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S3 E3. Challenging Your Ideas About Sanctification and Holy Living.

What is Sanctification? Why Does It Matter?

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Live Worthy of Your Calling

Despite the Bible containing a long list of verses about sanctification most of Christians don't know what it means. When you hear the phrase called to holy living, it might stir up resistance inside you.


If I were going to stereotype someone living a holy lifestyle, I would probably put up a picture of a nun. I mean no disrespect to the women who have given their lives to be nuns.



Another basic assumption could also be ridged or judgmental. The reality is that couldn't be farther from the truth. The stereotype is more a strict religious ritual practice more than what the New Testament teaches about living as a means of connection to God.


When I googled holy living, seeing the images that came up, I realized the internet had a better picture of holy living than the negative stereotype. It showed people with their hands up in surrender, the Bible, the cross, light, imagery of church, and other things I associate with connecting with the spirit of God.




Rule following is tedious and terrible because it isn't about connecting with Jesus. Sadly, most believers don't invest the time and effort to understand how to do that.

What the Bible Explains about Holiness:

Holy Living Opens Your Eyes to the Calling on Your Lives

Each of us has a unique calling, a purpose that gives our lives meaning and direction. Living worthy of this calling means you make choices that lines up with who God created you to be.

Instead, it is about aligning our thoughts and actions with what Christ would say about us to help . It’s about recognizing God’s design for our lives and going after it through letting go of things that don't belong to you.

Have you ever gazed into someone's eyes and caught a glimpse of their heart? There are a variety of reason people have darkness in their eyes. Many times it wasn't their fault.

Yet, when they choose to partner with the hurt or anger, allowing it to lead their lives, it can lead them to do really mean things. That's when hurt people hurt other people.

As a believer in Christ you have to be diligent to do the work to bring everything before Jesus to allow him to help you to know what to keep and what to let go of.

The definition of Holy Living is letting go of anything that didn't come from Jesus or doesn't line up with his kingdom.

Galatians 2:20 explains that we have been crucified with Christ. We are called to righteousness comes through him.

Anything outside of God brings darkness, sin, & ruin into our lives.

Make Space to Think About How You See Yourself

Let's circle back to the idea that you need to the idea that your thoughts about yourself need to align with God's thoughts about you. Why does that matter?

If you have a hard time saying something positive about yourself, Houston we have a problem!

A negative self-perception means you have some work to do. It's like having cotton in your ears and blinders over your eyes.



God's intentions and plans for you were established even before your birth (Psalm 139:16). To fully embrace who He designed you to be, your heart must align with His and discover the gifts and passions he has put within you.

It's easy to let past experiences or others' opinions shape your identity. However, for those who are part of the Kingdom of God, only God has the authority to define who you are. It's the only safe place to see yourself.

Clinging to negative thoughts and actions is like tainting a bottle of purified water with toilet water; it will adversely affect your daily life if you allow anything that contradicts God's view of you.

By choosing Christ and surrendering everything to God, spiritual cleansing and restoration to wholeness begin. In other words, through sanctification you can live in a way that allows you to see and hear God.


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The Shift to a Higher Way of Thinking


  1. Sanctification: literally means "to set apart for special use or purpose", that is, to make holy or sacred (compare Latin: sanctus). Therefore, sanctification refers to the state or process of being set apart, i.e. "made holy", as a vessel, full of the Holy Spirit of God (Wikipedia.)


  2. Read the scriptures below that are the call to sanctification. You can't live worthy of your calling while you are full of pain & junk inside.

    1. I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. (Ephesians 4:1 NIV)

    2. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. (1 Corinthians 1:30 NIV)

    3. For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. (1 Thessalonians 4:7 NIV)

    4. encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thessalonians 2:12 NIV)

  3. In order to live worthy of your calling, as called to scripture, repentance can help set you free.

    1. Tale a few a few moments to work through any negative feelings you may have about repentance.



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