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Does following Jesus sometimes feel like everything depends on you? You want to grow in faith, overcome old patterns, and love others well—but trying harder has left you exhausted.
In “You Don’t Have to Do This Alone,” Pastor Evan Ryder explores the hope of sanctifying grace: God’s work through the Holy Spirit to cleanse our hearts, transform our lives, and enable us to love God and our neighbors wholeheartedly.
This episode of Rediscovering Faith continues The Journey series with a new image: hiking shoes. Just as proper footwear equips us for a difficult trail, God’s grace provides what determination alone cannot supply. The journey still includes challenges, but we can walk with confidence in God’s presence and power.
Drawing from 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24, we reflect on a life-changing promise: “The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.”
In this episode, discover:
• What sanctification means for everyday Christian living.
• How spiritual growth can become an exhausting exercise in willpower.
• How the Holy Spirit transforms our hearts for holy love.
• How prayer, obedience, and surrender help us respond to God’s grace.
• Why God’s faithfulness gives us hope as we continue following Jesus.
Whether you’re new to faith or have followed Jesus for years, this devotional invites you to bring your struggles honestly to God and trust him to work deeply within you.
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24
Travel Log Reflection: Where have I begun to believe that my life with God depends entirely on me?
Take a few minutes to journal, pray, and carry God’s promise into your day.
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