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    Battle Scars: Wounded, Healed and Set Free
    Battle Scars: Wounded, Healed and Set Free
    Battle Scars: Wounded, Healed and Set Free
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    Battle Scars: Wounded, Healed and Set Free

    By Vanessa Muse

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    In life, we will encounter situations that will leave us with scars. Scars that impact the way we view ourselves and the way we view subsequent incidents. The scars also shape how we view the people in our lives. This book will allow you to see yourself differently. You will be empowered knowing that scars do not make you!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateDec 29, 2019
    ISBN9781794836716
    Battle Scars: Wounded, Healed and Set Free

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      Battle Scars - Vanessa Muse

      Battle Scars: Wounded, Healed and Set Free

      BATTLE SCARS

      Wounded, Healed and Set Free

      VANESSA MUSE

      BATTLE SCARS

      Wounded, Healed and Set Free

      Copyright © TXu002164822 by Vanessa Muse

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof

      may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Printed in the United States of America

      First Printing, 2019

      ISBN 978-1-79483-671-6

      Battlescars2019@gmail.com

      This book is dedicated,

      with love and affection, to every

      person with DORMANT SCARS who THINK they

      are NOT

      WORTHWHILE.

      To my two beautiful daughters,

      DANYALE & SYRENITY,

      whom I know were God made and Heaven sent,

      just for ME.

      Mommy loves you both & I am so happy to

      call you MY children!

      Acknowledgments

      I would like to acknowledge some people that without them this book would have not been made possible.  Firstly, without God none of this could have been made possible. I would like to also give honor to whom honor is due and that is to my parents Arnett and Patricia. Without them, there would be no me! Lol However, my parents are the inspiration behind my quest in life. They taught me whether directly or in directly, the importance of endurance. To my older brother AJ, that without knowing it has taught me to be me and not a version of me, but the whole me. Without learning how to accept myself, flaws and all, I would not have been able to let some things go. To my younger brother Darnell, who has always shown me what it is like to love with a kind heart. To my sister Ikeya, who hates reading but who I know will read this book, but who also has a heart of gold. I am still learning to love like you and for that I pray all your heart desires come true. To my only uncle David who loves to help me out because I am truly is favorite, but who was the first influential godly person in my life who taught me how to read the bible. You did not know it, but you were preparing me for such a time as this. Continue to let God use you in ways you cannot imagine. To my sister-in-law Tosha, when I was younger, you were the sister I never had. We laughed and had a lot of fun. You gave me the only on-campus college experience that I had, but above all that you gave me great memories of what having a sister is like. Last but certainly not least to my grandmother, Lucille. My grandmother taught me a lot. She taught me that I must always be ready with my appearance because you do not know who you may see. I learn to always be a lady and look my best. It is not my fault that wearing heels is one of the ways I look my best. It is really my grandmother’s fault as I cannot go anywhere without hearing how much I look, or dress just like her. She is the inspiration behind why I throw everything away and refuse to have my house dirty or clothes that are not ironed on; including around the house clothes. My grandmother is the person I was going to church with when I got baptized. Little did she know, she was stirring up what God had placed on the inside, as that is when I started praying. Though my grandmother is not here, she is part of the reason, I am what I am today. Thank you all for shaping me. Love you guys! (hugs) Yes, Ikeya I give hugs!

      I am also grateful for my friends Byron and Nichole who gave me insight and input on this book. But most importantly for their support.  I am indebted to you both. (Not really, but it sounded good) Love you!!

      I would like to thank my friend Michelle who not only gave me insight on the book, but who has imparted wisdom and knowledge in me throughout the years.  If it had not been for her teaching me to be careful of the things I say, to be sure that I am not speaking negative things into my life, this book may not have been birth. She also taught me that God has a plan for all of us, including me, and that gave me the boldness to go after my destiny. I am forever grateful for you and your entire family.  Much love from my family to yours!

      A special thanks to my church member Mrs. Verna Caldwell who helped me tremendously with the preparation of this book.

      To those not listed but who was a part of making this a success I thank you and may God bless you!!

      Preface

      This battle is not mine, but God’s (2 Chronicles 20:15). If this battle is not mine, why am I getting wounded when I do not have to; for a fight that I should not be fighting?  At the same time, wrestling with enemies I cannot defeat on my own.  Going up against principalities, powers and wickedness in high places that is out of my sight to see.  Witnessing the ruler of this world crushing both hearts and thoughts. Meanwhile, toying with thoughts I did not think, stressing about things I cannot control, worrying about things I was not created to worry about.  I am doing this all too often.  The time has now come for me to give up the right to be in this battle.   Instead, I am accepting that which God has called me to do before I was ever in my mother’s womb. Someone is depending on me.  Depending on me to get out this funk, self-defeat and self-pity state of mind and become what I was put on this earth to become.

      Knowing this, I got up and embark on this journey never imagined to me. Yet, God saw something in me that I could not see in myself. To share my story that gives truth behind my pain, hurt and the mask that I have been wearing for far too long.

      My story is not just a story of a little girl that grew up and became a broken woman but instead a story of transformation, from the inside out. Yes, I was wounded and broken, but by God’s Grace, I was put on the path of my destiny. As a teenager or young adult, I often thought that I did not have a person in the world to depend on and that is a lot to feel or bare. But when I knew that I knew that I knew that God was for me, I later understood that it does not matter who is against me. 

      God has given me a story to tell and share with others, that others may come to Him and know Him as I have done. I pray that after reading this, you will feel empowered to know that when you felt counted out, God was counting on you. He was counting on you to complete your destiny in the earth and that it is not too late for the assignment to be fulfilled.

      It was not enough for me to be told how God works, I had to experience it. And once I did every wound was healed and I was set free from all hurt that I endured as a child and even as an adult. I forgave myself as well as others. Those former things are behind; it is my past.  And while the past can have an impact on the future, I will not be driven or bound by it.  My future is what lies ahead, and I make a conscious decision to pursue my promising future.  With assurance of His Word, I will no longer be led by emotions or by my thoughts or perhaps what I feel, but by God.  I shall not be led astray any longer but to do what I was called to do.

      Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in me will perform it (Philippians 1:6).

      Introduction

      Startled in the middle of the night by a loud noise, I awake from my sleep. It is 4:32 am and I need to fall back to sleep quickly as I have school in the morning. I am laying in the bed and suddenly a sense of

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