You Can Never Be More Co-Raised: The Radical Truth That Ends Self-Striving ❖ 245

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?"— Marianne Williamson

Co-Raised, Co-Seated

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• You are already complete: You can never be more co-raised or co-elevated than you are right now, co-seated with Christ. Our growth is only in the awareness of this truth.

• The Sanctuary is Personal: Your place of comfort is uniquely designed by God and reflects your true, beautiful self—the one He sees while sitting inside your spirit.
• Habitual Renewal is His Work: The consistent renewing of your mind happens by simply pondering the truth of your identity in Christ (Ephesians 4:23).
• Embrace the Sword of Zayin: Finding ultimate comfort requires allowing the "sword" of God's Word to cut away self-protective mechanisms (procrastination, sarcasm, etc.) that keep you feeling vulnerable and out of control.

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Embracing divine comfort. Can we really be comfortable with ourselves in God? Does your ego, the left brain of life, keep you under fire at the altar of burnt offerings? Or doing another load of self laundry at the laver? Do you struggle with thoughts circling in your head, consistently reminding you of imperfections, what needs to change, or improve? Embracing divine comfort, finding your sanctuary in God's love. A sanctuary? What does that feel like? How would I encounter God's love in a way that looked and felt like me? This episode is pulling out five insights as easily as pushing a button on the remote and exploring how simple divine truths can transform our journey and everyday life.

Do you ever feel like your life is a constant loop of self-laundry, endlessly washing away imperfections at the "laver" of your mind? In a world that constantly demands improvement, it’s easy for our inner critic—that analytical, left-brained ego—to keep us under fire. But what if the relentless struggle for self-acceptance is entirely unnecessary? What if, as the Apostle Paul suggests, you are already "gift-wrapped" and perfect in your original design? This episode explores five profound insights to help you push the remote, tune out the noise, and step into your ordained sanctuary of divine comfort.

Habitual Renewal: "This is his work. All we have to do is ponder the truth."
​—Kristen Wambach

The Ocean of Unconditional GraceImagine standing at the edge of a tropical ocean—vast, warm, and inviting. This is the extravagant dimension of grace that envelops you, regardless of your past performance or perceived shortcomings. Grace has no favorites; it extends equally to the largest and smallest of beings. This is the environment where you find divine comfort and assurance in your original, likable self. This comfort is a resting place, not a striving one.

On Self-Acceptance: "This ocean of grace wraps each of us regardless of our past performance or perceived shortcomings, offering us a sanctuary where we find divine comfort, assurance and our original and likable self." —Kristen Wambach

 Habitually Renewed: His Work, Our Struggle often boils down to noisy, self-critical thoughts. We wrestle between our practical self and our intuition. The answer, according to scripture, is simple and radical: “Thus you are habitually renewed in your innermost mind. This will cause you to be completely reprogrammed in the way you think about yourself.” The key is to ponder the truth about you as it’s displayed in Christ.

You Can Never Be More Co-Raised Than What You Already AreThis is the bedrock of the sanctuary. Whether you slept on the couch last night or feel miles away from spiritual perfection, the truth remains: You can never be more co-raised or co-elevated than what you already are now. You can never be more saved or more in Christ. This co-seatedness in the heavenly realm is outside of time—the beginning, middle, and end. Even your past decisions, held in His redemptive oneness, do not disqualify you. Our journey now is simply about growing in the awareness of this already accomplished redemption.

Your Sanctuary makes you feel...
I do believe I found a famous text written by Pablo Neruda from 100 Love Sonnets that brilliantly illustrates it.
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you simply, without problems or pride:
I love you in this way because
I do not know any other way of loving but this,
in which there is no I or you,
so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand,
so intimate that when I fall asleep
Your eyes close.”

Your Sanctuary Looks Like You. A sanctuary isn't a generic church room—it's intensely personal. It is uniquely designed by the "world's most famous interior designer" and looks and feels like a list of your favorite things. It’s the mountain vista that humbles you, the smell of the forest that restores you, the elegance of white roses that speak of the Bridegroom's love. Every detail looks like you because that is how God sees you while He is sitting inside your spirit. Your sanctuary is your original identity, a story without words, a heavenly picture drawn on your heart. It is the intimate space where there is “no I or you.”

Comfortable in His Comfort: The Sword of Zayin. To truly become comfortable in this divine comfort, we must address the things that keep us out of it: self-protective mechanisms. These are the coping tools we use when we feel vulnerable—procrastination, sarcasm, deferring to others, or projection. Drawing insight from the Hebrew letter Zayin (meaning both a sword and sustenance), we recognize that this “sword of the Lord” cuts out the things that are not serving us, so we can receive true nourishment. The act of nailing these defense mechanisms to the cross is a necessary step into unhindered comfort.

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Summary: The episode is a transformative reminder that Christian spiritual growth is not about strenuous striving, but about surrendered awareness. We are not pursuing grace; we are already swimming in it. Our spirit was never contaminated. We are perpetually co-raised and co-elevated with Christ. By pondering this truth and shedding our self-protective masks, we claim our personal, custom-designed sanctuary of divine comfort—our beautiful, gift-wrapped self.

BINGE LISTEN

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BRAVE: a story of redemption 👈 the story highlighted in the episode.

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Inviting Jesus "Into" the Drivers Seat

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How to Awaken Your Can Do Spirit

A self-protective mechanism is a behavior or coping tool that people use to protect themselves when they feel unsafe, out of control, or vulnerable. These mechanisms can become automatic and can cause people to sabotage their relationships. 
Some examples of self-protective mechanisms include: 

• Withdrawal: Avoiding confrontation by pulling away from others 

• Manipulation: Using others for one's own advantage 

• Projection: Accusing someone else of thoughts and behaviors that are desired to be hidden 

• Procrastination: Delaying tasks to avoid negative evaluations from others 
• Pretending to be laid back: A way to avoid taking responsibility for one's actions 
• Deferring to others: Putting others' needs before one's own 
• Using sarcasm: A way to keep people at a distance 

Self-protective mechanisms can be activated when someone experiences a threat to their positive self-views, such as being criticized, performing poorly on an exam, or social rejection. 

• I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess."— Corrie ten Boom

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To our weekly questionnaire discussion... my quest to answer 70 of the most asked questions by podcasters and famous interviewers. Last week's question. 
Today's question: 
​What was the biggest lesson you learned this past year?

​This too Shall Pass... Last week's episode shares a brilliant smartphone 👇🏼 wallpaper that is currently staring at me from its locked position on my phone.  
​A book that was recommended to me via my Growth Day Coaching lessons. A fun and sassy read with a colorful tongue. Radical Confidence by Lisa Bilyeu.  Little did she know that she shared with me one of the best how to lessons of the year. 

Love Free Gifts | Phone Wallpapers

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Page 184 captures her number-one tip for emotional sobriety. I didn't happen to have a sticky note at hand as requested by our author, so I made a 👆🏻 phone wall-paper which I see, and see, and is at my visual disposal everywhere my phone goes. ​

ACTIVATION: In your sanctuary, even right where you are sitting, put your hand on your heart right there God enjoys you; He enjoys being in your spirit with your beautiful you, yourself, your designer you, liking all of those unique and quirky things that make you. I bless you.
Thank you for spending this time with me today. Thank you for checking out the show notes and feel free to comment. Ask me a question. I love you. Have an absolutely wonderful rest of your day and I will talk to you again next week. Bye now.

Call to Action: Go copy and paste the powerful truth from the show notes: "You can never be more co-raised or co-elevated than what you already are." Post it where you see it daily and ponder it. Let this single truth reprogram the way you think about yourself and invite you into your sanctuary.