With personal stories, biblical insights, practical applications, and touches of original artwork by Ruth, this transformational book, read by the author, helps you see the beautiful truth that God’s favor is the only currency you need-because in Christ you are enough. let go of trying to rely on your own strength, your own abilities, and your own savvy by truly understanding the freedom Jesus purchased for you.stop seeing God as someone to perform for and start finding delight in responding to his welcome and.find relief in realizing self-help isn’t the answer because you can’t be so amazing that you won’t need grace.Simons has discovered the truth: trying to keep.

In this six-session Bible study, Ruth guides us all on a journey to. When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace. confront the ways you look to superficial means of acceptance and belonging With When Strivings Cease Study Guide with DVD, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and speaker Ruth Chou Simons calls women to discover how God's profound gift of grace and favor invites them to rest from chasing approval and earning love, and instead discover the freedom of true belonging and worth that doesn't depend on them.In When Strivings Cease, Ruth guides you on a journey to find freedom from the never-ending quest for self-improvement. As a Taiwanese immigrant growing up between two cultures, Ruth was always on a mission to prove her worth, until she came to truly understand the one thing that changes everything: the extravagant, undeserved gift of grace from a merciful God. Ruth Chou Simons knows something about feeling measured by achievement, performance, and the approval of others. And we end up constantly feeling like we’re behind, lacking, and failing-at home, at work, with friends, with God. Despite all the affirming memes and self-reflections that dominate social media feeds, approval and worth often seem assigned to what we do rather than who we are. In this hustling, image-forward age of opportunity, we feel more anxious than ever.

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