{"product_id":"9798995115625","title":"Blessed Where You Are Broken: The Beatitudes for Those Who Feel Bad at Christianity","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if the places you feel most broken are the very places where God meets you?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany people do not walk away from Christianity because they have stopped believing in God. They walk away because they feel like they are failing Him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey wonder: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAm I doing this right?\u003cbr\u003eWhy do I still struggle with the same things?\u003cbr\u003eWhy don't I feel like the kind of Christian I'm supposed to be?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Beatitudes are some of the most familiar words Jesus ever spoke, yet they are often misunderstood. They are frequently viewed as a list of qualities to achieve-a picture of the person we should become if we want to be faithful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what if Jesus was doing something different? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if He was speaking directly to the people who already knew they needed Him? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eBlessed Where You Are Broken\u003c\/b\u003e, the Beatitudes are explored through the lens of the wounds, struggles, and places of surrender we often try to hide, fix, or outgrow. Through Jesus' words, we discover that God's Kingdom is not only found after we have become stronger, more certain, or more put together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is found right where we are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJesus called the poor in spirit blessed.\u003cbr\u003eHe called those who mourn blessed.\u003cbr\u003eHe called the hungry, the merciful, the peacemakers, and those who endure hardship blessed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot because pain itself is the blessing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut because God meets us there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is for those who: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- feel like they are \"bad at Christianity\"\u003cbr\u003e- struggle with comparison or spiritual exhaustion\u003cbr\u003e- wonder if God is disappointed in them\u003cbr\u003e- carry wounds they cannot seem to fix\u003cbr\u003e- desire a deeper relationship with God but do not know where to begin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a book about becoming a perfect Christian. It is not a list of steps to perform or a formula for fixing your faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is an invitation to slow down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo sit with Jesus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo recognize that God is already present in the places you thought disqualified you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter of \u003cb\u003eBlessed Where You Are Broken\u003c\/b\u003e stands on its own, allowing you to begin where you are and move at the pace God leads. Whether read alone, with a small group, or as a companion for personal reflection, these pages offer space to pause, listen, and rediscover the grace of a God who meets His children in the middle of their journey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause sometimes the places we are most tempted to hide are the very places where God begins His greatest work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod meets us where we are.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Mann on the Streets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48534050668785,"sku":"9798995115625","price":8.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9798995115625_p0.jpg?v=1787773845","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9798995115625","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}