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By Raymond Smith — Bible Teacher, Author & Disciple-Maker
Helping you grow into a fully devoted follower of Christ
Disciple Blueprint provides clear biblical teaching, practical resources, and tools to help believers grow in faith and understanding of Scripture.
I’m Raymond Smith — Bible teacher, author, and disciple-maker. I built Disciple Blueprint for believers who want more than Sunday morning.

Disciple Blueprint Podcast
Helping everyday believers grow in faith and live like Jesus. Join Raymond—Bible teacher, author, and disciple-maker—for short, powerful episodes on spiritual growth, prayer, leadership, grief, and bold faith. Whether you’re new to the journey or growing deeper, this podcast equips you to become a fully devoted follower of Christ. Learn more at DiscipleBlueprint.com
Guilt says I did something wrong. Shame says I am something wrong. That difference is everything — and it is why shame does not go away when you clean up your act, improve your behavior, or finally get things together. Shame is not attached to what you did. It is attached to who you believe you are.
In this episode, Raymond Smith gets honest about one of the most painful seasons of his life. He was twenty-one years old when he married someone for the wrong reason — not love, but the belief that she was the only one who would ever want him. Eighteen months after their son was born, she left. He was twenty-three years old, divorced, a single father, and the first person in his entire family to have a marriage end. And for the first time in his life, he stopped arguing with the verdict. He believed it completely.
But shame did not start with Raymond's story. It started in a garden. And understanding where it came from changes everything about how you fight it.
Key Scriptures:Genesis 3:7–10 — The first shame, the first hiding, and the God who came lookingRomans 8:1 — The verdict that overrules every other verdict
Free Resource:Download Trading the Lie for the Truth — a free Scripture declaration guide that walks you through six of the most common lies shame tells, the Scripture that answers each one, and a declaration to say out loud when the voice gets loud.👉 Get it here: https://discipleblueprint.com/?ff_landing=20
This Week's Series:Monday — Who God Says You AreTuesday — When the People Who Should Build You Up, Tear You DownWednesday — Why Shame Runs DeepThursday — How Christ Heals What Shame WoundedFriday — Living From a Christ-Centered Identity
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