


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.
