sanctification – Debra Wallace

Refined in Affliction

During a quiet time I was reminded how God refines us through fire. We are purified and sanctified when we go through hard stuff. To refine silver, when heated, the dross comes to the top and gets poured off, but we are refined in a …

Acknowledge

Keep pressing into Jesus who is the ultimate healer.

Choosing the Transformer

“You have made us and drawn us to yourself, and our heart is unquiet until it rests in you.” —Saint Augustine Sanctification is the ongoing process of transformation, becoming more and more like Jesus. It includes taking up our cross daily, whatever it may look …

Re-shape

When my kids were young, I attended MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) meetings. At one particular gathering the speaker happened to be a potter, so while she gave her talk, she demonstrated using her potters wheel to create a beautiful vase. She quietly instructed and spun …

Lifesaver

If we pray to make us more like Jesus, and we are sincere, we can’t always expect smooth sailing. Part of the sanctification process includes some rough waters. If we need to go through a storm or two to develop our character? God will allow …