In this episode of the Not Crushing It Podcast, hosts Isaac and Emily Gay unpack what it truly means to enter into faith in Jesus. They unpack the truth that saving faith isn’t something we earn—it’s a gift we receive. Yet, like any living thing, faith can grow and mature over time.

Isaac and Emily explore this growth through three key stages of our walk with Jesus: the Unveiling Stage, the Unraveling Stage, and the Union Stage. They share how recognizing where you are in this journey can help you nurture your relationship with God, offering both perspective and hope.

Importantly, they remind us that moving through these stages isn’t about graduating from one to the next—it’s about learning to delight in the One who you are progressing with. Learning to respond to God’s continual invitation to go deeper. Throughout life, we’ll revisit each stage again and again, each time uncovering fresh layers of love, surrender, and intimacy with Him.

This conversation invites you to embrace the next step of your growth.

In this inaugural episode of the Not Crushing It podcast, Emily and Isaac share about their journey of faith as followers of Jesus who found themselves confronted with the realities of their misconceptions about what being a disciple of Jesus really means. Through the process of asking what real hope in Jesus actually looks like, they share what they’ve discovered: following Jesus isn’t always “up and to the right.”

But here’s the good news: Jesus never promised us a perfect, polished life. He never asked us to have it all together in order to be loved or to be useful in His kingdom. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.

In this episode, they share their new way of seeing God, success, and what it truly means to live a faithful life. Through stories and honest conversation, they offer a vision of hope: that even when faith feels dry and expectations fall apart, God is nearer than you think, and your life can still bear redemptive consequence.

If you’ve ever felt disillusioned, burnt out, or bored in your faith, this episode is for you.