The second section introduces us to a life of striving in grace how we can live in forgiveness, freedom and faith to serve the Lord in all we do by keeping the gospel at the forefront. “I wonder how many times I’ve forfeited freedom in doing what God’s called me to do because I’ve been more aware of my performance than God’s purpose in creating me for the task.” She challenges us to consider how much we do in order to gain approval, meet personal expectations of perfection, or to avoid deep-seated shame.
The first section helps us identify what holds us back from serving in a place of grace. And to stop thinking of your relationship with Jesus as something adequate to save you from eternal despair but not enough to secure your identity here and now.” Her aim in writing is to help us “realign with what it really means to trust in the grace of God. When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace by Ruth Chou Simons equips us to face those questions. We serve those around us, getting busy doing all the ‘right’ things, yet wonder why we feel empty and weary.
We are church members, community members, sometimes gym members. We may be mothers, daughters, sisters nurses, teachers or marketers.
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