Many of us end up constantly feeling behind, lacking, and like we're failing-at home, at work, with friends, with God. It's a hustling, image-forward age of opportunity, and women are more anxious than ever. In today's society, the pressure to perform is overwhelming.

Weight: Weight data not found for this book.Find freedom from the never-ending quest for approval and affirmation by learning how to accept the undeserved gift of grace from a merciful God.

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With personal stories, biblical insights, practical applications, and touches of original artwork by Ruth, this transformational book 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.

confront the ways you look to superficial means of acceptance and belonging.

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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