Living With Less Podcast

Episode 50 is a sit down with Sharon Hodde Miller, author of Nice. She shares her season of wrestling with "niceness". It keeps the peace, wins friends, gains influence, and serves our reputations well. It looks a lot like following Jesus, but it takes all the power and freedom out of our lives. Sharon shares her own battle with this false faith, confesses some of the bad fruits it produced in her life, and she shares biblical wisdom, insight, and deep convictions to lead women Godward in who God is really calling us to be. What made you address this issue of "niceness" as an idol in your life?I started to serve my niceness more than Christ. It's a false virtue and false idol. My motives became muddy. I was a nice Christian girl because it got me things. What is the difference in being nice and being kind?Nice has soft edges with a soft core.Harsh has hard edges and a firm core.Kind has soft edges - firm core - and conviction.When someone doesn't reciprocate your niceness we feel hurt. It makes "niceness" tra