Ep6: The Ongoing Journey of Faith: From Salvation to Sanctification

After my recent reflection on my conversation with Barry Jones, a therapist and fellow believer, I reflected on the fact that our Christian walk isn’t just a one-time moment. It’s a continuous journey of brokenness and wholeness, living in the tension of what is and what’s to come.In this episode, I reflect on shame versus guilt and grace versus condemnation. Shame is not something to fight or dismiss, but something to sit with and use as a cue to draw closer to Christ. There’s power in recognizing that sometimes, shame can point us in the right direction; calling us to repentance, to transformation and to dependency on God's grace. Paul’s words in Romans echo this—no condemnation, only grace that frees us and continually refines us. Our salvation is a moment, but the Christian life; walking in faith, and maturing in Christ is an ongoing process. I still remember my own salvation moment vividly; yet, I know I am still on that journey every day. That’s the beauty of it: the promise of transformation, step by step, in the Spirit. Maybe the real revelation is that living in this tension—embracing brokenness while clinging to wholeness—reflects the very nature of our walk: real, imperfect, redeemed.Worth thinking about.Listen to the full conversation here.