The False Self The True Self Security and significance achieved by what we have, what we can do and what others think of us Security and significance achieved by being deeply loved by God Happiness sought in autonomy from God and in attachments Fulfillment found in surrender to God and living our vocation Identity is our idealized self (who we want others to think we are) Identity is who we are—and are becoming—in Christ Achieved by means of pretense and practice Received as a gift with gratitude and surrender Maintained by effort and control Maintained by grace Embraces illusion as a means of
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