You Are a “Beautiful Warrior”
I’m so excited to offer the book, Beautiful Warrior, by Tina Yeager for this month’s book drawing. Read below for how to enter the drawing. UPDATE: Sharon Dyer is the winner of the drawing!
Here’s a description of Tina’s fabulous book:
In Beautiful Warrior, licensed therapist Tina Yeager shows you how to overthrow your own self-defeating patterns.
Through easy-to-understand biblical references, end-of-chapter questions, and empowerment opportunities, she demonstrates how you can soar over common obstacles that often keep women from healthy self-esteem. Embrace your identity in Christ so you can embrace your destiny.
Here’s an excerpt from Beautiful Warrior:
Like most little girls, I longed for storybook castles while doubting my worth. The real tale of the People’s Princess, as Diana was dubbed after her death, resonated with me. I wondered, more with each passing year, how many other precious women suffered inside the towers of their inner castles. Just as dedicated to performing a role in public. Just as isolated and miserable.
What would happen if someone told the truth? What if she lowered her mask, courageously, and showed her heart to those nearby?
As my Christ-esteem strengthened, a concern for my hidden sisters grew. So many others suffered in secret. Smiling at me from the crowds in the mall. Hurrying past me on the grocery aisles. Muttering self-curses in millions of cars lining the nation’s roadways. I prayed, begging with clasped palms for someone to lift them up.
Yet, at the end of my prayers, I saw only my hands. I thought I’d been transparent enough.
I shared with a few clients— if it seemed relevant. But, I asked God, should I do more? Or is that oversharing?
Through years of prayer for the hurting, I realized God’s answer often comes through us. If I wanted to see healing, I would need to lower my mask first.
I set aside my excuses and began to write, expecting the work to flow with ease.
Not so much.
Writing a personal book is hard, even after extensive growth and healing. Yet I knew I could not stop because the two motives within gave enough power to keep me going—His call and a hope my words might help someone.
The Lord called me to bear His image, to become the heroine of an entirely different war. He revealed the futility of battling divine allies, particularly myself. I had misdirected the strength God forged into my core. Christ encouraged me to stop fighting my namesake and redirect that innate ferocity against the real enemy. The sinister foe of all those whom God loves. I recognize him now for who he is: the captor who shackles women with lies and hides their names under false labels . . . like unlovable.
Inner healing takes courage and perseverance.
Applying the principles in this book might challenge you. You will likely be tempted to doubt your strength. Please don’t give up. Hold your hands in front of you, and remember your healing matters. To Christ and others. Someone else depends on you to get to the other side of the problem. From there, you can lift them up. Focus on your healer and those who need your mask to fall, then let the silent cries of other princesses grant you the courage to keep going.
UPDATE: Sharon Dyer is the winner of the drawing. Thank you to everyone who participated in the drawing.
Tina Yeager
An award-winning author, inspirational speaker, and life coach, Tina also hosts the Flourish-Meant podcastand publishes Inkspirations Online, a weekly devotional for writers. She has won thirty writing awards, including 2013 FCWC Writer of the Year, and mentors five chapters of Word Weavers International. Her fiction and nonfiction strive to clarify how we might relate better to others, to ourselves, and to God.
Licensed as a counselor since 2005, she has over twenty years of experience teaching adults, teens, and children in academic, clinical, and faith-based settings. Tina enjoys working with diverse populations and has practiced in community mental health settings and private practice since 2000. She specializes in ADHD, stress management, abuse recovery, and esteem-building, and currently runs an online life coaching practice, Divine Encouragement, LLC. Yeager is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and holds a BA in creative writing and an MA in counseling.
Yeager is a member of the Serious Writer team, which hosts nationwide conferences and boot camps. Her Psyched Characters and Kindle your Creative Spark courses are available online at the Serious Writer Academy.
Come visit her for a virtual cup of java online. For life coaching tips or to book her as an event speaker, check out tinayeager.com. Beautiful Warrior: Finding Victory over the Lies Formed Against You helps women identify and fulfill their potential as they discover Christ-centered significance. Available for order now, Beautiful Warrioris offered by New Hope Publishers (https://www.newhopepublishers.com/shop/beautiful-warrior/).
Tina adores embracing new friends, so feel free to offer hugs to her avatars at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tyeagerwriting, Twitter https://twitter.com/tyeagerwrites, Instagram tina.yeager.9, Goodreads, and Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/tyeagerwrites.
A wonderful book Ms. Tina. Congratulations ma’am.
Thank you, J.D. for your support of us authors. So glad we can point to you as in that group. I’ve put your name into the drawing.
Thank you so much, J. D.! I appreciate your encouragement! Blessings on your work.
