Sanctification Part 2

If sanctification is God's responsibility, then why don't we see more "sanctified" persons around us-especially among older adults, those who are supposed to be more mature Christians?

Conversely, if sanctification is primarily our responsibility, does this possibly explain why we don't see more "sanctified" people?

I believe that becoming sanctified is my responsibility as a follower of Christ to want and seek sanctification. However, I cannot be fully sanctified without Christ actually doing that work within me. I am not so sure that sanctification is a visible thing. I get that if you are set apart from the world and in a way that glorifies God you are consecrating yourself. Isn’t that how Christians should act? I think that being a Christian and being sanctified are different things. Yes, if you are a Christian you should strive to be sanctified, but we are human, we mess up. This is what I am getting at, once you are a Christian you will always be a Christian. The same does not hold true for being sanctified. We will never 100% of the time be fully set apart. It doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t try, but lets be real. So why aren’t we seeing more “sanctified” persons? First I’m not sure that it is something that can fully be mastered and then visible in each person who has figured it out. Why aren’t we seeing older, mature Christians being sanctified? I don’t know that it can be measured by me. I have so many amazing mature Christians in my life that I can say seemed to be completely sanctified people. However, they will be the first to tell you that they are not. Conversely, we must acknowledge that there are definitely more people who are not sanctified than who are. Why? Because seeking sanctification isn’t easy. It takes work along with a constant seeking of God. This is why we don’t see it. Even mature Christians don’t have it figured out so it doesn’t make sense then to expect to see a lot of people who are in fact sanctified. Becoming a more sanctified person requires a lot of dedication that often gets neglected by most in this hectic society we live in. It’s a marathon not a sprint and I’m not even sure there is a finish line on this one that we will see here on earth. But, it is definitely a race worth running.