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Bite of Bread: It’s About Faith

  I’ve been talking with dear friends lately who have hard lives.  Their pain and sorrow I can only imagine, and I myself wonder why they have to go through such struggle. But even after all of the messiness of life is shared between us and the tears fall, these friends confess their faith in Jesus. Though I’ve not been …

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Bite of Bread: He is Faithful

  I’ve been waiting for an answer about something the last few weeks. I don’t wait gracefully, even after years walking with Jesus. I know most of us struggle with this. It’s simply not in our nature, is it? I’ve known for a long time that we don’t like to wait. It does give me a little comfort to know I’m not …

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Bite of Bread: Filled With Joy

      Joy.  I think of “happy” as fleeting and surfacey but I think of “joy” as the deeper, more grown-up version of happy. Joy doesn’t depend on circumstances–not the joy God gives, because joy from God is birthed from His grace. [bctt tweet=”Joy from God is birthed from His grace. ” username=”wordsbyandylee”] This is how Rick Warren defines joy: Joy …

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Bite of Bread: What God Wants

  I am a recovering people-pleaser.  I never understood why former addicts labeled themselves as “recovering” rather than “recovered,” but now I get it. I get it because my addiction to please the grown-ups in my life as well as my friends has been apart of me since elementary school. And though I desire to please God more, sometimes those …

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