Wilderness to Wisdom Podcast
One step at a time. Pieces of the puzzle. Outside organized religion.
Hello! I’m Chastity Dawn, a follower of Christ (not a Christian, and there’s a difference), blogger, author, and reluctantly now a podcaster. Wilderness to Wisdom explores what it looks like to walk with God (Yahuah) outside organized religion, one piece of the puzzle at a time.
If you’ve felt a nudge to go deeper but don’t feel compelled to go to church, if you’re in church and sensing something is off, or if you’re already aware of how much deception and indoctrination we’ve been living inside, this space is for you.
Each episode is anchored in God’s Word, without agenda. We look at what it actually means to be led by the Holy Spirit, what the Kingdom is (as opposed to the religion of Christianity), and what to do with the hard truths of Scripture we’ve been taught to skip over or explain away.
No sugar-coating. No condemnation. Just one soul reporting back on what she’s learning as she peels back the layers…from wilderness to wisdom.
What if the thing keeping you spiritually powerless isn’t a lack of faith, but what you haven’t been willing to let go of?
Many of us have been taught that growing in God means adding more. More knowledge, more church, more spiritual practices. But true transformation works differently. It starts with removal. Colossians 3 makes the sequence clear: put off the old nature first, then put on the new. The problem is that most of us are trying to do it the other way around.
In this episode, we talk honestly about what happens when we try to layer Christ on top of a life we haven’t surrendered, mixing our faith with worldly practices, other spiritualities, or beliefs we’ve inherited without ever testing them against Scripture. The glass of pure water with one drop of poison is still poisoned. Adding more water doesn’t fix it.
We also explore what it means to walk in the power and authority Jesus said would be ours, and why a house divided against itself cannot stand.
This isn’t about perfection or pressure. The Holy Spirit doesn’t correct us to condemn us. The correction is so we can be free. The difference between Spirit-led transformation and willpower-driven legalism is the condition of the heart behind it.
If you’ve felt that quiet nudge, the one you’ve been putting off, this episode is for you. You don’t have to have it all together. You just have to be willing.
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Study Guides - Go Deeper in Your Journey
Each Wilderness to Wisdom Study Guide is designed to help you move beyond listening and into living. Explore Scripture, reflect on your personal journey, and discover practical ways to walk with Kingdom purpose — one step at a time.
