Free of Me: Why Life Is Better When It's Not about You

"In a culture captivated by self, this book is a must-read."--Christine Caine , founder of A21 and Propel Women Our me-centered culture affects every area of our lives--our friendships, families, callings, and faith--and it negatively impacts each one. The self-focused life robs our joy, shrinks our souls, and is the reason we get stuck in insecurity. In Free of Me , Sharon Hodde Miller invites us into a bigger, Jesus-centered vision--one that restores our freedom and inspires us to live for more. Drawing from personal experience and Scriptural insight, Sharon helps readers - understand how self-focus sabotages seven areas of our lives - learn four practical steps for focusing on God and others - experience freedom from the burden of self-focus If you've been yearning for more than a self-help faith, then this paradigm-shifting message of true fulfillment is for you. "Sharon spotlights the crippling disease of self-focus and shows us how to break free from its entanglements. If you want to walk in God's life-giving truth, this book will help you do just that!"-- Lysa TerKeurst , New York Times bestselling author; president of Proverbs 31 Ministries "One of the best things for a healthy marriage, workplace, parent situation, or any calling is to realize the world is not orbiting around our axis. True joy is found when we realize there is a bigger story to tell. In Free of Me , Sharon paints this picture more beautifully than anyone I know."-- Jefferson Bethke , author of Love That Lasts Sharon Hodde Miller , PhD, leads Bright City Church in Durham, North Carolina, which she cofounded with her husband, Ike. She is the bestselling author of Nice , The Cost of Control , and Gazing at God . She has been a regular contributor to Propel, Her.meneutics, and She Reads Truth, and has written for Relevant , Christianity Today , (in)courage, and many other publications and blogs. She lives with Ike and their three children in Durham, North Carolina.