Beautiful Warrior sounds like a book I would like to read. Ovecoming obstacles to a healthy self-esteem is an issue for me. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
Thank you Julie for sharing what is actually the message we all can identify we need: overcoming obstacles to a healthy self-esteem. Tina helps us do that through God’s power. I’ve put your name into the drawing.
I’m delighted you’re interested in the message of Christ’s esteem for women. Blessings, sister warrior.
“Inner healing takes courage and perseverance.” This is so true!!! This sounds like a MUST read!!!!
Thank you, Nicci, for putting your name into the drawing. I agree that Tina’s book is a must-read. I know the value personally of God’s work of inner healing in me and He’s not done yet. We all can continue to allow Him to heal us more.
May your heart be filled with courage and perseverance to fulfill your divine purpose, Nicci! Blessings!
Thank you so much for this opportunity. I would really want to know how to embrace my identity in Christ so that I can embrace my destiny.
Thank you, Meghan, for again entering the drawing. You have given a wonderful summary of Tina’s book. I’ve put your name into the drawing.
I pray that the Holy Spirit will embrace and lift you to experience the fullness of your worth and purpose.
This looks like a very good book to read. Often times I look for my worth in people, when I truly know my real value is only in Him. But for some reason I feel I let Him down often. Think of what I could become if I could truly heal from this.
Jeanette, You have clearly expressed the battle of us all. We know in our minds the truth, but our hearts respond as if the truth doesn’t matter. And as Tina explains in the book, knowing more assuredly the truth to win over the lie can change our tendency to follow the lie. I’ve put you into the drawing, Jeanette. Thank you for participating.
Jeanette, the enemy has often attacked me with accusations of disappointing God and failing to fulfill His purpose for me. Instead of inspiring me, those ambushes of shame-lies have paralyzed me with discouragement. I now recognize that God’s conviction will move me forward in a better direction rather than slamming me to the ground in paralysis. The Lord can use ANY and ALL of us, no matter how we’ve fallen short. Our potential comes from His power, not ours. I’m SO thankful to the grace of Jesus for this truth I need every day! I can move forward when I center my faith and fulfillment on what He can do rather than what I’m doing or have done. May the Holy Spirit continually bless and inspire you!
Thank you for the opportunity to be put in this drawing. This sounds like a book all mothers should read with their daughters. I am blessed to have three daughters ages 23, 16, and almost 13. Each age perfect for the evil one to spit his wicked lies to. May the Lord use your book Tina, to reach our beautiful young ladies of this world and speak truth in love to them! In Jesus name.
Thank you Reina for seeing the value of Tina’s book for teenagers and pre-teens who are being bombarded with lies and don’t always know how to counteract the lies. I love your idea of moms and daughters working through this book together. I’ve put your name into the drawing.
Thank you dearly. :0)
Reina, I cherish opportunities to minister to young women and teens! I’d be so honored to participate in offering spiritual inspiration to your Christ-warrior daughters. May the Lord bless you and your family.
This sounds like a really good book and I am interested in getting to know another Christian author. Kathy has lead me to a few authors who, like herself, have great messages for God for women. I look forward to reading Tina’s book.
Juli, I’m so glad I’ve had an opportunity to introduce you to wonderful writers and their great books. I’ve entered you into the drawing.
I would be honored to connect with you and share encouragement.
Hi Juli! I’m grateful for the opportunity to share encouragement with you. May the Lord drench your soul and fill your writing with blessings and anointing.
This sounds like a great read. I would love to share this kind of book with my daughter and daughter-in-law. It would be very special to me to get a copy as I am also a writer.
Sharon, thanks for entering the drawing. Great idea to share with your daughter and daughter-in-law. You’d have so much to talk about!
Sharon, I’m so honored to have the opportunity to share the message of Christ-centered value and purpose with you and your daughter. May the Lord bless your family and your writing this Christmas and in the New Year.
Congratulations, Sharon! You are the winner of Tina’s book. I will connect you two together by email. Thank you so much for participating in the drawing. God bless you.
I have a hard time looking at myself as His daughter, but a warrior, now that’s my language! This book looks to be a life fulfilling read.
Thanks for sharing Shellie. It can be a huge challenge to see ourselves as His precious daughter but hey, if you are His warrior, that’s because you are a Princess in His Kingdom on His royal mission–so you are half way there being convinced you are His daughter! I’ve put your name into the drawing.
Shellie, many of us struggle with the damsel-like descriptors of Christian women. The Lord created us with inner beauty AND strength. We are inherently strong as daughters of a Mighty God, purposed to stand against the darkness with natural ferocity. I hope Beautiful Warrior inspires and uplifts your soul.