We don’t have to perform on an endless loop.
Let the whispering voices that tell us we’re inadequate, insufficient, imperfect, and inept be silenced by the perfect and sufficiency of Jesus Christ, our Savior, who covers us and gives us rest for our souls. ~ Ruthįor those of us who can’t even relate to the word “grace” right now, this is a special invitation to slow down and let Love in. My prayer is that readers would see self-help (and the striving that results from it) for what it really is-a dead end street that won’t save or satisfy. I long for readers to stop asking the question, ‘Am I enough?’ and to find that God truly is. She’s passionate about grace, joy, and the Word of God. She’s a speaker, an entrepreneur, a wife to Troy and a mom of six boys. If you haven’t met Ruth yet (she’s a new author & Bible teacher to me!), you’re going to love her. Yes, I am! ✋ The spinning wheel of striving is too much.
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I love how Ruth challenges this “You are enough - just improve yourself” narrative that has “left so many women like you and me exhausted, worn out, and wondering why we can’t figure out how to be satisfied or how to stop striving so anxiously.” She writes in When Strivings Cease: “The ‘gospel’ of self-improvement isn’t good news at all it’s a never-ending hamster wheel of anxious striving. It’s like the success bar just gets higher and higher and I constantly feel like I’m not measuring up. It’s disheartening to feel like we’re never going to get there, always working towards something unattainable, and feeling overwhelmed, worn out, and tired. Doesn’t it seem like the to-do list is just never-ending? The goal line is always moving and unreachable. If there’s been a phrase for this year for me, it’s been “work harder”. I don’t know how God does it, but He always brings the right study at just the right time! Hey, friends, I want to invite you to the When Strivings Cease Online Bible Study with Ruth Chou Simons starting January 17 th. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest. Let 2022 be your year to find rest from striving!Ĭome to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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