BELONGS TO ME," I saw Jesus step up to the turnstile of our destiny, drop the coin, and declare that our toll was paid forever. No more pacing in the paddock. No more waiting on human permission.
Whether you’re listening to our latest podcast episode, reading the blog, or singing these anthems in your car, know this: you have a seat at the Father’s table, your voice is a gift, and you are fully released to run your race.
Let's take our stride together.

x