Welcome to the feminine podcast. This is Nancy Wilson. Thanks so much for joining me today.

I recently read a quote somewhere and of course I don't remember where it was

but it was really good and the gist of it was this. The author said he

learned to be more concerned about his own sanctification instead of the

sanctification of others.

And I just thought this was such a good reminder because it's much easier to see the defects of others than those of our very own, right?

We can become distracted with their need for sanctification rather than those areas in our own lives

where our growth seems stunted. Those areas we just miss we do not see. So first let's just define sanctification. It's the process of growing

to complete maturity in Christ. I don't think we ever get there. I mean where we can say I made it obviously.

And we know this is not achieved through our own hard work but it's obviously a work of

the spirit by grace through faith. But what can we do to help

it along? Well, all the obvious things. Walk faithfully before God. Do what he says by grace. Read the word. Pray, confess your sins.

And by living out the Christian life by the grace of God, which he works in us.

So this should be the characteristic of our lives until we die.

We are a work of grace and when God is done with us here, well, it's time to go. But we shouldn't coast in for a landing.

We should be aware of our own sanctification, growing in Christ, and doing all we can on our end to be faithful.

So obviously it's a lot easier to see how others are not quite living up to their Christian duties or they're not living up to our

expectations of their Christian duties.

And like I said, we're supposed to be paying more attention to what God is written large on the blackboard of our own lives.

Oh that?

Well, I'm working on it, or I'll get around to it when I'm older, or when I have more time.

We have plenty of excuses or we think it's not as bad perhaps as all that. Whatever the case, especially I think in our own families or dear friends or maybe even just

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