When Strivings Cease, Ruth Chou Simons
When Strivings Cease, Ruth Chou Simons
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When Strivings Cease
Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace

Author: Ruth Chou Simons

Narrator: Ruth Chou Simons

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 10/12/2021


Synopsis

Find true freedom and peace for your soul when you discover that God's grace secures what striving never could.In this hustling, image-forward age of opportunity, we feel more anxious than ever. 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. And we end up constantly feeling like we're behind, lacking, and failing—at home, at work, with friends, with God.Ruth Chou Simons knows something about feeling measured by achievement, performance, and the approval of others. 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.In When Strivings Cease, Ruth guides you on a journey to find freedom from the never-ending quest for self-improvement. She shows you how to:Confront the ways you look to superficial means of acceptance and belongingFind relief in realizing self-help isn't the answer because you can't be so amazing that you won't need graceStop seeing God as someone to perform for and start finding delight in responding to his welcomeLet 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 With personal stories, biblical insights, practical applications, and touches of original artwork by Ruth, When Strivings Cease will help you see the beautiful truth that God's grace is the only thing you need—because in Christ you are enough.

About Ruth Chou Simons

Ruth Chou Simons is a Wall Street Journal bestselling and award-winning author of several books and Bible studies, including GraceLaced, Beholding and Becoming, When Strivings Cease, and Now and Not Yet. She is an artist, podcaster, speaker, and the founder, CEO, and Chief Creative Officer of GraceLaced, an art and lifestyle brand. Simons uses each of these platforms to spiritually sow the Word of God into people’s hearts, making deep truths beautifully accessible with her signature art and relatable communication style. Simons has been featured on Good Morning America, Fox, Christianity Today, and Hallmark Home and Family. Ruth and her husband, Troy, live in Western Colorado and are grateful parents to six boys—their greatest adventure.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Becca on October 02, 2021

I purchased When Strivings Cease because I was interested in hearing the story of another Asian-American woman. I read this book expecting God’s truth in action to everyday problems and encouragement to look to Jesus and not to the world for belonging. But as I finished the book, I sat in the discom......more

Goodreads review by Darla on January 13, 2022

I don't know about you, but it is so easy for me to fall off the fence onto the side of works righteousness. That drive to do more, be more, make it happen. What I really need is to rest in the salvation already won for me in Jesus Christ. As I started my year with Ruth Chou Simons' book, I was remi......more

Goodreads review by Alissa on December 08, 2022

This book was exactly what I didn’t know I needed. So encouraging and deep and founded in scripture. Ruth Simons is now one of my favorites. Thank you, Erin, for this book! I know I’ll be rereading it for years to come! For now, I’m still processing everything in the pages 💛......more

Goodreads review by Courtney | Lasting Joy Reads on October 23, 2021

This book was good. Really good. I love how personal and relatable Ruth is. Reading this book was like sitting down with an old friend. Ruth shares her childhood experiences as an immigrant family and striving to fit in. Ruth constantly pointed to the gospel truth throughout this book. It was wonder......more

Goodreads review by samantha on February 09, 2023

the message of this book was simple, yet something that everyone has struggled with at least once. it was honestly a great reminder in my life, and i would definitely recommend!......more