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Ruth chou simons when strivings cease5/19/2023 ![]() ![]() 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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