Sweet Relief : How the Gospel Frees Us from a Life of Striving.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garrison, Kaitlin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perfectionism (Personality trait)--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Perfectionism (Personality trait).

Grace (Theology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Abilene Christian University Press, 2022.

Summary:

""I am not enough." Embrace the power of these four words that can free you from a lifestyle of striving. There are many areas in life where we strive to be enough: our jobs, relationships, personal disciplines-the list goes on. In a culture that celebrates and encourages a work-to-earn mentality, it is no surprise that this same, formulaic pattern of living has bled into our faith. For those who have been in the church for a while, it is easy to become trapped in the exhausting cycle of trying to be good enough for God. But could it be that God is not after our well-polished performance, but our full assurance in the sufficiency of His son? As a longtime church gal, Kaitlin knows the struggle of feeling caught in a perpetual lifestyle of trying to please God and others through outward behavior. In Sweet Relief, Kaitlin tackles four prevalent false gospels that can keep us stuck in our cycles of striving. She reintroduces us to the simple Gospel that banks on the grace of God rather than our own sufficiency. The reader will walk away confident that their standing with God is not centered on the good things they can do for Him, but on the finished work of Jesus who has already won it all on their behalf. We aren't perfect people. We can exhale when we don't measure up. Because our hope is not in what we do, but in the reality that He is enough"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction | The Heart of a Striver

Chapter One | The Heart of the Father

Chapter Two | A Heart That Is Centered

Part One | The Gospel that Sets us Free

Chapter Three | The Marring

Chapter Four | The Mediator

Chapter Five | The Mending

Chapter Six | The Maturing

Part Two | The False Gospels that Keep us Stuck

Chapter Seven | The DIY Gospel

Chapter Eight | The "So That" Gospel

Chapter Nine | The Gospel of Grit

Chapter Ten | The "You Do You" Gospel

Part Three | What the Gospel Frees us to

Chapter Eleven | Free to Love and Be Loved

Chapter Twelve | Free to Trust

Chapter Thirteen | Free to Need

Chapter Fourteen | Free to Set Others Free

Chapter Fifteen | Free to Come Close

Final Thoughts | Free to Run

Acknowledgments

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Garrison, Kaitlin Sweet Relief

ISBN:

9781684269068

OCLC:

1343250946