that connection in every area, attitude, and action. This is becoming truly human: Finding your true self in Christ, who is Immanuel (“God with us”)—divine love in its outward expression. By contrast, the “false self” (a term that will appear from time to time in the forthcoming pages) is when you exist without conscious mindfulness of and trust in Christ. It’s looking at your own mechanisms, accomplishments, abilities, and prowess—what you can produce—or looking at what others can provide and produce