You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies about Work, Life, and Love

Things have changed. Have you seen it?The way that we've done things for centuries has been unsettled and unseated. We're living in a new normal. And while on the surface many of these changes look like the next best thing, there's actually a complex and fragile web of lies holding it all together:You are what you doYou are what you experienceYou are who you knowYou are what you knowYou are what you ownYou are who you raiseYou are your pastIn You Are What You Do, author and pastor Daniel Im considers these seven lies and the context that causes them to flourish. Through personable stories, research, and pastoral insight, Daniel will show you how to recognize these everyday lies in your life, so that you can discover the truth on the other side. The truth that leads to freedom. The truth that moves you from surviving to thriving. The truth that will unlock a life of purpose, adventure, meaning, and destiny. Review Daniel Im is one of our generation?s innovative and strategic thinkers, one of God?s gifts to the Kingdom in our era. In a culture that is transfixed with the power of helping ourselves, this book offers a different alternative - one rooted in the imago dei and the gospel. This is a helpful, thoughtful, inspiring book with a timely message. - J.D. Greear, Pastor, The Summit Church, Durham, NC and Author, Above All "This book will hit close to home. Daniel Im's incisive cultural analysis is more than a big-picture overview of massive structural shifts. It's an unflinching look at the way those shifts have changed our perception of ourselves, the world, and God. And his answer to these shifts is, thankfully, full of grace and truth. You Are What You Do is both a brutal excavation of our deepest assumptions and a healing balm for what ails us. I needed this book, and it came at just the right moment." -Richard Clark, podcast producer, host, and manager with Christianity Today "While these lies might seem harmless, I've seen the destruction and chaos that ensues when you live according to them. So do yourself a favor and read this book-not just for your sake, but for the health of everyone around you." -Ed Stetzer, Wheaton College "In this book Daniel Im gives us a helpful and timely reminder of the joy that comes from living in response to already being approved, already belonging, and already being loved because of the good news of Jesus. We don't have to achieve our identity; we can happily receive from the only One who can truly satisfy us." -Eric Geiger, senior pastor, Mariners Church "It's not just technology and culture that's changing; technology and culture are changing us, too. In You Are What You Do, Daniel Im unpacks some important lies about who we are, our true identity, and where our value comes from. Getting the truth right now is one of the most important things you can do to get ready for the future." -Carey Nieuwhof, founding pastor, Connexus Church and author, Didn't See It Coming ?Hustling...side gigging...cross-fitting? Finding meaning in what you do or own or who you know? Minus the cross-fitting, this book felt like it was written just for me. Resist the lies and follow Christ. Daniel Im nailed it in You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies About Work, Life, and Love.? -Scarlet Hiltibidal, author of Afraid of All the Things "The natural inclination of the human heart is to seek meaning, purpose, and identity in ways that diminish us more than they build us up. As the old adage goes, we are "barking up the wrong tree." In the end, none of these things will deliver on the promises they make to us. Meanwhile, the Lord says to us, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." And it is from that place of rest that he heals us with reminders that his love is fixed, that there is nothing we can do to lose it, and that our identity is "beloved daughters and sons." It turns out, as Daniel reminds us so effectively in this book, that we aren't